it, from having failed to cultivate it successfully ; their plants 
producing but few flowers, and. those indifferent both in size and 
colour. ‘This has arisen from an improper mode of treatment. 
If pruned in the manner usually adopted for ordinary standard 
Roses, no flowers will be obtained, as they are produced from 
the wood of the preceding year, in the same manner as those of 
the Persian Yellow and Banksian Roses. Therefore, whether 
grown as a standard or trained to a wall, the shoots should only 
be thinned,—to shorten them is to destroy the flowers. We 
have at the time of writing this (June 28) some standards, from 
three to four feet through the heads, covered with blossoms ; and 
more beautiful objects can scarcely be imagined. We wish all 
who are prejudiced against the plant could see them. Again, it 
has been said to be tender; but we have never seen it injured 
in the least, even during the most severe weather. It is one 
of Ao most rapid-growing roses, and well adapted for a wall or 
pillar.” 
Mr. Fortune tells us, “'The Rose you inquire about is well 
known to me, and was discovered in the garden of a rich Man- 
darin at Ningpo. It completely covered an old wall in the 
garden, and was in full bloom at the time of my visit: masses 
of glowing yellowish and salmon-coloured flowers hung down in 
the greatest profusion, and produced a most striking effect. It 
is called by the Chinese the Wang-jang-ve, or Yellow Rose. They 
vary, however, a good deal in colour; a circumstance which, in 
my opinion, adds not a little to the beauty and character of 
the plant. TI fancy it is quite distinct from any other known 
variety, and certainly different from any China kind. It is ad- 
mirably adapted for covering walls; and if planted in rich soil, 
and allowed to grow to its full size, nothing can produce a 
finer effect in our gardens. It was sent home to the Horticul- 
tural Society in 1845, and noticed by me in the Journal of the 
Society, vol. i. p. 218, and again in my ‘Journey to the Tea 
Countries,’ p. 318. No doubt the Wang-jang-ve, now that it 
has been properly treated by Messrs. Standish and Noble, will 
soon take its place as a favourite amongst our climbing roses.” 
Fig. 1. Calyx and ovary :—slightly magnified. 
