88 EOSES THAT BLOOM IX JUXE. 



in diameter^ and nearly double, blooming very 

 early in the season, and in great profusion; it seeds 

 rather sparingly, but will no doubt produce many 

 fine varieties. It delights in a good deep loamy 

 soil, altliougli it may grow in any soil or exposure ; 

 seeds saved from it should be sown and protected 

 with the greatest care, and at no distant period we 

 may anticipate, from this very plant, yellow roses 

 possessing all the requisites of color and form that 

 the amateur can desire. The pruning must be 

 done very sparingly ; if the plant gets crowded, 

 thin out the branches ; the overgrown and strag- 

 gling shoots can be shortened to any required 

 length. 



ROSA SPIXOSISSIMA. 



THE SCOTCH, OR EURNET ROSE. 



This species of the rose takes its name from its 

 being very thorny. It is in habit very much 

 assimilated to the yelloAV roses, though of a more 

 spiny or thorny nature. It has been found grow- 

 ing in many of the Alpine districts of Europe, 

 though it is generally known as the Scotch Eose, 

 deriving its name from the fact of the first intro- 

 duction of it in a double state having been by the 



