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ROSE DEPARTMENT. 



Ill orilor tn snprlr tl'P inoronsinp dcmiiml loi- Kuscs, wc Imvf etibu-gfd our lucilitios and are now propagatiug- 

 plants (■II a in ore i-xo'iisivi - scale ilian ovur. 



\Vi- annually iin|"ii t all n. w varieties of apparent merit and carefully test them, retaining only such kinds as 

 pr<.\ <■ iiR riioi iinis, and t he same tourso is pursued witli regard to novelties originated in tliia country, so tliat our 



c-.)lK-rti..rl .■iiihi-:ici-s the l.fst. 



\\ r ( ii.l. u\ oi , ill ,,ni- Catalogue, to present tlie merits of caeli variety fairly and faitlifnily, being cautious not 

 to oM i pi ais.-, i.iTirn iii^- (II say too little rattier than too much. Recognizing the importance of roliust healthy 

 halm. liai'iiiii--< anil fii i iloni of blomn, coniliincd with I)eauty of liower, we ]iropagate lartri-ly varii-tics piissessing 



thesf 1 hinailii i-tii s. ami >i sn i int; ly and enntidently ri-eninniend sueli kinds lor general iilaiiiin-: and we also 



give due aili niiiin in tli...-e eli.iiee and beaulilul vai ieties whieh are less \ if;iinius or robust, and wliieh therefore 

 require extra eare to li('«riiwii tii iierfeetiun. In the hands ot the in^ce l.ner tin -e modei-ate growers receive the 

 attention they justly deserve, and a in ply repay the sluU and eaii- hesi nwi-d u]ii m t li.in. 



t)ur immense stuck and fen-eat \ arlely, liolh of tender and liai d\ l!.i>e>, i iialile us to furnish assortments adapted 

 to \ariinis piirpi.ses. and intendinK' pnii'liasers are inviteil to examine cnir lists, ami whenever we can be of any 

 assistance in mukiiifr seleetiiuis ourservices will be cheerfully given. 



We expect til have se\ eral acres i if liiises in tlower during tlio last three weeks in .Time and the first two weeks 

 in.luij. This will bea line iiiipiirtunity rurihosc interested in the Queen of Flowers to Study the comparative 

 merits of the dilVerent kinds, and \ isitiii-s will l.e ciirdiiill,\- welcutned. 



Attentiiin is directed tn the list i.l Niwaiid Ueicntly liit lodiucii Ibises, 'i'heso have been selected from among 

 the nian.\- kinds olVcred as the iiinst prnniisnij:. N'aiieties which liaxcnnt been fully tinted by lis, appesir with the 

 original or's deseri i it ion. 



l-"or the eonvouicuee of our customers we ha\'c pl-u'cd on iiajre l.'d an alphabetical list of all the roses descrilK'd 

 in tills CatiUoffUU. 



MANETTI STOCK. 



We grow Rnspsin two ways, viz: on their own roots from enl tings, and laidded low on the Manetti. >fost of 

 the tender and climbing sorts are grown from eut ting.s, the Hybrid I'erpetuals, .^b i.sses tuid Summer lloges are gi'own 

 in liiitli ways. The Manetti .stock was obtained many yi-ars ago from Como, Italy, by Thomas Khias, and has 

 lar^ii 1\' su|ierscdcii the Dog llii.se and <ither stocks. AVi^ (ind many varuities of Kuscs grown on this slock adapt 

 theniselves In a (jrciiter range of cliiiiale and soil, lilmnn nicire profusely, endure belter IIk' heal of the Summer, 

 and make tar si niiigci' plants than if grown on their own roots. Many object to budded Koses on account of the 

 iiiekeis they .scanetimcs thniw out ; but if jn-oper attention is paid to the planting, thic will rarely be an annoyance. 



JSiiilikd JJiwts :<ltauM he planted sufflcientln ihrp, so IIkiI the jiiiicHim of tlir, liud with the utock is from two tu three 

 inches hdow the surface of the earth. We cannot too fm c-ibls- direct atteutiou to the above loile. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING, Etc. 



When to IMaiit. Tender Hoses, and all such as are imt-griiwii, shniild be |ilaiited in the Sjiriiig or Summer in 

 this or similar climates ; the hardy snrt< i I' iliiriiiiiiii , can lie plant i d Imt h in t he Kali and t he Sin ing. 1 f the situation 

 he not tun much exposed wlieiv the Knses are t n lie .-ei nut, we prefer F.ill rlnitlii.fj /,;■ all liar, hi l.iiuls. Dormant 

 phmts set (Hit in the s| .ring sin mid l.e planted eaii\-, I'm- iin plant sulVi-rs ninre frniii being set mil late than does the 

 Rose. The Tea-scented and niliers that are piit-i.Mown, sliiiiild mil be iilanlcil until all danger nf Spring fro.sts are 

 past. There need be no burly fnr these, since Ibi.ses that ha\ e lieeii grown in iiot s are sen! imi with the balls of 

 eiirth, and (he roots not being disturbed, or only to a slight extent, the idauts go right, on growing. The plants 

 slmuld be ]int in friable, rich soil, and fn-mly presied in with tlie /oot, (ir Hf pat-gruwn planin) wUh ths hands, taking 

 care not to bruise the roots. 



rruniiig. Tins operation is best jierformcd during March. Mast Roses do better if moderately pruned ; some 

 Riirts re.iuin" twn-Ilnnls nl the past year's growth removed; f(n- others to i-eniove one-half or one-third is sutHcient. 

 -Ill iiiiixl l:r nail I' III- Ii ,w iiriiiii il irli, ii iilaiilril ; do nat niylect thiK. As a giaieral rule, the more vigorous the variety 

 the b^^ it shniild be pi nned. All weak or decayed wood should be (ailirely cut out, and also any shoots that crowd 

 the plant, and picvent free entrance of light and air. Resides Spring pruning, many kinds of Hybrid Perpotuals 

 reipuro to be in-uued as soon as their first blossoming is over, in order to induce a free display of flowers in Autumn. 



