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here, that Briar Roses in lawn holes do better with a six-inch radius 
free from grass than with a larger one. As far as my eight years 
experience goes, I have found mulching good for Roses, and also con- 
ducive to success on Briars just budded, which should also be as 
well staked as established Rose trees. If Briars were kept well 
watered before budding and after, I firmly believe that they would 
‘take ” quicker, and more certainly in hot weather than cold, because 
the circulation is quicker. 
12. A few Roses that will stand gales of wind ; and which, though 
beaten to shreds, will, upon being cut back, break again, and bloom.— 
Triomphe de la Duchere, Jules Margottin, Cambaceres, Triomphe de 
Exposition, William Griffith, Lafitte, Baronne Prevost (the “ Colonel ” 
is best far, but not for a windy corner, much less for a tempest), La 
Reine, William Jesse, Pius the Ninth, Bouquet de Flore, Acidalie, 
Aimée Vibert, Bachmeteff, Caroline de Sansal, Triomphe de Paris, 
Angleterre, Maximé, Paxton, M. Trudeaux, Mont Carmel, Louis Odier, 
Duchess of Sutherland, and Duchatel. These stand gales best here ; 
they have good constitutions. I know that better Roses than some of 
them might be named, but observe the place for which I name them. 
I for one cannot afford to part with Baronne Prevost, La Reine, Pius 
the Ninth, and William Jesse. Let what will happen, I get something 
out of them every year. Four-fifths of the trash that comes out every 
year may well give way to them, and to their fine and lasting constitu- 
tion. These four were among my first forty, and they are “‘ younger ” 
and better than when I had them eight years ago. Alas! how many 
deaths of other Roses have I witnessed. 
13. Roses that do well on a Briar here, but which require shelter 
Srom wind; they should be in every garden—Raglan, the Géant, 
Alphonse Karr, Lamartine, Beaux Arts, Prince Noir, Patrizzi (both 
lovely dark Roses), M. Phelip, Toujours Fleuri, Avranches, Lord Pal- 
merston (both hold colour under sun better than any others-that I have ; 
the petals of the last are very thick, the colour is distinct), M. Rivers, 
M. Portemer, Eveque de Nimes (both lovely), M. Masson, Louise 
Magnan, M. Massot, Col. de Rougemont (the noblest and most elegant 
of all large Roses, but requires an extra good Briar); M. Heraud, 
Alice Leroy, Sir J. Franklin, Prince Leon, and Madame Vidot. These 
are all nice Roses for protected situations, and some of them are the 
finest in the world for form and quality. There is nothing for quality 
and form superior to Prince Leon. The following Manetti Roses I can 
now confidently recommend: General Jacqueminot, Duchesse de 
Orleans, Louise Peyronny (Perronny in Verdier’s catalogue), Comte de 
Nanteuil, Vidot, Prince Imperial, A. Fontaine, and Prince Leon. 
These last seven do well in dry ground, but near the river they do not - 
do well. The following Roses new, or new to me, I can most highly 
recommend. ‘The two first are noble show Roses, and are in their 
second year, or first year of bloom, viz., Anna Diesbach, Madame 
Vigneron (both nearly five inches in diameter, and of good quality ; 
the former I think will show an eye), Louise d’Autriche, Reine des 
Danemark (both splendid), Armide, Comte de Beaufort, Lord Elgin, 
Francis the First, Dr. Bretonneau, and Altesse Imperial. The three 
