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purple color. Luxemhourg appears to be a hybrid 

 from some of the Noisettes, of whose character it 

 greatly partakes ; the flowers are in clusters, of a 

 dull purple, very double, and a little fragrant. 

 Maria Leonide has much of the Macartney Rose 

 habit ; the foliage nearly round, quite dark green 

 and shining, with a tinge of red on the young 

 wood ; the flowers are sweet scented, of a creamy- 

 white color, with a delicate blush centre. There 

 are several others classed among these, which, as 

 far as known to us, are either entirely worthless, 

 or are so like those described, that it is questioned 

 whether they are not the same ; this is not surpris- 

 ing, for we have grown many of them from seeds, 

 and all were either entirely single, or so much 

 like the parent that they could not be distin- 

 guished from it ; with the exception of Rubra and 

 Purpurea, which have originated with us. A pure 

 white, bright scarlet, yellow, or striped variety, 

 would be a great acquisition. We would therefore 

 urge upon cultivators and amateurs the propriety 

 of sowing every seed, never despairing of the 

 results till the object is accomplished. Lovers of 

 the rose in the more Northern States, will find this 

 family entirely too tender for out-door culture, 

 unless surrounded with a quantity of dry leaves. 

 They will not prosper if lifted every year from 



