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SELECT ROSES, AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 
scented varieties ; 1 and 7 are about as hardy 
as the common China. None of ihis class have 
more scent than the common China. 
Noisette Roses. 
1. Aimee Vibert, pure white. 
2. Clara Wendel, straw, lemon centre. 
3. Cloth of Gold, rich yellow. 
4. Eclair de Jupiter, vivid bright crimson. 
5. Fellenberg, bright rosy crimson. 
6. Jaune Despres, bright fav/n. 
' 7. Lamarque, straw, yellowish centre. 
8. Ophirie, bright salmon and fawn. 
9. Solfaterre, bright sulphury yellow. 
10. Vitellina, creamy wliitp, buff centre. 
Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, are excellent 
varietii.'S for a south wall, being rather tender ; 
as standards they require some protection in 
winter, if the situation lies low ; 1 is well 
suited for a standard or dwaif, or against a 
wall is highly ornamental, retaining its shining 
green leaves nearly all the winter ; 2 is a very 
dwarf grower, and as a standard from two to 
three feet, is very handsome ; 3 has a very 
robust habit, but is a very shy bloomer ; the 
flowers are produced at the points of the very 
strong shoots, consequently it is necessary to 
cut it very hard in spring, and it must be 
grown very strong ; it is certainly worth 
taking a great deal of trouble with ; 4 is a 
semi-double flower, in the way of Isle de 
Bourbon Gloire de Rosomene, but not so 
dark — like that variety, it is very showy at a 
distance ; 5 is a neat compact grower, makes 
a good bed if on its own roots, or as a standard 
is very neat ; 6 and 7 are very strong grow- 
ing kinds ; 8 is singular in colour, the shape 
is bad ; when cut and placed in a stand 
among others, it is very distinct ; 9 is more 
graceful in its growth than 3, which it some- 
what resembles ; it flowers freely, and although 
not so deep a yellow, it is very beautiful, 
and will be grown long after 3 is gone 
into oblivion ; 10 is a neat grower, well 
suited for standards or dwarfs, and is con- 
stantly in bloom throughout the season. The 
beginning of April will be soon enough to 
prune noisette roses. Cut them rather hard, 
so that they make vigorous shoot?, as they 
flower at the points of the shoots ; if, there- 
fore, the shoots are not strong, the clusters of 
bloom will be small A little heath or fern 
tied among the shoots and close round where 
the buds were inserted, in very severe weather, 
will generally be protection enough for this 
class of roses. With the exception of Nos. 1, 
4, and 5, they are all fragrant, with something 
of the tea-scent. 
Macartiiey Roses. 
1. Old Single White. 
2. Lucida Duplex, delicate blush. 
3. Maria Leonida, white, pale rosy centre. 
Blicropltijlla Royes. 
1. Alba Odorata, creamy white, semidouble. 
2. Common, deep rose. 
The Macartney and Microphylla roses are 
only suitable for a south or south-west wall. 
Prune them the beginning of April, leaving 
as much of the strong old wood as possible. 
It is a great pity the single white Macartney 
has been so much neglected, as nothing can 
be more beautiful than its sinning green 
leaves, even without its singular flowers. In 
extraordinarily severe weather, a mat would 
be required over them. 
POT CULTURE, 
Situation. — It is of the greatest importance 
to pot-roses, to place them in a good situation 
while in the open air. Too much care cannot 
be taken to make that situation what it should 
be ; for on their management while there, 
will depend in a very great measure the 
quality of the future bloom. Having decided 
on the number of plants to be grown, select a 
piece of ground in a sheltered part of the 
garden, fully open to the sun ; mark out a 
bed large enough to receive the pots, and take 
out the soil about six inches deeper than the 
depth of the pots, in order to make a good 
permanent bed. The sides of this bed should, 
be built up with bricks^and cement, and should 
have an oak curb at top ; some iron rods 
should be fixed in the curb and bent over the 
bed, ready to support the coveiing when re- 
quired. The pots should be set on slate 
shelves, or on inverted flower-pots ; and moss 
should be filled in lightly between the pots up 
to their rims. In severe weather, the hardy 
kinds must have some moss, to the thickness 
of eight or nine inches, covered over their 
tops ; but the tender kinds must be placed 
under glass. 
Soil. — Good strong hnzel brown loam, that 
has laid in a heap at least twelve months and 
has been turned over several times, should 
form the staple of the soil, to which should be 
added a little pigeons' dung, and some well 
rotted hot-bed dung. The proportions should 
be, about one bushel of loam, one peck of hot- 
bed dung, and half a gallon of pigeons' dung ; 
they must be well mixtd together, and kept 
dry till used. 
Potting. — About the end of October is the 
best time to pot them. In doing this, place a 
large piece of potsherd (that is, broken flower- 
pot) over the hole in the bottom of the pot, 
and lay over it some potsherds, chai-coal, or 
any similar material bi'oken up, so as to act as 
drainage ; from one to two inches ia depth of 
this drainage should be used at the bottom of 
each pot ; add a layer of turf or moss over the 
drainage, to prevent the fine particles of mould 
from washing down and clogging it. Next, 
