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microphylla, all deceptive ; and even the first plant that 

 came out as double white, proved to be entirely single ; but 

 there is now a genuine double white, though not properly 

 a microphylla. The following few are all we have seen 

 worth cultivating : 



Microphylla. This rose is unique in every character. The 

 foliage is very small and neat, and the calyx thick 

 and bristly. The flowers are produced at the 

 extremity of the young shoots in twos or threes, 

 according to the strength of the plant; they are 

 large and double ; the exterior petals large and full; 

 those of the interior are very short and thick-set; 

 the colour in the centre is dark, shading lighter 

 toward the exterior ; the spines are in pairs on each 

 side of the compound leaves. It is perfectly hardy, 

 and greatly esteemed, and not so subject to be 

 attacked by insects as other roses. 



Microphylla rubra, dark red, having every character of the 

 preceding. They are frequently called " The Burr 

 Rose," from the appearance of the bud. 



Microphylla violace, reddish violet; in habit very similar 

 to the former, but much darker in colour, and is a 

 true microphylla. 



Maria Leonida, white, centre tinged with pink; is very 

 sweet scented blooms all the season but has more 

 the habit of a Macartney than Microphylla Rose. 



Microphylla odorata alba, yellowish white, perfectly double, 

 and finely scented ; is a strong grower and a good 

 deal of the Macartney Rose habit. 



We, have now concluded our few descriptions of the 

 beautiful family of Roses ; informing our readers, if they 

 should think it brief, we can assure them it is candid, and, 

 as far as we know, in every respect impartial. No doubt 

 we could have given many beautiful details of "things" we 

 never saw and probably never will ; and we also promise 

 that a few of our descriptions will, in some situations and 

 peculiar seasons, "come short," or perhaps " overshoot the 

 mark ;" for it is well known to the cultivator, that double 

 roses will occasionally come single, and red roses become 

 blush, and blush roses frequently bloom entirely white, and 



