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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
Do not my readers think that if these good and variously-coloured Roses 
were more interspersed in our show boxes and roseries, the sight would be 
more interesting than that of the unvaried colours of rose and crimson ? 
In proof of the sincerity of my recommendations of Roses, I may mention 
that I have bought the following; and were all advisers obliged to do the 
same, they would be more cautious in their recommendations. They are all 
either Manetti pot-plants, or budded very low on the Manetti stock, viz.— 
Thirty each of Senateur Vaisse and Cecile Chabrillant; twenty each of John 
Hopper, Mr. W. Paul, Mrs. W. Paul, and Madame C. Wood; twelve each of 
Mons. de Montigny, Madame Boll, and Madame Knorr; ten each of Due de 
Rohan, F. Lacharme, C. Lefebvre, Madame Boutin, and Alfred de Rougemont. 
I ordered ten Maurice Bernardins, but they were omitted. Excepting Mr. W. 
Paul, which I have only seen by a bloom sent to me, I know them all, and 
they are good. 
Finally, I advise my readers to find out first what are good Roses, and 
suitable to their circumstances ; and then to multiply them largely, instead of 
buying the same number in units of trash—mere synonymes—varieties without 
variation—distinct only because they are distinctly bad. 
As regards pot novelties, till they are propagated on strong stocks, we can 
only approximate. The experience of them under glass may possibly be 
worthless for out-of-door cultivation, 
Rashton. W. F. Radclyffe. 
P.S.—As I have spoken of Madame Brianson in the October Number as 
favourably as circumstances admitted, I must now state that all its blooms 
were cracky. Another year it may do altogether well. 
SPRING DECORATION OF THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
No. III. 
That the spring decoration of the flower garden will ere long receive that 
care and attention it so well deserves there cannot be a doubt of. It is only 
surprising that it should hitherto have been so much neglected in general, 
especially when we consider the great number of very beautiful plants that 
flower at this season, which are so well adapted to produce an imposing and 
brilliant effect in the parterre. With a little forethought, and a tenth part 
the labour and expense required in the summer decoration, the flower garden 
may be made very gay and inviting from the middle of March to the end of 
May. 
When the seasons are tolerably fair and mild, bulbous-rooted plants make 
a splendid display in spring. The early varieties of the Tulip make very 
showy and dazzling beds in bright weather. They should be planted early in 
November. Hyacinths are remarkably beautiful. They are of many colours; 
but reds, whites, blues, and yellows are the best for beds, and should be planted 
as early in the autumn as possible. 
The Narcissus. —Some of these are very pretty, and well adapted for the 
parterre. The N. bulbocodium, though now rather scarce in gardens, owing 
to the multitude of novelties that flow in upon us, makes a very showy bed. 
These should be planted very early in the autumn. 
The Ranunculus. —These make very brilliant beds. They should be 
planted early in November. 
With bulbous-rooted plants alone the parterre may for several weeks in 
spring be made one blaze of dazzling brilliancy; and when a garden can be 
