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THE CLOTH OF GOLD ROSE. 



very high prices ; in fact, it cannot, as yet, 

 be propagated in sufficient quantities to 

 supply the demand. 



Having given my observations, as regards 

 the growth of this Rose here, and its pro- 

 lific qualities as a bloomer, it may not be 

 out of place to say something definite as 

 to the form and color of its flowers, &c. &c. 



Cloth of Gold Rose, {Noisette chroma- 

 tella.) Plant of luxuriant growth, making 

 shoots from six to eight feet the first year, 

 if grown in rich heavy soil ; flowers well 

 in pots, particularly if the plants be layers 

 of the previous autumn, and gently forced 

 towards spring ; foliage large and spread- 

 ing ; leaflets ovate lanceolate, slightly acu- 

 minate, coreaceous, finely serrated, glossy 

 above, glaucous beneath, three and a half 

 inches long, by two broad, of a dark green 

 tint ; costa and petiole beset with strong re- 

 flexed spines, as is also the stem ; flowers 

 large, three inches in diameter, (I have of- 

 ten seen them four,) very double, petals 

 firm, particularly the two outer rows, which 

 are of a round form, guarding the interior 

 ones well ; these are smaller, more pointed, 

 3. little reflexed at the apex, becoming more 

 irregular in their arrangement towards the 

 centre of the flower, lasting long ; not so 

 fugacious as Noisette solfaierre; color, a fine 

 rich yellow, about one shade lighter than 

 Harrisonii ; blooms freely in early summer, 

 and late autumn ; frequently transient flow- 

 ers between these periods ; equally as har- 

 dy as Noisettes Lamarque and Solfaterre ; 

 bears forcing well, but the color of the flow- 

 ers, in that case, is not so deep as when 

 grown in the open air. This variety is well 



adapted for training against trellis work, or 

 as a standard in the border or lawn. 



The Cloth of Gold, delights in a rich, 

 loamy soil, and with us, a very slight pro- 

 tection during the winter. The knife should 

 be used sparingly ; I believe, indeed, that 

 this instrument has, in two ways, been the 

 greatest enemy this Rose has had to con- 

 tend against : first, in the hands of the un- 

 skilful pruner, and that of the propagator, 

 cutting it into inches to make plants to sup- 

 ply demands, and turn in the dollar, and 

 then in sharpening the edge of his pen to 

 let the world know how injudicious he had 

 been in the maiming of his favorite. 

 Something farther should be added, re- 

 specting a deficiency of that rare virtue — 

 patience ; a little of which, moderately ex- 

 ercised, along with good culture, will, I he- 

 sitate not to say, place the character of the 

 Cloth of Gold Rose in as high a niche, if 

 not higher, in the estimation of its most 

 sanguine admirers and disappointed suitors, 

 than it stood when first introduced into this 

 country. Wm. D. Brackenridge. 



[From all parts of the souths where it 

 appears to grow with the greatest luxuri- 

 ance, we have accounts of the great beauty 

 of this Rose ; and we publish, among our 

 Domestic Notices this month, a very favor- 

 able account of it from an intelligent ama- 

 teur in Virginia, Avhich also corroborates 

 Mr. Brackenridge's interesting remarks. 

 There is no doubt, therefore, that this vari- 

 ety requires a strong soil to develop its 

 true color, and time and space enough to 

 attain considerable size, in order to exhibit 

 itself in perfection. — Ed.] 



