MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 21 



PART III. 

 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES. 



On Climbing Roses von a Wall. — Will some of the readers of the Cabinet 

 give me a list of climing Roses, best suited to cover and adorn a high Western 

 wall, combining speed of growth and multiplicity of flowers ? 



4th Dec, 1841. Jovenis, an old Subscriber. 



[Had our correspondent given us the length of wall, or number of plants 

 required, a more satisfactory list of kinds might have been given. For the 

 present, however, we give a list of some of the best kinds suited to the purposes 

 named as to vigour, hardy habit, and beauty. If an addition be required, we 

 will, ou being informed, supply the deficiency : — 



Rampant. — Beautiful pure white. 



Spectabile. — Bright rosy lilac. 



Scandens, (or Alice Gray).— Buff; changing to a pale flesh-colour. 



Myrianthus, (or Ranunculacea). — Delicate light rose. 



Adelaide d'Orleaus. — Pale rose with a deeper-coloured centre. 



Triomphe de Bollwyller, (or Sempervirens ordorata). — Shaded white. 



Lady Montgomery. — Pale rose. 



Clair. — Single, crimson, with a light centre ; singular and pretty- 



Indica major. — Delicate rose. 



Madame d'Arblay, (or Wells' white). — Pretty creamy white. 



Wood's Garland. — White, changing to pink. 



Rosa Elegans, (or Bengale Elegante). — Bright pink. 



Ayrshire Queen. — Purple crimson. 



Sir John Sebright. — Light crimson. 



Bennett's Seedling. — White, large clustered. 



Ayrshire Elegans. — White. 



Queen of the Belgians. — Pure white. 



Ruga. — A most beautiful blush. 



Gloire de Rosomene. — Crimson. 



Madame Desprez. — Bright rosy-lilac. 



Crimson Madame Desprez. — Rich' crimson. 



Crimson Globe. — Rich purplish crimson. 



Belle Antonine. — Delicate pink. 



Bouquet tout fait. — Cream-coloured. 



Camellia Rose. — Bright rose. 



Cerise. — Deep rosy purple. 



Clarissa Harlowe. — Pretty pale flesh. 



George the Fourth. — Velvet crimson. 



Beauty of Billiard. — Vivid scarlet. 



Hardy. — Pale flesh rosy centre. 



Jaunc Desprez. — Bright fawn colour. 



Du Luxembourg. — Fine red and rose. 



Madame Jouvin.— Rose, buff centre. 



Coccinea superba. — Scarlet and crimson. 



Lamarque. — Pale lemon. 



Wells' Pink.— Bri-ht pink. 



Wells' Sir Walter Scott. — Deep dark purple. 



Minette. — Fine light crimson. 



Edmund Garratt. — Rose, shaded with carmine. 



Aimee Vibert. — Pure white, large clustered. 



The above forly kinds contain not only what will flourish well in the situation* 

 ui.it cover the wail speedily, if planted in a good rich loamy soil, but they will 

 all 'id bluina from May to November. — Conmjctoii.] 



