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and R. alba rich orange yellow rose-apples. They 
persist long after the leaves have fallen and are very- 
striking and beautiful. Gardens, parks and cemeteries 
are planted to Rugosa rosa in two ways ; isolated plants 
or hedges. It is never in beds, nor crowded in with 
promiscuous shrubbery ; the unwritten code is that this 
unique rose shall have opportunity to display all of 
its unusual and beautiful features. 
An isolated plant is handsome. The foliage persists 
later in the fall than that of any other deciduous plants. 
In the orange belt, south, it is evergreen. The rugosa 
foliage is particularly handsome, in great luxuriance 
and vigor. Were there no roses to bloom, the plants 
would be worth cultivating in conspicuous places, and 
the white and red varieties contrast beautifully. 
One red and one white, in the front, whether the 
square be a garden or a cemetery, will be enough of 
these, they are so luxuriant and conspicuous. Isolated 
specimens anywhere, in parks, will exceed the rank 
and file of flowering plants, in striking attractiveness. 
The hedge comes next. Planted three feet apart, 
the branches interlace, but do not interfere with free 
flowering. Pruning need be done but once, and that 
after the leaves have fallen, and the rose-apples begin 
to shrivel and dry. 
Rugosa rosa makes a very graceful top and side 
growth. 
Too closely clipped the terminals that produce the 
large clusters of roses would be impaired, and the 
bright heps fail to form. Grace and elegance are best 
attained by allowing the plants unrestricted growth, 
after the late fall or winter clipping. This cutting back 
may be severe, but is rather to keep the hedge within 
bounds than to improve the roses. The best remains 
yet to be told. These rarely beautiful roses are iron- 
clad in constitution. They are the chief ornaments 
of cold climates. In the city of Toronto, Canada, they 
are luxuriant and beautiful, as also in Chicago and 
Cleveland, Ohio. Wind swept from the lakes they 
may be seen under all forms of treatment. Then on 
the sandy beach of the Gulf of Mexico they grow in 
hedges. 
On the Gulf Coast they are evergreen. During the 
summer and fall, the fogs that are of almost daily oc- 
currence, when dissipated by the beams of the sun, 
leave these beautiful rose bushes bedewed with mois- 
ture, and glittering like gems. They seem more beau- 
tiful, the last time we see them, no matter under what 
climatic stress ; old but ever new in their varied loveli- 
ness. 
Tree Braces Supporting the Door-Yard Companion 
It often occurs that intimate and loved residents of 
the farmstead in the form of venerable fruit trees 
break down and fall into decay for the want of timelv 
and suitable supports. The illustration shows how 
Mr. E. L. Doty of Illion braced an old apple tree, 
thereby lengthening greatly its life. The main 
branches are bored, bolts with nuts on outside and 
hooks inside are inserted. The branches are then made 
to support each other by connecting the hooks with 
to support each other by connecting the hooks with 
interior rods. 
Thus the life of the tree is preserved and 
the halo of sentiment passed on to the rising 
generation. John Craig. 
BRACES FOR SUPPORTING TREES. 
