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have its department. A clump of Hybrids for their gorgeous 
colours in June and July; of Perpetuals, for their fragrance in 
the cold autumnal months ; of Noisettes, for their elegance and 
abundance of flowers ; of Scotch Roses, for their precocity and 
humble growth; in short all require sepaiate culture to have 
them in perfection; but this of course will only apply to flower 
gardens rather extensive. Climbing Roses for pillars should 
be planted in a very rich soil, as they will then put forth strong 
central branches, of eight or ten feet in length. These, when fas- 
tened to the stakes, will furnish a plentiful supply of lateral 
blooming shoots for many seasons. Climbing Roses, to cover 
a sloping bank, as their flexible branches can be pegged to the 
ground in any direction, is perhaps a new idea. Thus trained 
they will form a beautiful carpet of foliage and flowers, the dark 
crimson and white varieties blending with peculiar elegance. I 
also hope to give more zest to Rose culture, in suggesting that 
all the Perpetual, Isle de Bourbon, and Noisette Roses, from 
their vigorous habits and tendency to flower, may be made line 
objects for ornamenting the Hall, See., during the autumnal 
months. For this purpose they should be put into large pots 
and well furnished with surface manure and plenty of water in 
summer; their blossoms ought also to be cut oft' just before ex- 
pansioTi. The crimson perpetual Rose has also been forced in 
F’rance with fine effect. The pots should be plunged in the na- 
tural soil to the rims, a deep frame placed over them, and the 
heat kept up with linings of hot manure, giving air as required. 
This fine autumnal Rose when thus forced and blooming in 
March or Ai)ril is most beautiful : its too short flower stalks dre 
lengthened by this mode of culture, adding to the elegance of 
the plant. Its flowers are erect, unlike many other forced Roses, 
and lose none of their colour or fragrance. For all these pur- 
poses Roses should be “worked” on the Dog Rose stock, as its 
vigorous and easily excitable habit are quite necessary, in fact 
with the exception of the Climbing Roses (to be grown as clim- 
bers,) and a few others, this stock is the only medium by which 
many choice Roses can l)e brought to perfection. My system 
of cultivating the Tea Scented Rose, by budding on it and sliel- 
tering in winter, has succeeded admirably. 
129 Tka scented roses. Of these Mr. Rivers observes, they are 
China Roses, having a strong odour of tea, they are seminal 
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