DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



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and the soil to be well ami closely settled among 

 the roots by throwing in water. 



These requisites slioultl be also attended to, in 

 setting- out evergreens from the nursery, where, by 

 occasional removal, the roots may be well fitted 

 for the operation, and tlie danger so much dimin- 

 ished, as scarcely lo be taken into account. J. J. 

 T., Macedon, N. Y. 



Strictures ox Princk's Manual of Rosks. — 

 For many months the note of prc])aration lias 

 been sounded for the advent of this very remarlca- 

 ble book, and it has at length appearetl, witli a ti- 

 iJe page, dedication anil jireface, which leave no 

 room for doubt as to who would be thought '-the au- 

 thor." The Rose is indeed llie brightest gem in 

 Flora's wreath, and with great truth, has long 

 been ilesignated " the Queen of Flowers." From 

 the fac!: that it possesses enduring qualities, it is 

 universally ailmired, and at the present moment 

 commantis more attention than any other flower 

 with whicli we are acquainted. To write about 

 tiiem, must be particularly agreeable, and several 

 monographs have been publislied in Europe and 

 America illustrative of their peculiarities of fra- 

 grance, size, form, and other essential properties. 

 Of these, one of the best is " The Rose Amateur's 

 Guide," by T. Rivers, Jr., pp. 209, London, 1843, 

 third eilition, a work yet ver}' scarce in this coun- 

 try, as but a few copies have been imported to in- 

 dividual orders. Now i\Ir. Prince has a very high 

 opinion of Mr. Rivers' "estimable work," and has 

 combined in the pages of the " little volume '" 

 which heads this article, " every item of know! edge'' 

 from Rivers' book; in other words, he has copied it 

 entire, combining i:i his preface the following 

 items of knowledge in the very language of Ri- 

 vers" introduction. 



At page 7, he says, "the present little treatise, 

 which has been jirepared at leisure moments, may 

 be consideretl as a general guide to the lovers of 

 the Rose. All the iletails are given with candor, 

 and throughout its entire pages, the author (mark 

 that) has cast aside all business prejudices, and 

 discussed the subject as an admiring amateur." 

 This is all very well; but what says Mr. Rivers? 

 At page 9, he remarks, " As a guide, then, to the 

 lovers of roses, this little treatise has been written 

 in the few leisure moments allowed me by the un- 

 ceasing cares of a general nursery business;" and 

 at page 10, "I have endeavoretl to lay asiile all 

 business ))rejudices, and only to view them (roses) 

 as an admiring amateur." Again, says Mr. Prince, 

 " Some new roses inserted in the catalogue have 

 only bloomed here one season, and perhaps not in 

 perfection, so that accurate descriptions could not 

 be given of them; the most of these are undoubt- 

 edly fine varieties. In classing the roses, I have 

 retained those which are but slightly hybridized 

 in the division to which they have the nearest 

 affinity: for instance, if a rose between the French 

 and Provence roses, has more of the character of 

 the former than the latter, it is retained with the 

 French roses, as it will groiq) well with them, 

 though not a pure French rose; this helps to avoiil 

 too numerous su'udivisions." Now this is all co- 

 pied from page 11 of Rivers' introduction, and 



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affords an adn\irablc specimen of the art of com- 

 bining "items of knowledge" acconling to tlie 

 latest im|)rovcments. " The author " intended 

 manifestly to pass off the " little" treatise as his 

 own, and every page gives evidence of his design, 

 that such should be tiic opinion of all who read it. 

 He sails, however, under a ])iratical fiag, and rich- 

 ly merits the scorn of every right thinking man. 

 We say, that with a few trifling alterations, aildi- 

 tions, or omissions, Mr. Prince has copied Mr. 

 Rivers^ whole book, appropriating page after page 

 with a boldness we have nc\cr seen equalled. One 

 or two illustrations will be sufficient to show hole 

 Mr. Rivers has been dealt with. In the chapter on 

 hybrid China Roses, page (i-l, i\Ir. Prince thus re- 

 marks: "To one fine variety, too much attention 

 cannot be directed, and this is Chenedole, so called 

 from a member of the Chamber of Deputies for 

 Calvados, a district in Normamly, where this fine 

 rose v/as raised. It has often been asserted that 

 no rose could comjiete with Brennus in siie and 

 beauty; but I feel no hesitation in saying, that in 

 superior brilliancy of color, and size of flower, 

 this variety is superior; the foliage and liabit of 

 the plant are also much more elegant and striking; 

 in color, its flowers are of a peculiar glowing vi- 

 vid crimson, discernable at a great distance; it is 

 indeed an admirable rose, and cannot be too much 

 cultivated.'' Who has no hesitation in saying? 

 We place a part of the language in italics, but the 

 whole is an exact copy from Rivers, p. 51. At p. 

 93, Mr. Prince thus elegantly combines one of Mr. 

 Rivers' "items:" "Hybriila, or Laure Davoust, is 

 a hybrid^ and a most elegant and ilclicate rose, 

 having an the peculiar neatness of the double red 

 and white varieties, with larger floAvers and more 

 beautiful foliage. This is one of the i)rcttiest 

 climbing roses known, and also one of tlie hardiest 

 of its class, A Genecese friend informs me, that 

 some pillars of this rose at Geneva are thirty feet 

 high, and covered with flowers (Jie greater part of 

 summer." We italicize, and ask tlie reader to 

 bear in mind, that every word is copied from Ri- 

 vers, page 85, and we trust the <' Gencvese friend " 

 will not soon be forgotten. It is thus throughout 

 the whole book, that Mr. Rivers is handled, and 

 we are very much mistaken, if when iie makes the 

 discovery, he (Mr. Rivers) will not publish a card 

 of thanks for these princely favors. From page 

 179 to page 196 of " Prince's Manual," every icord 

 is cojiied, notes and all. and we shall close tliis 

 notice, by presenting the reader with the follow- 

 ing extraordinary coincidence of thought and lan- 

 guage, sec page 195 of Prince, and 19'2 of Rivers. 

 " The most elegant pot roses for exhibition may 

 be selected from those families recommended for 

 greenhouse culture; but as it is now the fashion 

 for horticultural societies to offer prizes for " roses 

 in pots," it becomes my duty to offer a few obser- 

 vations on growing hardy varieties of roses in 

 pots, so as to form very large ))lanls. I must here 

 caution the reader, that occasioral disappointment 

 must be expected in growing them in ))ots for ex- 

 hibition, as roses like facts, are stubborn things, 

 and will often, in summer, blonm just whenever 

 it pleases them to do so, not beiny easily retarded 

 or forced. Those roses recommended for green 



