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THE HOME GARDEN, 
house needs them as well. “Is it possible/’ writes some 
one, “ to have an unbroken succession of roses ? No doubt 
it is ; for what one has done others may accomplish. But 
what of the expense and appliances, number and character 
of houses, plants, etc., needed ? Nothing to be alarmed 
at. Of course, space, plants, and certain conveniences are 
requisite ; and if one could command a rosery under glass, 
properly warmed, the supply of roses all the year round 
would be made easy. But without that, and with a moder¬ 
ate supply of, say fifty, or one hundred, or two hundred 
plants in pots, the year maybe wreathed round with roses.” 
The most hardy roses are the hybrid perpetuals, the 
moss-roses, and climbing-roses; but the ever-blooming 
roses almost literally fulfill the expectations raised by their 
name. The tiniest plant will repay proper treatment by 
blooming steadily on until severely nipped by frost. This 
species is exquisitely formed and wonderfully sweet. A 
dozen young plants will give more satisfaction in a small 
garden than anything else that can be placed there. 
Beautiful masses may be made with the Agrippina, 
Cramoise superior, Lucilla, Louis Philippe, and sanguinea, 
for dark red; the Empress of Russia, Regalis, pink daily, 
Melville, and Duehesse-Brabant, for rosy pink; and the 
Bella, Julia Manais, Madame Bravy, Marie Guillot, and 
Devoniensis, for pure white. 
Among the hybrid perpetuals, the dark red are, Prince 
Albert, Duplessis de Morny, Count Bismarck, Giant of Bat¬ 
tles, and George Washington ; the bright pink are, Belle de 
Normandy, Anna de Diesbach, La France, John Hopper, 
and La Reine ; the white, Alfred de Rougemont, Coquette 
des Blanches, Coquette des Alpes, Lady Emily Peel, and 
Baron Maynard. 
These roses, on account of their hardiness, are particu¬ 
larly desirable for out-door culture, as they will live through 
the winter in very exposed situations with comparatively 
