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ornamental trees. Then we reached a third Nursery, three acres in 

 extent ; — but here we must not wait. Let us return to the Rose- 

 grounds, to view a collection of hardy ornamental trees collected in a 

 spot adjoining the Rosetum. They had before met our view, but 

 cur attention was drawn from them through the seductive influence 

 of the Roses. 



Passing through beds of Conifers, among which Cedrus Libani, 

 Pinus excelsa, Abies Khutrow, Abies Deodara, Araucaria imbricata, 

 Juniperus chinensis, and Taxus brevifolia, were most plentiful, we 

 found ourselves in the midst of the collection of hardy trees. The 

 specimens are not large, yet sufficiently so to be interesting. 

 Among weeping trees, we found the weeping purple Beech, the 

 weeping Holly, the new weeping Elm, the weeping variegated Elm, 

 the new weeping Birch, the Pyrus salicifolia, the weeping Yew, the 

 weeping Oak, weeping silver Fir, and weeping red Cedar. Among 

 Conifers were good specimens of Abies Deodara, A. clanbrasiliana ; 

 Pinus taurica, P. insignis ; Cryptomeria japonica ; Taxodium sem- 

 pervirens ; Juniperus excelsa, J. oblonga pendula ; and small speci- 

 mens of Pinus Hartwegii, P. Russelliana, P. cembroides, P. Lam- 

 bertiana, P. monticolor, P. Ayacahuite ; Picea amabilis, P. nobilis, 

 P. grandis ; Juniperus Bedfordiana ; Cupressus Lambertiana ; Abies 

 Brunoniana, and the golden spruce Fir. Contiguous to this ground 

 are the pot- Roses — the specimens grown for exhibition. They were 

 plunged in an open spot, and the surface of the soil was covered with 

 stable-manure. 



Such is some account of one of the finest Rose Nurseries of 

 Hertfordshire — a county famed for its Roses. Next month we pur- 

 pose paying a visit to Messrs. Lane's establishment at Great Berk- 

 hampstead. 



REVIEW. 



Curtis's Beauties of the Rose {Quarterly Periodical). 



We have here a new illustrated work on the Rose, and if for nothing 

 else, certainly most remarkable for the industry of its author. Mr. 

 H. Curtis cultivates Roses for sale, takes portraits of his flowers, li- 

 thographs, describes them, and gives their history and their culture. 

 This is indeed unexampled industry, which we trust will meet with 

 its reward. The Rose is a most difficult flower to put on paper ; 

 in fact, it never can be seen in its full beauty except on a " Rose-tree 

 in full bearing," and then only for a few fleeting hours. Mr. C. has, 

 however, done his work well ; his portraits are spirited and truth- 

 ful ; — his figure of the Cloth of-gold Noisette is really gorgeous, yet 

 perfectly true to Nature ; but we must add, that only in Fiance, in 

 Jersey, and in the north and west of England, have we seen such 

 splendid flowers. The history and culture of each Rose are given 

 in a plain common-sense manner; and Mr. C.'s book will, we trust. 

 be found worthy a place on the drawing-room table of every lover 

 of Roses. 



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