New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-26

| r. i .RsoNs New revised and enlarged edition
Illustrated. l2mo. PIP. 23C. Orange Judd Com
pany. 1882.
| TIRE ROSE. A Treatise the Cultivation, History,
Family CHARACTERISTICS etc, Of the various groups OF
erauy grown. BY II. b. ELwANGER. l2mo. PIP.
293. Dodd, Mead & Co. 1882.
Since noners have been known and loved the
tito OF the Rose to be their QIecn has never been
disputed. In their wild state toe single roses of
| this and other countries have highbred grace and
dehcacy which are rarely equalled by tho most
carefully Sc ected and nurturcd flowers of other
genera and such is their native dignity and refine
ment that the art OF the florist has never been
able TO degrade them into mere prettness without
character if they nothing but prize dahlas
or camellia5 The florist can make them double
but double rosebud is something more than
floral obesity. Its grace OF outline is rarely Lost.
and often improved. Careful crossing can produce
varieties which bloom the year round. but the flow
ers are never vulgarlzed by profusion New colors
are added every year. but the deep ones are always
pure and the less positive tInts always delicate
And then no by bIidizing nor cultivating can gen
crate rose whose fragrance if 1t have any is other
than exquisite.
We pay less attention to rose growing here than
they do in France, where there is monthly period
ical devoted entirely to this flower. In part of
the world, however, is the forcing of roses under
glass carried on Win buCu success as III Madison
and Summit, New. Jersey. and the winter blooms
of Catherine Mermet and Cornelia Cook Nephetos
and Perle DO Jardns in tins market are unexoeIled
Last winter 100 buds of Baroness Rothschild were
worth 800. but this was owing more TO "A freak of
fashion and short supply than TO the quality of
the blooms The az peaxance in thi, city and ia the
Same year of two careful treatses the culture of
| the hose would seem 10 indicate, however, de-
mand Tor more information In spite Of the fact that
the literature on this subject already 40 large And
certainly DO one can study either of them without
! profit. Mr.. Parsonss book is substantially the "a
print OF an older work, but much fresh matter has
been added and the lists Of valuable varieties bavs
been brought down to tho present. time The nm.
thor Is Of our Oldest Rosurians and bis lo,o A..
perience gives weight to his advice in regard 10
SOIL cultivation and training To many reader, IN.
book will have additional interest because of TN,
funess with which the historical, Legendary md
poetlcal associatio of La Reino are treated.
Nr Ewangsrs book Is sternly practical. HI,
directions sharp and positive Occasionally La
siyss sentence in italics which every grow or
should learn by heart as for instance Plants of
delicate habit and weak growth require severe
pruning those that are vigorous in growth should
have the shoots only moderately shortened. but the
branches we'll thinnod out." Besides these general
rules the personal habits Of individual varieties a.e
carefully noted and specific directions for the care of
different types are given. Tie chapter on Typical
Roses" Is especially valuable. This 10 not botan-
ical classification but a grouping together OF GER