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them in is during fuly or early August, using the better- 

 ripened portions of the current season's shoots. They 

 like a very gentle bottom heat. Seed-., of course, are 

 produced by many species, and can be used, but where 

 several species are grown together they are very liable to 

 hybridise, and some of the best do not ripen seed here. 

 There are some species, as, for example, the Scotch Rose 

 and its varieties, R. lucida, l\. Carolina, etc., which can, 

 by merely dividing the plants, be increased quickly 

 enough to meet the needs of most gardens." In the 

 notes already given the finer Single Roses have been 

 mentioned, but a few deserve fuller consideration. Of the 

 climbing kinds, those conspicuous for their rambling 

 growth, one named Moschata nivea should be more 

 popular in gardens. It may be used to cover a fence, 

 pergola support, or form a hedge, 

 as its growth is hardy and vigorous. 

 Late in July the clusters of flowers 

 appear in prolusion, but unfortu- 

 nately there is no autumn display. 

 It is not uncommon to see thirty 

 expanded flowers and buds in a 

 single cluster, and as the buds are 

 of a charming pink colour, one can 

 well understand that the Rose in 

 flowering time is of unusual beauty ; 

 the expanded bloom is w hite, faintly 

 touched with pink, and the deep 

 yellow anthers add to its effective- 

 ness, whilst they are sweetly scented. 

 Then of importance amongst the 

 climbing wild Roses is Rosa polv- 

 antha, or R. multiflora as it should 

 be more correctly named. This is 

 a delightful Rose in every way, 

 flowering profusely in the summer, 

 and is so vigorous and hardy that a 

 bank is quickly clothed. When 

 the long shoots are in full bloom, 

 the fountain of white is delightful. 

 The Crimson Rambler belongs to the 

 multiflora group, and another Rose, 

 which has for one of its parents 

 R. multiflora, the other being the 

 Hybrid Perpetual General Jacque- 

 minot, is called the Dawson Rose, 

 which has very charming semi- 

 double floweis of a delicate rose 

 tint. K. Wichuriana is little known 

 at present, but will probably become 

 in time fairly common. It is a 

 lapanese species, and lias been 

 t ailed the " creeping Rose " because 

 of its prostrate habit, forming quite 

 a carpet of growth. The floweis 

 are snow white, produced in 

 clusters, and the leaves are glossy, 

 haying quite a varnished appear- 

 ance. The Prairie Rose (Rosa 

 setigera) is a useful garden flower, 

 of very strong growth, with con- 

 spicuously bold leaflets. fuly and 



August is its flowering fine. Fortunately it blooms 

 late for wild Roses, namely, the latter part of fuly and 

 in August, when the large rich rose flowers are welcome. 



Amongst the kinds of bushy growth are many interest- 

 ing Roses, many of which, however, have been referred to 

 already at considerable length. To grow all the beautiful 

 Roses is almost impossible in one garden, and it would not 

 be desirable, but as no flower is fairer, a large selection 

 should be made for theircolour, fragrance, and showy heps. 

 Sweet Briars (Rosa rubigiiwsa). — This fragrant shrub 

 is drenched with perfume, which is poured forth freely 

 after a warm rain. The precious virtue of this, the 

 Eglantine, is well known on warm summer evenings, 

 when the whole air is filled with its fragrance. L'ntil 

 the advent ol the beautiful hybrids raised l>\ Lord 

 Penzance there were 110 varieties of any merit. The 



kind known as Double Scarlet is a poor, miserable rosy 

 colour, and the fragrance scarcely perceptible. We get 

 also beauty in the autumn from the scarlet heps of the 

 common kind. The plants are chiefly used to form 

 hedges, but should be cut down now and then to preserve 

 a certain trimness. They look well sprawling about 

 the wild garden. The common Sweet Rriar is in 

 danger of being eclipsed by the splendid hybrid varieties. 

 These have been obtained by Lord Penzance after many 

 years of patient crossing witli the Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 the Austrian Copper, and other types. An error of judg- 

 ment was undoubtedly committed in bringing into the 

 world sixteen named varieties, lor it must be admitted thai 

 a strong family likeness prevails amongst them, and 

 probably in a few years not more than six of this throng 



GATHERING WILD ROSES. 



w ill survive in popular estimation. Of these six the best 

 is undoubtedly Lady Penzance. One of its parents was 

 the beautiful Austrian Copper, and it partakes to a large 

 extent in beauty of colouring of this exquisite single 

 Rose. Anne of Gierstein is a rich crimson, a rampant 

 grower, splendid for arches, pillars, and pergolas. Amy 

 Robsart, a soft pink, follows next in order of merit, and 

 grows freely ; Julia Mannering, pearly pink ; Jeannie 

 Deans, crimson, and semi-double ; Rose Bradwardine, 

 clear rose. These, then, are the six best kinds. They 

 are suitable lor hedges, and make beautiful edging plants 

 if their growths are pegged down, and they may- 

 be grown in large towns or smoky districts. It 

 must be admitted that they have been somewhat over- 

 estimated, but no one will regret finding room lor at 

 least one specimen of each ol the six kinds named. 



