54 THE AUSTRIAN BRIAR. 



The Scarlet may be planted with the common 

 Sweet Briar, which so abounds in pollen, tliat 

 fertilising will be found very easy. The beauty 

 of the flowers of these Sweet Briars might be 

 increased by hybridising with some of the French 

 roses ; but then their Sweet-Briar-like character 

 would be lost, and with that a great portion of 

 their interest. 



The Hybrid China rose, Eiego, if crossed with 

 the common Sweet Briar, would produce seed 

 from which large and very fragrant double roses 

 might be expected, and these would partake 

 largely of the character of the Sweet Briar. 



THE AUSTRIAN BRIAR. 



(rosa lutea.) 



Rosier Capucine. 



The Austrian Briar, a native of the south of 

 Europe, is found on the hills of the north of 

 Italy, producing copper or red as well as yellow 

 flowers : but, strange to say, though the flowers 

 are invariably single, yet they never produce seed. 

 In this country also it is with extreme difliculty, 

 and only by fertilising its flowers, that seed can 

 be perfected : if the flowers are examined they will 

 all be found deficient in pollen, which accounts 



