will probably appear a second growth of shoots from the base, and these shoots must be suppressed, otherwise the formation of spurs will be prevented. If the season is tolerably dry, and the tree has plenty of sun, it will at once throw out spurs and bloom freely. As soon as the side spurs begin to push the critical moment is past, the tree will now devote its energies to the production of flowers instead of new wood, and it may be assisted again with liquid manure. The next spring cut back a portion of these shoots, to induce a strong growth of new wood to go through the same process as the year before, and perchance on the shoots not pruned of a few (or many) blooms in May or June.

The first year that Isabella Gray was sent out, and when rose growers had no other subject to talk about, so thoroughly did it engross their attention, I purchased some plants of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John's Wood. They were in five-inch pots, worked on Boursault stocks, and consisted entirely of bloom spurs, the buds having been taken from ripe wood. There were some eight or ten wiry branches upon each, forming very compact little bushes. These little plants bloomed in the greenhouse in May, most beautifully, being completely covered with small but very perfect blossoms, of a rather pale gold colour, two or three shades paler indeed than the flowers usually come out of doors. When the bloom was over, they were cut

back very close, and the pots were dropped into larger ones and rich soil rammed in between. They soon produced shoots which naturally broke into spurs, and bloomed tolerably well in the autumn. After blooming they were shaken out, repotted into seven-inch pots, and slightly shortened. In February they were put in a warm house and again bloomed as before; but the flowers were always pale, though they were always kept near the glass. In the winter of 1860 these plants were in an unheated structure, the pots were frozen through, and they perished in company with a good collection of Tea roses that shared the same fate.

I am quite certain that any rose grower, who has a warm wall and a dry border, may secure two crops of bloom every season from any of the yellow Noisette and Tea roses. Start them early, protect

spring frosts prevail; let

the young growth while the unpruned wood produce its flowers, then set it back and get an autumn bloom from the shoots of the season; or treat the spurs as apple and pear spurs which continue fruitful, and instead of cutting out the wood which produced them, shorten in the spurs to one or two buds as soon as the first bloom is over, and so cause them to renew themselves and flower again the same season.

The yellow Noisettes of less vigorous habit, should, except in the most favoured localities, be grown under glass. Le Pactole, a fine yellow and

almost a Tea, will do on a warm wall, but it is better adapted for pot culture, and requires no peculiar treatment. The same remark applies to Cornelia Koch, a delicate straw colour, rather thin, but very neat and pretty, and Smith's yellow, which is lemon-coloured. These two force well and make excellent bushes on their own roots, but require pinching in or training spirally to induce the formation of flower buds in plenty. If worked put them on Celine stocks.

YELLOW TEAS.

The yellow Teas vary in habit, and merit much more than the yellow Noisettes. Many of them are so free in habit that it scarcely matters how they are grown, provided they are protected from the cutting winds in spring, which nip them so severely when the sap is rising. In my little rosehouse all the Teas are on their own roots, planted out and grown as bushes, being simply pruned back to keep them to their proper dimensions, and they bloom superbly. They may be grown on warm dry borders in front of conservatories, and south walls, and are always hardier when on their own roots; or to speak more correctly, if the frost destroys all the growth above ground, the roots may escape, and if so, will throw up shoots which will soon replace those lost, and bloom abundantly in autumn. To help them through such crises, tiles may be laid over their

roots in winter, and the buds near the collar, which are a capital reserve in case of accidents to the head, may often be preserved by a light loose sprinkling of straw or fern amongst them. But this is an unsatisfactory way of growing them; their blossoms are often destroyed by heavy rains, they are too much at the mercy of the weather, and at their best they make less show as border roses than any others in the catalogue. I advise the lover of yellow roses to choose from among the Teas, first, such as can be grown as standards, and need only a little protection during winter; next, such as will be better off on a wall, being of vigorous habit yet tender in constitution; and lastly, such as are of delicate habit and weak growth, to grow under glass, in pots, or planted out in cool conservatory borders.

Let us quickly review the hardiest of them. The finest yellow Tea rose for outdoor growth is Gloire de Dijon, yellow-shaded salmon, good as a standard, a wall rose, a pot rose, or for a pillar under glass. It does best on brier or its own roots. A small plant on its own roots, in August, 1862, was planted out in my span rose-house, and flowered freely, being in the twiggy condition of the Isabellas described above-the result of being potbound. The next spring it was cut down to the ground. It threw up three strong shoots, which in August, 1863, were twelve feet in length, and soon

after broke into bloom from top to bottom. It makes a noble standard, and bears smoke admirably. Niphetos is nearly as hardy, and though a truer yellow, is not to be depended on, for the flowers sometimes come pure white. Narcisse, a pale yellow, is very hardy, and makes a fine standard. Sombreuil, a fine large pale straw rose, is another very hardy member of this race, and adapted for any purpose. Safrano, a lively copper-colour rose, is very hardy, and makes a lovely weeping standard. For the rest of the yellow Teas, the best place for them is the rose-house, and they will do ten times better on their own roots and planted out than by any other way, although they make charming pot plants, and, when in full bloom, contribute a magical grace to the drawing-room table. Canary is one of the loveliest roses in existence, the growth moderate, the flowers rather loose when expanded, but perfection when in bud. Eliza Sauvage and Madame William are very much alike, pale yellow with orange centre, and truly beautiful, habit dwarf, not very free, and the most tender of all Tea roses. Enfant de Lyon is a pale yellow, makes a nice dwarf bush or half standard for pot culture. La Boule d'Or does not deserve its name, it lacks colour and compactness, but it blooms most abundantly, and is indispensable. Louise de Savoie, pale yellow, is superb both for form and substance, purity and fragrance. Madame Falcot is good, but not a pure

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