April.'] ROSA INDICA, ETC. 67 
Rose). It has been a favourite from the cottage to the man- 
sion, and is truly a floral pioneer. They will almost with- 
stand every vicissitude of treatment; but will not well survive 
the winters in the open air, north of this latitude, and even 
here they require some simple protection with straw, mats, 
litter, or other dry material during winter. 
They require a very rich, loamy soil, well pulverized, and 
from fifteen to twenty inches in depth. 
The best season of the year for pruning them is about the 
first of this month. In doing so, it is not advisable to 
shorten any of the young shoots, except in cutting off the 
injured parts, that being the wood most productive of bloom ; 
but where there is old stinted wood, it should be cut out as 
close to the surface of the ground as the other parts of the 
bush will permit, with any other of the oldest wood that is 
too crowded. Dig every season in among their roots a good 
supply of well-decomposed manure, and stir and hoe them 
frequently during the summer. The following are very de- 
sirable : — 
Abbe Mioland, cupped, dark rosy crimson. 
Agrippina, or Cramoisi Superieur, brilliant crimson, cup 
form, large and finely double. 
Bengal triumphant, La Superbe, Grande et Belle. This, 
like many fine roses, has its several names, but the 
former is the name under which I first knew it. It 
is a strong grower, with very large well-formed flowers 
of a rich purple crimson, which are extremely double, 
and always open well. 
Beau carmine, dark crimson, of a very distinct habit and 
colour, is an excellent bloomer and finely formed. 
Belle Isidore is also a changeable rose ; it will open a light 
pink colour, and before evening will be a rich crimson ; 
is a regular and very double large rose, of strong 
growth and easy culture, and when known will be 
generally cultivated. 
Cels, or Bengal Cels, flesh colour, of the most perfect form, 
extremely double and always opens perfect; is a very 
profuse bloomer, and of a strong growing habit; it 
has much the appearance of a superb tea rose. 
Comble de Grloir, rich reddish crimson, a free bloomer, and 
possesses considerable fragrance. 
