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climate we should prefer the dwarf and moderate, and under less favourable circumstances 
the free. The following will form a pretty group of four beds of dwarf Roses of neat and 
equal growth, producing masses of flowers throughout the summer and autumn :—Bourbon 
Queen (buff), China Fabvier (crimson), Tea-scented Narcisse (yellow), and Bourbon 
Victor Emanuel (purple). Of moderate growth and nearly equal in freedom of flowering 
are:—The common China (pink), Cramoisie Superieure (crimson), Mrs. Bosanquet (white), 
and Madame Falcot (yellow). Of free or vigorous growth :—•Noisettes Fellenberg (crimson), 
Celine Forestier (yellow), Airnee Vibert (white), and H.P. Gen. Jacqueminot (purple), are 
'among the best. These twelve varieties grouped in fours of equal growth are the first we 
should claim for our own garden on the ground of their freedom and constancy of bloom. 
But this by no means exhausts the treasury. A goodly store remains which, if less effective 
in massing produce flowers of larger size, and approaching more nearly to the florists’ stan¬ 
dard of beauty. Of these, the descriptions of which will be found in any of the Rose cata¬ 
logues, we may instance—Hybrid Perpetuals : Anna Alexieff, Baronne Prevost, Beauty of 
Waltham, Dr. Andry, Duchesse de Morny, Elizabeth Vigneron, General d’Hautpoult, Glo- 
bosa, Jules Margottin, La Brillante, Lady Sutfield, Lord Macaulay, Madame Victor Verdier, 
Prince Camille de Rohan, Prince de Joinville, Princess of Wales, Senateur Vaisse, Triomphe 
de Fran^ais, Triomphe de l’Exposition, and Victor Verdier; Bourbon: Souvenir de Mal- 
maison; and Tea-scented: Gloire de Dijon, Safrano, and Sombreuil. 
Let us now trace briefly the best method of obtaining as quietly as 
possible the desired masses of flowers. Remember at the outset a rich 
deep moderately-strong loam is the soil in which the Rose delights ; it 
should be neither wet nor dry, but moderately moist, and if this is not the 
natural state of things in the garden, the nearer that it can be approached 
artificially the better. If budded plants are chosen they may be planted at 
any time between November and March. If plants on their own roots be 
preferred, buy them in spring, and grow them in pots the first year plunged 
in an open situation in the garden, attending to watering and keeping them 
free of insects ; protect them slightly in winter, and plant them out in 
May. Water carefully when the soil is dry until the roots have taken firm 
hold of the ground, and for five months in the year the beds will be flushed 
with blossoms. On the approach of winter a slight protection will again 
be necessary, especially for the Chinese and Tea-scented kinds. Branches 
of any evergreen tree or the haulm of Asparagus stuck pretty freely among 
the. plants, but not so thickly as to prevent the circulation of air and 
encourage an excess of moisture, are the readiest means, and sufficient to 
accomplish this. Late in February one-lialf, and early in March the 
remaining half of these branches may be removed—preparatory to pruning. 
The varieties of dwarf growth may be pruned very closely ; if on their own 
roots they may be cut down nearly level with the ground, when they will 
push up from beneath with a surprising strength, and produce immense 
trusses of flower. The moderate growers should be pruned less closely, 
and the free or vigorous growers least of all. With the latter, when the 
growth is very free, it is sometimes desirable to bring a given number of 
the strong branches into a horizontal position to cover the beds and in¬ 
crease the quantity of flowers. On this point, as on many others, practice 
is the best and safest instructor. 
Bedding Roses are yearly in greater demand, and we often experience 
