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such profusion that it has often received the cog- 

 nomen of Wreaih Base. The treatment and prun- 

 ing may be the same as recommended for Rosa 

 Sempervirens. I^everal varieties have been pro- 

 duced from it, which in some instances rivalled 

 the original. Alha is a blush white, in every cha- 

 racter similar to the following, except in color. 

 MuUiflora is the name of the oldest cultivated 

 sort. The flowers are perfectly double, cupped 

 shape, produced in clusters of a pretty pink color, 

 about an inch in diameter. AVhen first brought 

 into notice about Philadelphia, it is said that 

 twenty dollars were frequently given for a single 

 plant. Floriculture has now more patronage, and 

 thousands of admirers, so that the grower can 

 afford to put every article at a very low rate; 

 indeed many roses, and even the one in question, 

 can be purchased for as many cents, so that for 

 this trifle every garden in the land may have a 

 rose. Grei-ilUa, or Seven Sisters, was at one 

 period greatly esteemed and admired for its va- 

 riety of character ; although its singularity is still 

 the same, yet its former admirers have transferred 

 their encomiums to other more beautiful sorts. 

 It is a fine grower, producing its flowers in large 

 clusters, no two of which are alike; opening of 

 every shade, from pure white to deep purple. In- 



