60 PARSONS ON THE ROSE. 



er these and the Austrian Briers, respecting which there 

 is much confusion. The true Austrian Rose is a native 

 of the South of Europe, and is a clearly distinct rose ; but 

 some have been called Austrian which have scarcely any 

 of the characters of the original rose. All three, how- 

 ever, are Briers, that is, they produce their floAvers on 

 short joints all along the stem, and have the peculiar rough, 

 briery leaves. We therefore place them all together, at- 

 taching as before the name of the old class. The best are 

 the following : 



Celestial) S. B. — A small cupped rose, very double and 

 fragrant, of a pale flesh-color and very pretty. 



Copper Austrian, A. B. — A very singular looking rose, 

 blooming well in this climate. The inside of the flower 

 is of a coppery-red, and the outside inclining to pale yel- 

 low or sulphur. It is desirable for its j^eculiar color. 



Double Margined Hip, H. S. B. — Of luxuriant growth, 

 almost adapted for a 23illar. Its form is cupped, and its 

 color creamy-white, shaded with pink. 



Double Yellow Provence is the best of the two vari- 

 eties which compose the species called Sulphurea. We 

 have never seen its flowers, and English writers all speak 

 of the great difiiculty of making it bloom. Rivers rec- 

 ommends to bud it on strong stocks, and says that it 

 blooms most profusely in the warm, dry climate of Flor- 

 ence and Genoa. The plant grows with luxuriance and 

 produces plenty of flower-buds, which, with proper culture, 

 would probably open in our warm climate, which is very 

 similar to that of Florence and Genoa. Its small foliasce 

 and slender, thorny wood, place it fairly among the Bri- 

 ers. Its flower is so fine that it is well Avorth the trouble 

 of repeated experiment to obtain a good bloom. It has 

 long been admired and exercised the skill of rose grow- 

 ers, as is proved by the following passages from some old 

 works, which give instructions for proper culture : 



