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good culture. Many will remember the splendid examples 

 of Coupe d'Hebe, Chenedole, Charles Lawson, etc., that 

 were shown at the first Rose exhibitions. Give them 

 good soil, liberal supplies of manure, well thin the 

 growths, and do not prune too severely, and they 

 will give unbounded pleasure in the early summer. 

 The best kinds are : Blairi No. 2, rosy blush, lovely in 

 colour, very vigorous, often making shoots 10ft. to 12ft. 

 long in a season ; Blanchrleur, a clear white, very early ; 

 Brennus, carmine ; Charles Lawson, deep pink, fragrant ; 

 Chenedole, light vermilion, at one lime a great favourite ; 

 Coupe d'Hebe, deep pink, a dainty colour ; Fulgens, a 

 brilliant crimson climber ; Juno, pale rose, a handsome 

 pot plant : Mine. Plantier, pure white, wonderfully free, 

 like a huge snowball when fully out — this is a delightful 

 garden Rose, also a noble Standard, and it may be 

 grown, too, as a pot plant for the market ; Madeline, 

 creamy white, margined with crimson, a beautiful Rose ; 



petals moving with every breath of air, and making more 

 charming still the delicate rose colouring which stains 

 them. The plant grows freely, producing, in rich soil, 

 thick shoots like the Tea-scented Roses. It has produced 

 a lovely seedling in Mine. Eugene Resal, which is of 

 richer colour, a Buttercup yellow shade pervading the 

 flowers. Craimoisie superieure is the most scarlet of all, 

 and double as well. It is not so free in growth as might 

 be wished, but it makes up for this by its brilliancy, 

 and of course it bears abundantly. If plants are budded 

 upon Briars and well cultivated the growth and colour 

 are much improved. Fabvier is a better grower than 

 the last, but its (lowers are only semi-double. It is, 

 however, a fine showy scarlet kind, and effective in the 

 borders if planted in large masses. Indeed, all the 

 China Roses should be grown in groups to obtain effect. 

 Manure the soil well in the autumn (and nothing is better 

 than cow dung for them), and if available give good 



A GROUP OF CHINA KOSES. 



Paul Perras, rose ; Paul Ricaut, rosy crimson, double 

 and very free, a line early red variety ; Paul Verdier, 

 crimson, very fragrant ; Souvenir du Pierre Dupuv, deep 

 velvety red. An excellent garden Rose. 

 China or Monthly Roses. -This is a beautiful group 

 of free-flowering Roses, and rapidly gaining the popularity 

 they certainly deserve. Of course the old pink monthly 

 is known to everyone. It may be seen in almost every 

 cottage garden and in masses in larger domains. No 

 variety is so hardy as this common old Blush variety, and 

 it would be a good thing if raisers employed this kind 

 more to impart hardiness to the many beautiful varieties 

 of weaker growth. As a climber the old Blush forms a 

 beautiful picture if permitted to cover a large space, as it 

 undoubtedly will. It also makes a capital hedge plant 

 3ft. to 4ft. in height ; the variety mostly cultivated now, 

 excepting the latter, is Mme. Laurelte Messimy. One 

 can hardly describe this wonderlul Rose. It is as 

 beautiful as any flower in the garden, the loose soft 



waterings with stable drainings during the autumn and 

 winter. Do not dig amongst the plants, but merely prick 

 up the surface soil an inch or so before applying the 

 manure. Prune very sparingly, and a light soil is best 

 for these Roses, far better than a heavy cold one. Other 

 useful kinds are : Queen Mab, a very pleasing variety, 

 and likely to be in much demand for cutting. The 

 lovely rich apricot buds remind one of Safrano, but are 

 even richer. The growth is also vigorous, in fact, quite 

 Tea-like, with beautiful ruby shoots that contrast well 

 with the buds. Duke of York is also becoming a 

 favourite variety, remarkable for its bicolor peculiarity, 

 the centres of the flowers being often flamed with carmine 

 and the outsides and edges almost white. Generally, 

 however, the colour is rich carmine shaded with white. 

 It is a good grower, and suitable for pots. Mrs. Bosan- 

 quet is so well known that it merely requires mentioning. 

 It is certainly a useful Rose, delicate in colour, and 

 very free flowering. Archduke Charles should be 



