. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 270 MV Provence roses are not much cultivated at the present time. The old Cabbage rose, so beloved by our forefathers, and the fringed Provence, should always hold a place in our gardens. Damask roses afford us one or two good varieties, such as Madame Hardy and Madame Zoutman. Jiosa alba contains Madame Legras St. Germains, and Princesse de Lamballe. â Fig. 5ST.âPersian Yellow Rose. Hybrid China roses have magnificent varieties in Blairii, Chenedolle, and Mad
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 270 MV Provence roses are not much cultivated at the present time. The old Cabbage rose, so beloved by our forefathers, and the fringed Provence, should always hold a place in our gardens. Damask roses afford us one or two good varieties, such as Madame Hardy and Madame Zoutman. Jiosa alba contains Madame Legras St. Germains, and Princesse de Lamballe. â Fig. 5ST.âPersian Yellow Rose. Hybrid China roses have magnificent varieties in Blairii, Chenedolle, and Madame Plantier; and hybrid Bourbon roses afford us fine varieties in Charles Lawson, Coupe d'H^b^, and Paul Ricaut. However, all these blossom but once in the year, and therefore their growth is now proportionately disregarded for those roses which bloom, take a little rest, and then bloom again. The Hybrid Perpetual rose, which originated from an artificial cross between the China and other roses with the Provence rose, flowers from June till frost puts an end to the blossom, and is the rose of the present day for the garden. The varieties of it are legion, as they have been raised from seed by horticulturists. The love for any particular florists' flower is subject to the caprice of fashion, and varies year by year. The pet of one period is the discarded one of another. The same rose to which the judges award a prize one day injures an exhibitor's chance another; but the wild flower satisfies the eye from century to century, and what delighted Horace and Virgil will continue to delight our grandchildren's grandchildren. With regard to the innumerable varieties of hybrid roses, who is to decide upon their relative My verdictânot caring whether a variety is new or oldâwould differ from that of the rose-grower who delights in new varieties. In all matters of rose fashion I con- sult Mr. Wood of Maresfield, who grows many acres of roses. This eminent rose cultivator co
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