3pril.~] ROSA MICROPHYLLA, &C. 81 



Beauty of Prairies, or Queen of Prairies, dark rose, cup 

 form, very large, and frequently striped with white ; 

 it is highly esteemed and a strong grower. 



Prairie Baltimore Belle, nearly white, very perfect form, 

 quite double, blooming in clusters. 



Prairie Superba, blush, a very profuse bloomer in rich 

 clusters, perfectly double. 



Prairie Purpurea, rosy purple, imbricated, very double, 

 said to bloom again in the autumn. 



Russelliana, Cottage Rose, and Scarlet Grevlttia: this is 

 a distinct article in growth from any other of this 

 group ; it is perfectly hardy, and does not climb so 

 freely ; still it makes a lovely pillar rose with large 

 clusters of bright crimson shaded flowers. 



(r) Sempervirens pleno alba, pure white, flowers perfectly 

 double and profuse; the strong shoots of last year 

 will produce a large cluster of flowers almost from 

 every eye ; this Rose is termed evergreen in Eu- 

 rope, but with us is perfectly deciduous ; although 

 in our southern states it retains its foliage during 

 winter. 



Triomphe de BoUwiller, is certainly a most superb blush 

 white rose, globular and double, and blooms in fine 

 clusters, having an agreeable and rather delightful 

 fragrance, and is a magnificent pillar plant. 



ROSA MICROPHYLLA, (OR SMALL-LEAVED ROSE.) 



This pretty little Rose was originally from China, and 

 since it has been introduced, several additions have been 

 made by cultivation ; although we have not yet seen any 

 to excel the original Rosa microphylla. They delight in 

 light rich dry soils, and form very fine bushes for grass 

 plats or small lawns, and generally flower the whole sum- 

 mer, producing their blooms from short young shoots pro- 

 duced from the wood of two or three years' growth. The 

 plants should all have a little protection the first winter 

 after planting, and in pruning the shoots should only be 

 thinned out, or any dead piece cut off: we have had seve- 

 ral roses under very enticing names added to this group, 

 such as striped microphylla, crimson microphylla, scarlet 



