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will make great progress, and must be allowed as mucli air as possible, witb a 
little weak manure-water about twice a week, slightly shading them if the sun is 
very bright. As the blooming stems grow, support them in an upright position, 
and when the flowers begin to open, they should be put in a shady situation, 
until they have done blooming ; after this they should be placed in the open air, 
to ripen their seed.— John Ball, Slough. 
GARDEN LITERATURE. 
'E have before us the tenth edition of Rivers’ Rose-Amateur’s Guide,* 
one of the oldest and still one of the best of the many books about Roses. 
A book so well known, and so thoroughly appreciated, needs no recom¬ 
mendation ; nevertheless, we may commend its plain and homely style 
as likely to be acceptable to amateur readers. Mr. Rivers speaks up, as well he 
may, in behalf of the old Provence or Cabbage Rose, and its mossy varieties, as 
being amongst the choicest of all Roses, and universal favourites, though rather 
elbowed out by the moderns. Writing of the crimson group of Hybrid Per- 
petuals, and after mentioning such as Senateur Yaisse, Gloire de Santenay, Charles 
Lefebvre, Francois Lacharme, Alphonse Damaizin, Due de Rohan, Maurice Bernar- 
din, Professor Koch, Madame Julie Daran, Olivier Delliomme, Alfred Colornb, 
Le Rhone, Lord Macaulay, Antoine Ducher, Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Dr. Andry, Duke of Edinburgh, Fisher Holmes, Louis Van 
Houtte, Mdlle. Annie Wood, Marie Baumann, Vainqueur de Goliath, and Lord 
Clyde, as forming a perfect galaxy of Rose beauty, the author observes, u I can¬ 
not see the possibility of surpassing the above by new varieties, and yet they 
•come, or pretend to come, every year from France.” “ This incessant introduction 
of novelties without novelty is, I fear, bringing rose-cultivation to charlatanism, 
which can only be stemmed by the English growers being well assured of the 
qualities of a new Rose before they recommend it.” 
An elegant volume on one of the most popular of modern flowers, the 
Clematis , has just appeared, under the title of The Clematis as a Garden 
Flower. j* The object of this book is to meet the increasing taste for the 
Clematis , by placing all possible information respecting their treatment, and the 
peculiarities of the varieties, old and new, within easy reach of those who may 
desire to avail themselves of it. After noticing the various introductions, the 
authors give an interesting chapter on the modern improvements in the Clematis ; 
other portions are devoted to classifications and selections, and then in a series 
of chapters the general culture of the several groups is explained, as well as the 
special culture of the plants for various objects, as conservatory decoration, 
* The Rose-Amateur's Guide: containing ample descriptions of all the fine leading varieties of Roses, their 
history and mode of culture. By Thomas Rivers. Tenth Edition, enlarged, corrected, and improved. 
London: Longmans. 1872. 
t The Clematis as a Garden Flower: being descriptions of the Hardy Species and Varieties of Clematis or 
Virgin’s Bower, with select and classified lists, directions for cultivation, and suggestions as to the purposes 
for which they are adapted in Modern Gardening. ByThomas Moore, F.L.S., and George Jackman, F.R.H.S. 
London: John Murray. 1872. 
