VAlilETIES AND HABITS. 167 



The Scotch Rose (R. Spinosissima). 



This most thorny of all Roses is found g^rowing 

 wild in many parts of Britain, especially in Scotland, 

 from whence most of our finest varieties have come. 



They are. easily propagated from seed, and soon 

 make sturdy little trees; but the usual method is to 

 propagate by means of suckers, which are liberally 

 thrown out, and if taken off in the autumn soon grow 

 into large bushes. 



There are a great number of varieties ranging in 

 colour, from white to pink, and including a good 

 yellow. They make splendid miniature hedges for a 

 Rose garden, and if the bloom lasts but a short time, 

 yet it is very sweetly scented and exists in great pro- 

 fusion. 



The Sweet Briar (R. Rubiginosa). 



Who does not know the sweet Briar, growing, as 

 it does, wild in many parts of our country)^ 



Eglantine, as it was called in the early days, was cul- 

 tivated as a good Rose for garden hedges, where, 

 after a spring or summer shower, it scents the whole 

 place. Lord Penzance has raised many valuable 

 varieties, and there now exists a good range of 

 colours, but the foliage is, and always will be, its 

 greatest charm. It requires little pruning, only to 

 shape the hedge or remove dead wood. It responds 

 to liberal treatment, but will also do w^ell in poor 

 ground. 



The Ayrshire Rose (R. Arvensis). 



Found throughout Europe, this Rose is a native 

 of our own land ; it is extremely hardy and will grow 

 anywhere. Indeed, it forms one of the most valuable 

 groups we possess. Adapted for trailing over un- 

 sightly fences and old tree trunks, its long, slender 

 rods push themselves rapidly to the top and liang in 

 graceful fashion, supix>rting its countless blooms to 

 the delight of all. 



