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THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
the mass in successive ranges of altitude, these standards 
"being rather sparely sprinkled, too few being a better rule 
than too many. You have but to select suitable sorts, and 
prepare for them as here advised, and you shall have a 
glorious display, and your standards will improve equally with 
your bushes, even if you never give them one drop of water. 
You know what our Lord said of the man who built his house 
upon the sand. That applies not alone to the spiritual life of 
man, but to every one of his worldly adventures. Begin well, 
make the foundation safe, and you may hope to prosper. 
Stick a rose-tree in a hole, and expect it to die; plant it 
properly, and it will pay you for your pains. 
Now, as to the floral qualities. For garden roses we need 
vigorous growers that are sure to flower freely, and that 
will, for a considerable length of time, contribute to the gaiety 
of the garden. The best garden rose is one that an exhibi¬ 
tor would despise: it is a Bourbon, named Lord Nelson . One 
of the worst, is one that exhibitors used to make much of: 
it is a Hybrid Perpetual, named Louis XIV. There is some¬ 
thing in making a good selection, depend upon it. We shall 
not enumerate all the good roses for a garden display, but will 
undertake that in this selection there shall not be a bad one. 
A SELECTION OF GARDEN ROSES. 
Standards. —Gloirede Dijon , Marechal Niel , Aimee Vibert, 
La JBiche, Ophirie , Triomphe de Bennes, Bourbon Queen, Mere 
de St. Louis , Louise cVArzens , Souvenir de la Malmaison , Anna 
Alexiejf. 
Vigorous Bushes .—Baronne Prevost , Charles Margottin, 
Coquette des Alpes, Deuil de Prince Albert , Elizabeth Vig - 
neron , Eugene Appert, General Jacqueminot , Gloire de Bucher , 
Glory of Waltham , Imperatrice Charlotte , Jules Margottin , La 
Phone , Lord Nelson , Lord Palmerston , Madame de Cambaceres , 
Madame Domage, Madame Knorr , Mrs. John Berners , Pius IX., 
Sir Joseph Paxton , Souvenir de Ponsard , Triomphe de Caen. 
Dwarfest for Front Lines. — Eellenberg , Eabvier y Mrs. 
Bosanquet , Madame Bureau , Common China. 
Roses Pegged Down.—O ne of the most effective and 
interesting modes of producing a fine display of roses is to 
grow them on their own roots and the branches pegged 
down. The management is very simple. A deep, rather rich, 
