ROSES IN GENERAL CULTIVATION. 41 
The Sweet-Brier (Rosa Rubiginosa), or 
Eglantine, with 7 leaflets, is found growing 
wild in different countries, but the variety 
known as Common Sweet-Brier, a native of 
England, is the only one worth growing. It 
is almost needless to remark that the pink 
flowers, which are single, possess interest 
only for the botanist or artist; it isthe leaves 
of the plant which are so attractive to gen- 
eral cultivators. After a warm spring 
shower, or when moistened by the morning 
or evening dew, the foliage gives out a de- 
lightful perfume, swz generis, equalled by 
few rose-blooms. Any garden of consider- 
able size should certainly contain a few plants 
_ of this favorite rose of the poets; they may be 
planted individually, or in hedges, as they 
bear clipping without injury. 
The Scotch Rose (Rosa Spinostssima), called 
by the French, Rosier Pimprenelle, is, true 
to the botanical name, the most thorny of all 
roses; but, though possessing some merit, 
has almost passed out of cultivation. It isa 
native of England and Scotland, and many 
varieties have been raised from seed and sent 
out by Scotch nurserymen, the names of 
which are quite forgotten, most of them de- 
servedly so. They are of compact growth, 
very hardy, generally 9 leaflets, and produce 
