of Roses; nothing in Rose-culture can really be more beautiful. It will be at once seen with what facility such stout, short, old Rose-stocks

can be found in any hedge; they may be planted in the kitchen garden, budded with the abovementioned sort, and, to give variety in colour,

with some of the following kinds, all varieties of Rosa siæflora, Myrianthes, Jannatre, Adelaide d'Orleans, and Spectabilis. Every bud will succeed, as no Roses grow more freely; and after remaining one season from budding in their

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nursery," some nice places must be found for them on the lawn, where, unpruned, unchecked, they will, with all the freshness of unassisted nature, annually delight the eye of the lover of flowers, those beautiful gifts of an ever-beneficent Creator; and may I not add, that the contemplative mind will see in these lovely pendant Roses the great charms of humility and gratitude they seek to "abase" themselves, and their beauty is "exalted;" they receive from the earth all their benefits, and endeavour to cover and adorn her with their luxuriance.

Raising Varieties from Seed.

It is, I fear, almost hopeless to advise raising roses of this family from seed: they are for the most part too double, and, the species being a native of Italy, I fear that our cloudy skies are by far too unfavourable. But how charming would be a rose of this family with crimson flowers, and a tendency to bloom in autumn-in short, a Perpetual Crimson Evergreen rose. To obtain this, all lovers of roses ought at least to give the following experiment a fair trial:- plant against

a south wall in a warm soil Princesse Marie and the China rose Fabvier, also the Bourbon rose Gloire de Rosomène; fertilise different flowers of the former with the pollen from both these varieties: the flowers of Princesse Marie are not quite double, and in a very warm and dry season, it is quite possible that seed may be produced.

CLIMBING ROSES.

DIVISION 4. THE BOURSAULT ROSE.

(ROSA ALPINA.)

This is a most distinct group of roses, with long, reddish, flexible shoots; they are not such decided climbers as the preceding three divisions, but they are excellently well adapted for pillar roses: they owe their origin to the Rosa Alpina, a single red rose, a native of the Alps, and also of the hills in the south of France. M. Boursault, formerly a great Parisian Rose amateur, gave his name to the group, by the first double variety, the Red, being named after him. Blush, or Boursault Florida, Calypso, White Boursault, Bengale Florida, Rose de Lisle, &c., for it is known by all these names, is a pale blush and very vigorous growing pillar rose. Crimson, or Amadis, is also a very fine pillar rose; its clusters of large, deep purple and crimson flowers are

inclined to be pendulous, consequently they have a fine effect when on a tall pillar, and, as a pendulous standard, it is quite unrivalled. Gracilis is a hybrid, of the most vigorous growth in good soils, often making shoots ten to twelve feet long in one season; unlike the other varieties of this division, its shoots are covered with thorns. Nothing can be more graceful than the luxuriant foliage of this plant; it has also finely-cupped flowers, of the most vivid rose-colour, and must be reckoned a beautiful and desirable rose. Inermis, or Boursault Pleine, is a pretty variety, with flowers of a bright red, and a fine and luxuriant grower. The Red Boursault is our oldest variety, and, though only semi-double, it is distinct, pretty, and still a rose worth cultivating. These roses require but little pruning to be grown as pillars; the crowded spray should be cut out, the long shoots shortened to the height required. As standards the same treatment may be pursued ; but if the long shoots are left their full length the tree will be more graceful.

CLIMBING ROSES.

DIVISION 5. THE BANKSIAN ROSE.

(ROSA BANKSIÆ.)

Among the Banksian Roses, botanists class

Rosa lævigata, or sinica, a rose with peculiarly glossy foliage, and large single white flowers. This is a native of Georgia, also of Tartary and China, and, very probably, is the plant from which the Chinese derived our Double Banksian Roses. Rosa sinica is also known as Rosa lævigata and Rosa ternata.

Our popular Double White Banksian Rose is almost universally known and admired. It was introduced in 1807; and very large plants are now to be seen in some situations. The flowers of the White Banksian Rose have a slight violetlike perfume, very agreeable. The Yellow Banksian Rose was brought to this country in 1827. This is a beautiful variety, with scentless strawcoloured flowers, a little inclining to buff: they are like the flowers of the white, very small and double. Both these roses bloom early in May; and large plants, covered with their clusters of flowers, have a pretty but most un-rose-like appearance. The new Yellow Banksian Rose, Jaune Serin, has larger flowers than the preceding, and is really a fine and vigorous growing variety. Rosa Fortuniana, a new white Banksian rose introduced from China by Mr. Fortune, in 1850, gives white flowers very double, as large as those of the Noisette Aimée Vibert. They are very fragrant, and the rose is a most desirable variety.

The Banksian Roses are not adapted for pillar