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keep it within bounds, it can be freely clipped or 

 slieared twice a year, and should not be allowed 

 to get over four feet high. The plant grows in 

 many of our woods, and is described b}^ some 

 American botanists, although others considered it 

 to be an acclimated foreigner ; be that as it may, its 

 fragrance and qualities are the same, and familiar to 

 all. Growers and sellers have taken the advantage 

 either by hybridizing or natural appearance, and 

 have introduced to our notice Double Yelloiv Siueet 

 Briers^ Double White Sweet Briers, Double Bed Siveet 

 Briers, Celestial Sweet Briers, Double Striped Sweet 

 Briers, and what will come next cannot be divined. 

 Some of these are certainly well worth attention, 

 and others are about as much like a raspberry 

 bush as a sweet brier. However, the following 

 may be cultivated, observing tliat they have none 

 of the climbing character of the original. Ce- 

 lestial, very pale blush, approaching to white; 

 flowers small and double ; foliage small, and has 

 a little of the spicy odor so agreeable in the 

 original. It appears to be a hybrid, between the 

 Eglantine and the Scotch Rose. Rose Angle has 

 bright rosy red flowers, quite double, grows freely; 

 foliage stronger than the preceding, and equally 

 as fragrant. Double Red, or Double Scarlet, has 

 a stiff, strong habit, with very large dark green 



