138 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



scribe. It is, therefore, necessary, in cultivating 

 tlie miniature rose, to grow tliem in a spot by 

 themselves; for this purpose a slightly elevated 

 position is the best, the ground having been pre- 

 pared in the same manner as directed for Bengals 

 or Teas. The following are the most distinct va- 

 rieties of European origin. Alha^ pale blush, per- 

 fect in form, contrasting beautifully with the high 

 colored sorts — quite scarce in this country. Caprice 

 cles Dames^ pink changing to blush, quite double, 

 distinct from any of the others. La Miniature^ a 

 bright pink rose, perfect in character, with the flower 

 about the size of half a dime, the plant about six 

 inches high when full grown. Gloire^ crimson, in 

 size and growth rather larger than the former. 

 Pomjjon, of the French, is the old Indica Minor, 

 from which no doubt they have originated. Bijou 

 is a clear rose color, very similar to the first named, 

 but a few shades darker. There is also the Pretty 

 American, a plant of low stature, never exceeding- 

 six or seven inches in height, grown by Mr. Boll, 

 of New York. And last and least, we copy from 

 the third volume of Hovey's Magazine of Horti- 

 culture an account of the Prince of Dwarfs, which 

 originated at Mr. Feast's, of Baltimore. " When 

 three years old, the Master Burke had fine full- 

 blown and very double flowers ; and the half of a 



