46 
THE HOME GARDEN. 
planted out in permanent rows from two to three feet 
apart, or, if space is scarce at the time, thickly in rows 
about a foot and a half apart, where they remain for 
twelve months before being finally planted out. They are 
pruned very closely in winter, and in spring they begin 
to form flower buds almost as soon as the leaves make their 
appearance. It is the buds that are gathered for market, 
the blooms never being permitted to expand. In 'hot sum¬ 
mers and, indeed, whenever convenience permits, the space 
over their roots, two or three feet in width, is mulched 
with litter, which saves them from drought, and also acts 
as a stimulant.” 
The finest of these roses is the Glory of Mosses, which 
is deep carmine in color and very large and double. It is 
extremely fragrant, and the rich hue of the buds gleams 
through a perfect web of moss. 
Princess Adelaide, of a beautiful pink, grows faster 
than most of the others, and has very large, double flow¬ 
ers. Comtesse de Murinais is a large, pure-white rose, with 
beautiful moss ; Luxemberg, of a bright, crimson scarlet; 
and the Raphael is of pinkish-white shaded with rose, while 
the large buds are densely covered with lovely moss. 
The lovely tea-roses are included in the ever-blooming; 
they have a peculiarly delicate, tea-like fragrance, and put 
forth a constant succession of blossoms. To this list be¬ 
long the magnificent Gloire de Dijon, the popular Safrano, 
the Devoniensis “with the perfume of the magnolia/' the 
Bon Silene, and many other favorites. 
The first of these, the Gloire de Dijon, is perfect both 
as a rose and as a climber; the petals are of a creamy, 
pinkish-white with a buff center, “and, what is very rare, 
the half-opened bud and full-blown rose are equally perfect. 
There is always a succession of bloom, and the flower does 
not soon wither ; the foliage is a beautiful, glossy green ; it 
is a climber and rapid grower. One bush has in the last ten 
