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not be depended upon for keej)ing over winter in the 

 Northern States, no matter how well protected. But the 

 plants maybe potted and housed in the green-house, or a 

 cold pit at the approach of winter, and then be set out 

 again in the next spring with good results. The Teas 

 are in many respects the most delightful of all Roses, 

 and it is well worth while to be at some trouble in thus 

 keeping them over. They are almost perpetually in 

 bloom when in a growing condition. 



THE BRAMBLE. RuhuS. H. 



Clumps of Bramble-bushes, while they might seem 

 out of place in small grounds where everything intro- 

 duced should be of the choicest kind, still they look 

 very well in the Wild Garden, with their free wild habits 

 and really attractive flowers. 



The Purple Bramble {R. odoraius), also called 

 Flowering Raspberry, forms a clump of vigorous canes, 

 which produce showy, fragrant flowers of a rich purple 

 color for a long time in summer, H. 



The White Bramble {R. Xuthanus) has coarse, 

 toothed leaves, and fewer flowers than the above ; the 

 petals are narrow and white, H. 



The Double Blackberry {R. fruticosus) has curi- 

 ous, fine, double flowers, or masses of narrow petals. 

 The Cut, or Parsley-leaved Bramble (var. laciniatus), is 

 of low trailing habit, and produces palatable fruit. R. 

 cratcegifolius is of robust erect habit, with large leaves 

 of a deep-green color, turning to a dark-red in autumn. 



the azalea. Azalea. G-H. 



The Native Azaleas are attractive shrubs, producing 

 umbelled clusters of showy flowers ; they are most effec- 

 tive in the garden Avhen planted in clumps. These jilants 



