THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. 



is essentia] that Roses be planted near the surface, and for this reason procure dwarf plants 

 budded almost on to the root of the stock. Short hedge Briars make excellent stocks for Roses, 

 as they are as serviceable as the taller Standards, upon which only the most vigorous kinds 

 should be grown. Standards may be discarded entirely for Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and used 

 for the Tea-scented. 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses for Bedding. — If one wishes for a display of Roses from 

 June till October the Hybrid Perpetuals must not be relied upon, as the Tea, Hybrid Tea, and 

 China Roses are those that may be called perpetual, that is, flower from early summer until 



autumn. But there are many 

 Hybrid Perpetuals that make 

 for a week or two a magni- 

 ficent display, and of the 

 majority named below plenty 

 of flowers in the autumn may 

 be expected too. There are 

 few gardens where space can 

 be afforded for beds of one 

 kind, therefore it is necessary, 

 to produce a good effect, to 

 have all varieties in one bed 

 of a similar habit of growth, 

 or, at least, a tall variety in the 

 centre and dwarf outside, not 

 vice versa. To assist planters 

 in this direction a selection 

 of the best Hybrid Perpetuals 

 is given for bedding, divided 

 into three groups: (i) Very 

 dwarf ; (2) robust ; (3) 

 vigorous. Dwarf : Marquise 

 de Castellane, Merveille de 

 Lyon, Baroness Rothschild, 

 Gustave Piganeau, Fisher 

 Holmes, Victor Hugo, Crimson 

 Bedder. Robust: Baronne de 

 Maynard, Violette Bouyer, 

 M r s. S h a r m a n-C r a w f rd , 

 Mrs. Rumsey, Helen Keller, 

 Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, Victor 



Verdier, Alfred Colomb, Captain Hayward, Etienne Levet, General Jacqueminot, Earl of 

 Pembroke, Madame V. Verdier, Crow n Prince, Jean Cherpin. Vigorous : Clio, Jeannie 

 Dickson, Mrs. John Laing, Heinrich Schultheis, Bladud, Gloire de Margottin, Ulrich 

 Brunner, Dr. Andry, Charles Lefebvre, Ella Gordon, Margaret Dickson. 



OTHER ROSE GROUPS.— Besides the Hybrid Perpetual so called and the beautiful 

 Tea-scented Roses there are other charming races, which are herewith described : 



ROSES OVER ARCHES. 



Alba Or White Rose (Rosa alb:i). — This tribe com- 

 prises those varieties usually known as the Maiden's 

 Blush Roses. It is a distinct class, although not large, 

 and a peculiar feature of all the varieties is the beautiful 

 glaucous hue of the foliage, so marked as to leave no 

 doubt to which group they belong. In many an English 

 cottage garden the Maiden"s Blush has grown into large 

 bushes burdened with blossom in summer-time, as delicate 



as the colour of a maiden's cheek — hence the name. 

 Celeste is a lovely Rose. The strong growers require 

 moderate pruning, but the others must be pruned rather 

 more closely. They form excellent pillar Roses. The 

 gooseberry-fruited Rose, Rosa pomifera, would seem to 

 belong to this tribe. The best kinds are : Blanche 

 Belgique, milky white, very free in flower and growth ; 

 Celestial, the most beautiful of all summer Roses, raanv 



