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*' Germany, though unproductive in rose trees, boasts of several highly 

 curious species ; among others, the K. turbinata, of which the very double 

 flowers spring from an ovary, in the form of a crest ; and the R. arvensis, 

 with large flowers, red and double, in a state of cultivation. 



" The Swiss mountains, and the Alpine chain in general, are rich in 

 native roses. Besides the field rose, just mentioned, they have the R. alpiua, 

 an elegant shrub, with red solitary flowers, furnishing many varieties in 

 cultivation: the R. spiuulifolia, having pale pink flowers of moderate size, 

 with thorny leaflets, that exhale a scent of turpentine. It is remarkable that 

 two mountain roses, the Swiss II. spioulifolia and the Scottish R. ir.voluta, 

 should be thus alike characterised by the smell of turpentine. There re- 

 mains to be cited among Alpine roses the R. rubrifolia, of which the red- 

 tinted stems and leaves, as well as the pretty little blossoms of a deep 

 crimson, form an agreeable variety to the verdure of the surrounding foliage. 



"In the eastern and southern countries of Europe, rose trees abound ; of 

 which a considerable number remain to be examined and classed. The Cri- 

 mea, for instance, is not acknowledged to contain a single species, though 

 travellers describe the country as very productive in roses. Id Greece and 

 Sicily, we fiud the R. glutiuosa, of which the leaflets produce a viscous mat- 

 ter; the flowers being small, solitary, and of a pale red. Italy and ,Spain 

 have several distinct species; among others, the R. ; Polliniana, with ''fine 

 large purple flowers, growing in clusters of two or three, and found in the 

 neighbourhood of Verona. The R. moschata and R. hispanica flourish in 

 Spain ; the latter being at present excluded from the species established 'by 

 Lindley. The flowers, of a light pink colour, appear in May. The R. 

 sempervirens, common in the Balearic Islands, grows spontaneously through- 

 out the south of Europe, and in Rarbarv. Its foliage, of glossy green, is 

 intermingled with a prolusion of small, white, highly scented flowers. 



" For France, nineteen species are claimed by the Flora of I)e Candolle. 

 In the southern provinces is found the R. Eglanteria, whose golden petals 

 are sometimes varied into a rich orange. The R. spinosissima grows in the 

 sandy plains of the southern provinces, having white flowers tipped with 

 yellow, which have furnished many beautiful varieties. In the forests of Au- 

 vergne and the departments of the Vosges, we fine the R. cinnamomea, 

 which derives its name from the colour of its branches ; the flowers being 

 small, red, and solitary. The R. parviflora. or Champagne rose, a beautiful 

 miniature shrub, adorns the fertile valleys in the neighbourhood of Dijon 

 with its very double, but small, solitary, crimson blossoms. The R. gallica 

 is one which has afforded varieties of every hue, more especially the kinds 

 known as Frovins roses, white, pink, or crimson. In the Eastern Pyrenees 

 grows the R. moBchata, a beautiful variety of which is known in our gardens 

 as the nutmeg rose. The R. alba is found in the hedges and thickets of 

 Tarious departments, as well as the R. canina, or eglantine, the stock of 

 which, straight, elegant, and vigorous, is so valuable for grafting" 



This article, which is a translation from the French of Boitard, 

 is by far the most interesting part of Mrs. Gore's book; as the 

 monograph, to be hereafter noticed, and which is also after 

 Boitard, is the latest and best that has yet been published. 



The next article is on the culture of the rose, which is its 

 principal use, as little is said of the culture of roses. Next fol- 

 lows "Botanical Character of the Bose;" '-Hybrid Varii 

 of the Bose ;" "Classification by Specific Character;" "Dis- 

 tinction of Species ;" ''Bibliography ofthe Rose);" and "Pharma- 

 copoeia of the Bose. - ' This brings us to the end of Part I. 

 page 79. 



