THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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have never met with any success in keeping 
them out of doors during the winter, though 
we have endeavored to protect them in vari¬ 
ous ways. 
Most of the Teas are very sensitive to neg¬ 
lect. The soil can hardly be made too rich 
for them. It should be light, warm and well 
drained. If the soil is clayey, a foot of it 
should be taken out and replaced with mellow 
soil. To protect them during the winter, hill¬ 
ing up earth about the plants is advised, then 
spreading over them evergreen branches or 
oose litter. We must not pack them down, 
or decay will follow. The plants are to be 
protected, not smothered. As we have stated, 
this plan fails at the Rural Grounds. Last 
fall, a trench was dug and the Teas were all 
set in this and covered with litter. The re¬ 
sult is not known at this time. It is for the 
buds that the Teas are most prized, though 
many are very perfect in bloom, as for exam¬ 
ple, Perle; while Safrano, Isabella Sprunt 
(a sport of Safrano the same as Sunset is a 
sport of Perle, and Bride a sport of Catherine 
Mermet), and Niphetos are valued chiefly for 
their fine and durable buds. The following, 
according to Mr. Ellwanger, are fine in both 
bud and flower: Bougfere, Catherine Mermet, 
Gerard Desbois, Homer, Jean Ducher, Mad¬ 
ame Lambard, Madame Welche, Marie Du¬ 
cher, Marie Van Houtte, Monsieur Furtado, 
Perle des Jardius, Rubens, Sombreuil, Sou¬ 
venir d’un Ami and Triomphe de Luxembourg. 
Mr. S. B. Parsons, the author of a treatise 
on the Propagation, Culture, and History of 
the Rose, published in 1869, says that it is fre¬ 
quently the case that roses imported from 
Europe, under glowing descriptions, prove 
worthless the first season, but finally sustain 
their character the second. 
He also remarks that the longevity of the 
rose is, perhaps, greater than that of any 
other shrub. Many roses are known to have 
lived 100 years and more. 
Mr. Parsons says that all roses that bloom 
ouly once a year and also the so-called Per- 
petuals or Remontant Roses can be planted 
in the fall after the first severe frost. The 
roots will then callus and the plants will sooner 
start into growth the next spring. The Bour¬ 
bons, Bengals, and their sub-classes, being 
more delicate, should not be planted until 
spring. In planting all decayed or injured 
roots or long tap-roots should be cut off. 
Spread out the roots carefully and sift fine 
loam among them, and then firm the soil 
over the roots and about the stems. It is well 
to puddle the hole with water if the soil is at 
all dry. 
The rose, even in the best soils, Mr. Parsons 
says, should be taken up every three or four 
years and have its roots shortened and pruned. 
Then renew the soil. Roses may be trans¬ 
planted at any season provided the shoots are 
pruned closely and deprived of their leaves. 
Plants from the open ground are always 
to be preferred by the purchaser. Those sold 
in pots in the spring have frequently been 
forced, and will require a long period of re3t 
before growing again, while those from the 
open ground, having had their rest, will grow 
luxuriantly at once. This is good advice. 
In pruning roses at the time of transplant¬ 
ing, the mode depends much upon the condi¬ 
tion of the plant. If it is bushy, all the weak¬ 
er branches should be cut out, leaving only 
three or four of the strongest shoots, and short¬ 
ening even these down to a few eyes. Climb¬ 
ing roses, when planted, should be cut down 
almost to the ground, and carefully thinned 
out. Only a few of the strongest branches 
should be preserved, and the new wood of 
these cut down to two eyes each. Roses should, 
of course, be pruned every year, either in the 
fall or spring. If the variety is not liable to 
have a part of its wood killed by the cold, the 
fall is the best time. The old wood should be 
removed because it is generally only on tho 
young wood that the finest flowers are pro¬ 
duced. If an abundant bloom is desired, with¬ 
out regard to the size of the flower, only the 
weak shoots should.be cut out, and the strong 
wood should be shortened very little. Each 
bud will then produce a flower. But the flow¬ 
ers will be small, and the growth of new wood 
short. If, however, we desire large and per¬ 
fect flowers, all the weak wood should be cut 
out entirely, and all the strong wood formed 
he last season should be cut down to two 
eyes. The stems should be cut directly above 
a bud, and sloping upward from it. With pil¬ 
lar and climbing roses it is different. They 
need comparatively little pruning. They re¬ 
quire careful thinning out, but should seldom 
be shortened. 
Mr. Parsons impresses upon all who would 
have fine roses the absolute necessity of culti¬ 
vation : Stir the soil all the while—cultivate, 
cultivate, cultivate. The benefits of watering 
are not undervalued. If the plants are all well 
mulched with straw, salt hay or any other 
litter, frequent watering is highly beneficial. 
When not mulched the watering should 
always be followed by the hoe in order to pre¬ 
vent the surface from baking. 
White Remontants, Moss and Garden roses 
are adapted to the wants of much the larger 
number of growers, because they require no 
protection in winter and are strong and robust 
in their growth and habit, yet the everbloom- 
ing varieties are becoming more popular. 
While few of the Hybrid Perpetuals or Re- 
montants have more than two periods of dis¬ 
tinct bloom, the tender Teas, Chinas and 
Noisettes bloom constantly. They are the 
real Perpetuals. Their grace and color and 
odor, taken all in all, are unequaled. 
Though many a flower has graced the lay 
And formed the theme with poets’ song— 
Has gently flowed In Grecian phrase. 
Or tripped upon the Roman’s tongue; 
Yet, still, In ancient song and story. 
The Rose shines forth In beauty rare 
Enveloped with a halo bright, 
And made so glorious, rich and fair. 
That all the flowers must yield their seat. 
And lay their beauty at Its feet.—S. B. Parsons. 
SHORT AND FRESH. 
Peter Henderson & Co. offer, in a select¬ 
ed list of roses, the “Ball of Snow.” We 
wrote to the firm to find out its origin. This 
is the reply: 
“The Ball of Snow is the variety catalogued 
by Paul and others as Boule de Neige, and we 
have simply Anglicized the name, believing 
that the mere of the ‘Queen’s English’ we get 
in our catalogues the better for us and the 
possible customer. ” 
This rose (Boule de Neige) is one of La- 
charme’s seedlings of 1867. It is described as 
a small, very full white rose, of the Hybrid 
Noisette class, aud it will, therefore, endure 
our winters, with little protection. 
Elise Boelle is a Hybrid Noisette, hardy 
with protection, and bearing full, fair-sized 
flowers of a white color tinted with rose. It 
blooms quite freely during the whole season.. 
La France, the sweetest of roses, Cathe¬ 
rine Mermet and the Bride, the finest of the 
Teas, Perle, Marie Guillott—it would be diffi¬ 
cult to select five better roses for bedding. ... 
Mad. de Watteville is a French Tea pro¬ 
duction of 1884. It is called the Tulip rose, 
because its yellowish-white petals are bordered 
with rose like a tulip. Storrs & Harrison find 
it a strong, vigorous grower, with shapely, 
pointed buds and large fragrant flowers. It 
is said to be a first-rate bedder and to be grow¬ 
ing rapidly in favor. 
Mr. John Cook, of Baltimore, has a fine lot 
of Hybrid Teas which he will place in the mar¬ 
ket as fast as he can raise sufficient stock. 
Edwin Lonsdale says, in Garden and For¬ 
est, that the rose (new in this country) Papa 
Gontier is a great favorite with all. It has a 
robust habit, is a free bloomer and of a deep¬ 
er color than Bon Silene. It is a good rose, 
he says, for out-door planting. A single plant 
at the Rural Grounds last summer did not 
bloom freely. 
Princess Beatrice, another new Tea, Mr. 
Lonsdale thinks less effective than Sunset, 
which is a sport from Perle. The outside 
petals are yellow and the center a deeper gold¬ 
en color with a dash of rose. 
Mrs. John Laing is a new Hybrid Remon¬ 
tant, and the flowers are a soft shade of pink 
with a delicate lilac tint. This Mr. Lonsdale 
says is a free autumnal bloomer. 
Robert Scott says that, “unlike most Hy¬ 
brid Perpetuals, Beatrice is a constant bloomer 
and flowers the first year. ”. 
During the past winter the flowers of Puri¬ 
tan have not opened satisfactorily with Mr. 
Lonsdale. 
Meteor is a new Tea or Hybrid Tea. The 
color is dark crimson and it is said to be a 
constant bloomer and to hold its color remark¬ 
ably well.. 
Grace Darling is one of Henry Bennett’s 
Teas and in the Rural Grounds is one of the 
very best. We think its merits as an outside, 
Tea have been overlooked. We mention this 
in another place. It will be found in the cata¬ 
logues of Robert Scott & Son, Philadelphia, 
Pa., and in Storrs Harrison & Co.’s, Paines- 
ville, O. 
It does not matter much how far the Ever- 
blooming roses are cut back when set out in 
the garden. But the Hybrid Perpetuals had 
better have all slender shoots cut out, while 
pruning back severely the strong shoots. 
With climbing roses the last year’s wood 
should be preserved except as it is desired to 
to keep the plant within desired limits. 
Peter Henderson says,in Garden and For¬ 
est, that the increase during the past few years 
in thesaleof rose-buds in winter is noteworthy. 
One-third of the entire glass structures in the 
country is used for this purpose. Many grow¬ 
ers have two or three acreg in houses devoted 
to roses alone, the buildings costing from $50,- 
000 to $100,000, according to style. 
There are fashions in flowers, he continues. 
Thirty years ago thousands of camellias were 
retailed in the holiday season for $1 each, 
while rose-buds would not bring a dime. Now, 
many of the fancy roses sell at $1 each, while 
Camellias go begging at 10 cents. 
J. Cook, of Baltimore, has produced two 
new roses named Souvenir of Wootton and 
Anney Cook. The first is a red Hybrid Tea 
from Bon Silene and Louis Van Houtte. The 
flower is “perfectly double” and as sweet as 
La France, while the plant is vigorous. Anney 
Cook is a delicate shade of pink changing to 
white. This is a seedling from Bon Silene_ 
Peter Ball, the successful rose-grower 
of Malden, Mass., buds his Perles upon the 
Yellow Banksia stock as stated in the Ameri¬ 
can Florist. 
As a white rose, says Mr. Falconer, taking 
the year right through, there is more money 
in Niphetos than in any other . 
Mr. John N. May considers that the three 
B. B. B.’s—Bride, Beauty and Bennett—still 
rank as the three best roses of recent intro¬ 
duction for forcing. 
No bedding flowers, verbenas, salvias or 
any other plant, will give such constant plea¬ 
sure as roses, says Mr. S. B. Parsons. 
The catalogue notices on pages 237-238 will 
be found of unusual interest to our readers ... 
William Robinson, of the London Garden, 
says that he hopes standard roses will never 
be fashionable again. Nothing, he says, ever 
did so much harm to the English flower-gar¬ 
den as the wretched mop-stocks of standard 
roses. 
Through the Mass. Hort. Society we learn 
that Mme. G. Bruant is one of a new class ob¬ 
tained by crossing the single Japanese species 
Rugosa with Sombreuil (Tea). It flowers all 
the year, and although the foliage is of the 
Rugosa type,the young shoots are purple. The 
flowers are large, half full and of a dazzling 
white, very fragrant and rather pointed, like 
Niphetos; they are borne in clusters of from 
six to 12.. 
It will be remembered that the Rural’s 
seedlings, produced two years ago, were Hy¬ 
brids between Rosa rugosa and Harrison’s 
Yellow. Both of these are about as hardy as 
any species we know of. Last year we used 
pollen of Hybrid Remontants and Teas; then, 
as in the first case, making R. rugota the 
mother. We have at this writing probably 75 
seedlings from this cross, sprouted within a 
week or so, and all in their first or second 
leaves. 
Robert Scott considers the Tea Rose, 
“Etoile de Lyon,” to be the best yellow for 
planting in the garden. The color is a straw 
yellow, deeper in the center; large, full and 
fine form. . 
London Garden: “There is no plant that 
enjoys plenty of good manure more than the 
rose, and a lack of this will always result in 
scraggy plants and miserable blooms.”. 
Spring Medicine 
Is a necessity with nearly every one. This Is the best 
time of year in which to purify the blood, to restore 
the lost appetite, and to build up the entire system, as 
the body is now peculiarly susceptible to benefit from 
medicine. The peculiar medicinal merit of, and the 
wonderful cures by, 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Have made it the most popular medicine to take in the 
spring. It cures scrofula, salt rheum, and all humors, 
biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, kidney and liver 
complaints catawh, and all affections causod or pro¬ 
moted by low state of the system or Impure blood. 
Don’t put .t off, but take Hood’s Sarsaparilla now. It 
will do you good. 
Purifies the Blood 
“I was very much troubled with pimples on my face 
and also on my back. I was advised to use Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla, and after taking four bottles I was en¬ 
tirely free from pimples.” George W. Campbell, 824 
Washington St, Boston, Mass. 
Builds up the System 
“I gladly attest the peculiar building-up power of 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. For some time I have been un¬ 
able to attend to business, but finally at the request 
of a friend I used part of a bottle of Hood’s Sarsapa¬ 
rilla, which gave tone and strength to my system and 
made me feel young as a boy.” G. T. Woods, 64 and 66 
Lodge St., Cincinnati. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by druggists. SI; six for $5. Prepared only by 
C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar. 
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Our Catalogue, describing the best OLD and NEW 
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ROSES. 
Perles. Bon Silene, S d’um Ami, Safrano, Niphetos 
and Sunset, from 2J4 Inch pots, fine healtny young 
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NEWi AMERICAN ROSES 
SOUVENIR OF WOOTTON and ANNEY COOK. 
Souvenir of Wootton Is a red Hybrid Tea raised 
from seed of Bon Silene fertilized with Louis Van 
Houtte. It is perfectly double, as sweet as La France, 
and surpasses any hybrid tea In growth, and bloom¬ 
ing on my place every shoot with hardly any excep¬ 
tion produces a flower. The shoots are long and erect 
aud produced quickly and very freely. 
Anney Cook Is a delicate shade of pink changing 
to white under glass in mid-winter. It is a seedling 
from Bon Silene; extra strong grower, and the flower 
can be grown to extra large size. Both roses besides 
being great winter bloomers will make valuable mar¬ 
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New Violet, Md. Millett, of a distinct rose color shad 
ed with lilac; has proved, so far, perfectly healthy. It 
is a splendid grower and an immense bloomer. 
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Souvenir of Wootton, 3 inch pots... .$6X0 
•• “ 4-inch pots. 8.00 
Anney Cook. 3 Inch pots. 6.00 
Violet, Md. Millet. 2.50 
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