SUMMER BEDDER 



bloomers of a stronger habit than the class I am 

 now speaking about. That is about all the dif- 

 ference there is between them, up to this point, 

 except as regards the flowering habit. The Hy- 

 brid Perpetual blooms profusely in June and 

 July, but sparingly thereafter, while the ever- 

 bloomers bloom freely all the season after they 

 get a good start. 



Fertilizer should be applied at least once a 

 month. Not in large quantities, each time, but 

 enough to stimulate a strong and healthy growth. 

 The plants should be kept going ahead con- 

 stantly. Let them get a check, and you will find 

 it a difficult matter to get many flowers from 

 them after that, the same season. Give them 

 the treatment that results in continuous growth 

 and you will have Roses in abundance up to the 

 coming of cold w^eather. Of course plants so 

 treated are not to be expected to attain much 

 size. But who cares for large bushes if he can 

 have fine flowers and plenty of them? 



The blossoms from the Teas and their kindred 

 are never as large as those of the June and the 

 Hybrid Perpetual classes, and, as a general 

 thing, are not as brilliant in color. Some are de- 

 lightfully fragrant, while some have no fragrance 

 at all. 



La France, — which is classed as a Hybrid Tea, 



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