18 EOSES THAT BLOOM IX JUNE. 



their sfrowtli. Tbev could also be used for cover- 

 ing the naked stems of trees with great advantage, 

 in any ornamental point of view ; if used for such 

 a purpose, they will require a portion of manure 

 dug into the ground about their roots every win- 

 ter. In pruning, the wood of several years old 

 should be cut out, only laying in the young shoots 

 their full length ; these shoots can be turned and 

 twisted in any direction ; although it is decidedly 

 best to lay them in straight and equal. 



ROSA BANKSIAXA. 



THE LADY BANKS ROSE. 



Whex this rose first made its appearance in the 

 time of Sir Joseph Banks, it was hailed with the 

 greatest rapture by every lover of the tribe, and 

 it was instantly complimented with the name of 

 his lady. It is in the States south of this where it 

 must be seen to be pronounced the most graceful, 

 luxuriant, and beautiful of roses ; there, it is a per- 

 fect evergreen, covering the ends, fronts, and, in 

 some instances, the entire dwellings of many of 

 the inhabitants, who name it the Evergreen Multi- 

 flora. To us, the beauty of the plant is nearly 



