20 ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



Rose^ lias pale yellow or straw-colored flowers, in 

 size rather larger tlian the Avhite, being perfectly 

 imbricated, and really gems of beauty, but with- 

 out odor ; if the white were to be seen apart from 

 the plant, by the inexperienced, they would never 

 be taken for a rose, so unlike are they to any of 

 the tribe. Travellers inform us that these roses 

 are cultivated in China, under the name of Wong- 

 mouelieong^ where a pink variety has been seen, 

 for which as yet we have longed in vain ; but it 

 may now be confidently expected, from the many 

 Horticultural expeditions at present engaged in ex- 

 ploring that hitherto sealed country. 



EOS A MULTI FLORA. 



THE MULTIFLORA ROSE 



Is a native of Japan, and is consequently more 

 hardy than the preceding family. Its name is as 

 familiar to the ear as that of the rose itself. It 

 was among the first that ever had any celebrity 

 in this vicinity, and I have no doubt of its having 

 been cultivated in this country thirty years ago. 

 In dry soils it is tolerably hardy, and south of 

 this perfectly so. The flowers are produced in 



