ROSES IN GENERAL CULTIVATION. 31 
the climbing teas and some other roses; we 
believe it may be good for this, it is not good 
for anything else. Grevillia, or Seven Sis- 
ters, generally sent out under the latter 
name, is propagated to considerable extent in 
this country, and is principally called for by 
tree peddlers, who make large sales of it, by 
means of exaggerated colored plates, accom- 
panied by untruthful descriptions. It is as 
tender as the Tea-scented Noisettes, and isin 
every way inferior to them. 
The Prairie Rose (Rosa Setigera or Rubi- 
folia [erroneous]) is much the most valuable 
of all the non-remontant climbers. It is 
indigenous to the country, being found in 
Michigan and many of the Western States. 
Seeds of the common variety were sown 
about 1836, by Messrs. Samuel and John Feast 
of Baltimore. The seedlings from this sow- 
ing were fertilized by surrounding flowers, 
from some of the best varieties of roses 
grown at the time, and from this lot came 
Baltimore Belle and Queen of the Prairies, 
the two best-known sorts. The foliage is 
rough, large, 5 to 7 leaflets, generally of a 
dark green color; for rapidity of growth 
they equal or excel the Ayrshires, and sur- 
pass all other climbers in hardiness. They 
bloom in large clusters late in the season, 
