. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . seem fairly crowded withpetals. And another is their wholesomeness ; theyare fresh with the primeval breath of the Michiganforests and fields. When they could have the Baltimore Belle, Icannot understand why any one planted the Bour-sault Roses, but they grew in every dooryard, alwaysby the kitchen end of the farm-house. Forty yearsago there was scarce a woodshed in New Englandbut was garlanded with the crimson Boursault was as widely planted in its day as
. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . seem fairly crowded withpetals. And another is their wholesomeness ; theyare fresh with the primeval breath of the Michiganforests and fields. When they could have the Baltimore Belle, Icannot understand why any one planted the Bour-sault Roses, but they grew in every dooryard, alwaysby the kitchen end of the farm-house. Forty yearsago there was scarce a woodshed in New Englandbut was garlanded with the crimson Boursault was as widely planted in its day as the CrimsonRambler in our own. I care little for any of the Bour-saults, but the crimson variety was certainly were firm climbers and almost thornless. Whatwonderful things were the new stalks of the Boursault! Our Grandmothers Roses 345 Massive, straight, strong, they pushed like big-looking they were in proportionto the blossom, ^^^ which seemed dull of tint be- ^ ^, ^.-^ ^^^^ side the richdark purples and ^^^^^^^ reds of theyoung stalks f^^^mM^ with their curi-ous plumlike ^MMK^^ Anne de Diesbach Rose. 34^ Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday At the base of page 345 is shown the lavish growthof the Anne de Diesbach Rose, one of the middle-aged Roses which have been deservedly popularfor a score or two of years. This bush is twentyyears old, — the hardiest, sturdiest thing, bearingevery trying extreme of New England winters, andevery trying pest of New England summers, andsending out each year its many hard, round buds(the knops of Chaucer), which should be gatheredwhen half open if you wish to secure within doorsthe rich, luscious pink of the outdoor bloom. An-other beautiful middle-aged Rose, the LawsonRose, is wonderfully satisfying. One of the first ofits plants was set in the Manning garden, in Salem,where all flowers prosper, and, above all, all pink is not like that of the Anne de Diesbach,but is equally beautiful. Th
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