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shall, therefore, select from the Hybrid-China, Noi¬ 
sette, and Bourbon varieties, together with Bour- 
sault, Ayrshire, Ilybrid-Perpetuals, Hybrid - Bour¬ 
bons, and Noisettes; all of which contain some ex¬ 
cellent kinds, well adapted for pillars. 
Hybrids of Chinese, Bodrbon, and Noisette Roses, —Belle 
Marie, superb rose, line form, large and full. Chenedole, light vivid 
crimson, very large and double. Duke of Devonshire, rosy lilac, 
striped with white, large and double. La Superbe, bright rose, large 
and very double. Lord John Russell, rose, brilliant, showy, large 
and double. Magna Rosea, light blush, often tinged with pink, very 
large and very double. Petit Pierre, bright rosy violet, very large 
and double. Richelieu (Verdier’s), splendid, lilac, large, and full. 
Tippoo Saib, rosy carmine, large, and very double. Vulcan, brilliant 
crimson, and full rose. 
Boursault Rose. —Amadis or Crimson, deep purplish crimson, 
large, and semi-double. 
This variety, having strong vigorous shoots, is one 
of the very best to form a pillar of roses; it fre¬ 
quently has shoots six or seven feet long, which the 
following summer break at nearly every bud, and are 
covered witli dowers all their length. They should 
be suffered to hang loosely, in order to display all 
their beauty. 
Ayrshire.— Dundee Rambler, white, edges pink, numerous small 
flowers, and double. Miller’s Climber, bright purple, semi-double. 
Hybrid Climbing Rose.— The Garland, nankeen and pink, 
changing to white, very showy, semi-double. 
We referred to an example of this rose in our last 
week’s number. 
Hybrid Perpetual. —The strong vigorous growers 
of this class of roses are excellent for pillars, and 
have the advantage of blooming through the autumn 
months. On that account we advise the greater 
number of roses for this purpose to be selected from 
the following names :— 
Gloire de Rosomane. brilliant carmine, showy, large, and semi¬ 
double. Earl Talbot, deep rose, very large and full. Jaques Latitte, 
cherry crimson, edges paler, large and full. Lady Sefton, glossy lilac 
blush, very large, and double. Louis Buonaparte, Vermillion, glow¬ 
ing, very large and full. Madame Pepin, beautiful pale rose, the 
outsides of the petals white, large and full. Reine de la Guillotiere, 
dark crimson, edges red, large and full. Earl of Derby, pale rose, 
large and full, curious foliage. Olivier de Serres, deep rose, large 
and full, also curious foliage. 
Bourbon Roses are peculiarly autumn roses: they 
are also free and constant bloomers, with line foliage, 
bright colours, and in general finely shaped flowers. 
Acidalie, blush white, superb, large and full. Cardinal Fesch, fine 
violet-crimson, distinct and full. De Lamartine, fine bright pink, 
very large. La Grenadier, bright crimson, tinged with purple, glow¬ 
ing, and double. Madame Deprez, superb rosy lilac, clustering, large 
and full. Premises de Charpennes, white, centre rosy, large, and 
very double, in clusters. Souvenir de la Malmaison, clear flesh, edges 
blush, very large, and full. Triomphe de Plantier, rosy crimson, 
large, and very double. 
Noisette Roses. —These bloom generally in large 
clusters throughout the summer and autumn. They 
are free growers, and fragrant. 
Cerise, rosy purple, sometimes cherry, large and double. Clara 
Wendel, pale yellow, large and full. Eclair de Jupiter, bright crim¬ 
son-scarlet, large and double. Grandiflora, pale flesh, large and full. 
Vitellina, white, centre flesh and yellow, very large and full. 
We have now accomplished our pleasant task of 
selecting from large numbers such kinds of roses as 
we know to be most suitable for the various purposes 
to which they can he applied. We have endeavoured 
to select perfectly hardy varieties, and of as varied 
characters of form and colour as possible. The cul¬ 
ture of this emphatically and justly styled “ Queen 
of Flowers” has been progressing in this country for 
years, and has now reached a degree of perfection 
that our forefathers never dreamt of. Have we 
reached the ultimatum in form, in colour, in frag¬ 
rance? We trow not. We say, then, to such of our 
readers as have time, me/ms, and opportunity, try to 
raise seedlings; and, in order to do so with some 
prospect of success, use the same means as are 
adopted in raising improved varieties of oilier florist 
flowers. W T e will, in a future number, try to point 
out the most likely method to accomplish so desira¬ 
ble an end. 
Rustic Baskets and Vases. —In flower-garden 
scenes it is sometimes desirable, in order to create a 
variety, to adopt various modes and objects to attain 
such a varied appearance as will produce effects 
agreeable to the eye and taste. A cheap way to 
accomplish this is to place rustic baskets in proper 
situations, tilled with rich light earth ready to receive 
suitable plants. Those baskets are easily made: 
any moderately ingenious carpenter may form them. 
Having fixed on the sizes you wish for, procure some 
inch boards, either of sound oak, which is the best, 
or of well-seasoned elm or deal. Cut them into the 
proper lengths, and nail them. together the right 
width—they will then form a square. Now, we 
think the best form is a circle, though the octagon is 
nearly as handsome. Mark, then, the desired form 
on this square, and, with the proper kind of saw, cut 
it into the desired figure. When this is done, you 
have, as it were, the ground work of your basket, or 
baskets, made The next thing is to fix upon the 
depth—this requires some consideration. If too 
deep, the basket will be a great weight, and look 
clumsy; and, if too shallow, there will he too little 
earth for the plants to flourish in, so as to produce 
healthy foliage and plenty of flowers. Now, the 
extremes, we should say, are twelve inches, which is 
too deep, and four inches, which is too shallow. 
Take, then, the medium between the two, and make 
the depth eight inches, and you will be right. But 
what size shall we advise? In truth we had nearly 
forgotten that. Well, we say the size depends oil 
circumstances and situation. If your garden is 
moderately extensive, you may have them what we 
consider the largest size to be manageable, that is, 
from three to live feet in diameter. If a small 
garden, this' size would be inconvenient, and take up 
too much room. Yet there is no reason why you 
should not have two or three of those ornaments. 
For such a garden, the most proper dimensions 
would be two feet; and, for that size, six inches deep 
would he proportionate. Having, then, fixed upon 
the proper size, and cut them to it, proceed to nail 
to the circular or octagon bottom the sides. If the 
shape is round, let the pieces of wood to form the 
sides be narrow, bevel inwards the sides, and shape 
them so as to form the circle ; hut, if of an octagon 
form, the pieces will be, of course, of the width of 
each of the eight sides, and planed to fit at each 
corner. Fasten them firmly together with nails, and 
the main foundation and walls of your baskets are 
complete. But they want something more to give them 
an ornamental, finished appearance. On the top of 
the side put some split hazel rods of sufficient thick¬ 
ness to cover it, and hang over the outside edge 
about half an inch. Place some of the same kind 
close to the bottom; then, between the two, cover 
the plain hoards with one of the two things we shall 
now mention. The first and cheapest is some rough 
oak or elm bark, so closely fitted as to give the idea 
that the basket has been cut out of a solid tree. The 
next is more expensive and troublesome, but cer¬ 
tainly more ornamental. It is split or whole (as you 
may fancy) hazel rods, formed into a diamond, circle, 
or any other tasty forms. These should fit so close 
as to completely hide the material of which the sides 
are formed. The bark plan will not require any¬ 
thing more doing to it after it is neatly fitted, and 
securely nailed to the sides, but the hazel rods 
should have a coating of boiled linseed oil applied. 
