THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. 



Roses in Pots, and as Climbers Under Glass.— Mention has already been made 

 of pruning and insects, with various diseases. All these remarks apply to Roses in pots, 

 except that the latter are generally pruned a little harder than those in the open. Drain well, 

 pot firmly, and use, as nearly as possible, the following compost: Turfy loam one half, with 

 one fourth each of leaf soil and well-decayed manure ; add a few half-inch bones and a dash of 

 coarse sand. Never break the compost up finely, but place the coarser portions over the 

 drainage and ram in the remainder with a blunt label. Ventilation is the great point here, and 

 endeavour to secure an uniform temperature ranging from 4odeg. to 45deg, when first 

 starting growth, gradually increasing to 65deg. If bright suns and keen winds prevail, 

 slight shade is necessary to assist in keeping the temperature at a lower stage without so much 

 risk of draughts from over-ventilation, which is by far the most prevalent cause of mildew. 

 Give liquid manures freely to growing plants when their roots are established, but let it be 

 weak'. Do not fear to damp down with a little of the same, as Rose foliage is much improved 

 by the ammonia arising from this. 



General Remarks. — Roses in the open, and especially when in an exposed situation, 

 need a slight protection against severe weather. All dwarf plants can be earthed up, in much 

 the same way as potatoes are, when if a few branches of heath, gorse, fir, or laurel be stuck upon 

 the exposed side during a spell of severe weather they will come through the winter safely. 

 Standards will need the same, or straw tied among the heads, if much exposed. Maiden Roses 

 should be carefully earthed or moulded up early after new growths break ; and at pruning time, 

 all stocks, Dwarfs and Standards, should be cut back close to the Rose bud inserted during 

 the previous summer. A mulch of manure during winter, and again in summer, if dry, 



watering and disbudding depend entirely upon whether one 



will be a great help, while 

 wants extra quality or not. 



Selections for Various Purposes and Soils. 



Twenty-three Roses for Pots. 



Reds. — General [acqueminot, W. F. Bennett, Princesse 

 de Sagan, and Souvenir de T. Levet. 



WHITES. — Niphetos, The Bride, Souvenir de S. A. 

 Prince, and Mine. Lacharme. 



Pinks. — Souvenir d'un Ami, Catherine Mermet, and 

 Mine. Lambard. 



Yellows. — Marie Van Houtte, Mine. Hoste, Medea, 

 .mil I 'erle de- |anlins. 



Orange and Apricots. — Mine. Falcot, Mine. Charles, 

 Sunset, and Francisca Kruger. 



Salmon and Yellow. — Comtesse de Nadaillac, G. 

 Nabonnand, Princess of Wales, and Comtesse de 

 Panisse. 



Twen i y- six Climbers. 



Reds. — Reine Marie Henriette, Waltham Climber 

 No. III., Cheshunt Hybrid, Mine. Desir, Reine Oiga de 

 Wurtemburg, Crimson Rambler, and Longworth Rambler. 



Win ies. — Aimee Vibert, Climbing Niphetos. Felicite- 

 Perpetue, and Madame Alfred Carriere. 



Pinks. — Setina, Climbing La France, and Pink Rover. 



Yellows. — Belle Lyonnaise, Celine Foreslier, Mare- 

 chal Niel, Bouquet d'Or (buff yellow), and Gloire de 

 Dijon. 



Orange and Apricots. — Comtesse de Bouchard, 

 Duchesse d'Auerstadt, William Allen Richardson, 

 L'Ideale, Madame Chauvry, Reve d'Or, and Mme. 

 Berard. 



Twenty-four for Button-holes. 



Reds. — General Jacqueminot, Prince C. de Rohan, 

 W. F. Bennett, and Princesse de Sagan. 



Whites. — Niphetos, Boule de Neige, Elise Fugier, 

 and The Bride. 



Pinks. — Goubault, Jules Margottin, W. J. Grant, 

 and Mr-. W. C. Whitney. 



Yellows. — Perle des Jardins, Madame Hoste, Medea, 

 Isabella Sprunt, and Marie Van Houtte. 



Apricots. — Mme. Falcot, Francisca Kruger, and 

 Jules Finger. 



Salmon and Yellow. — Anna Ollivier, Dr. Grill, G. 



Nabonnand, and Maman Cochet. 



Twenty-four for Town and Suburban Gardens. 



Reds. — General Jacqueminot, Alfred Colomb, Abel 

 Carriere, Dupuy Jamain, ami Cheshunt Hybrid (climber). 



Pinks. — Mrs. John Laing, Baroness Rothschild, La 

 France, Captain Christy, and Pink Rover (climber). 



Whites. — Boule de Neige, Merveille de Lyon, and 

 Aimee Vibert (climber). 



Yellows. — Marie Van Houtte, Mme. Hoste, Emily 

 Dupuy (climber), and Medea. 



Apricot. — Francisca Kruger, Safrano, Reve d'Or 

 (climber). 



Salmon. — G. Nabonnand, Bouquet d'Or (climber), 

 Dr. Grill, and Felicite-Perpetue (creamy salmon, climber). 



Twenty- four for Massing. 



Reds. — Marquise de Salisbury, Cheshunt Scarlet, 

 Crimson Queen, and Mrs. Baker. 



Whites. — Augustine Guinoisseau, Merveille de Lyon, 

 Marchioness of Londonderry, and Edith Gifford. 



Pinks. — Baroness Rothschild, La France, Heinrich 

 Schultheis, and Common China. 



Yellows. — Amazone, Marie Van Houtte, Isabella 

 Sprunt, Medea, and Mme. Hoste. 



Salmons. — Viscountess Folkestone, Dr. Grill, G. 

 Nabonnand, Luciole, Mme. Lambard, Mme. de Walte- 

 ville, and Maman Cochet. 



