500 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



THE BOURSAULT is the common long smooth-branched climber, 

 with reddish wood, few thorns, and semi-double crimson flowers in 

 clusters. One of the most vigorous growers and profuse bloomers. 

 The new variety, known as the Blush Boursault, is more showy. 



THE AYRSHIRE ROSES are varieties of the wild field roses of Eng- 

 land and Scotland, and have a slenderer but not shorter growth 

 than the vigorous American climbers, and creep or trail rather 

 more than our natives. Bennetfs Seedling, which has a pure white 

 flower, and the Queen of Ayrshire, a dark purplish-crimson flower, 

 are the best sorts. They are best adapted to cover fences, chains, 

 low trellises, or banks of earth, their natural habit being like that 

 of the trailing blackberry, to keep close to the ground. 



THE MULTIFLORA ROSES are seedlings from China roses, and 

 require protection at the north. The De la Grifferaie and Eugene 

 Greville, or Seven Sisters, are varieties advertised in northern nur- 

 series ; the former with rosy purple flowers, and the latter with 

 flowers varying from blush to crimson. The latter is nearly hardy. 



THE EVERGREEN ROSES, not being perfectly hardy, do not fairly 

 come into this division, but as they are June roses, they do not 

 belong with the second division, and are therefore referred to here. 

 They are natives of the borders of the Mediterranean, and in the 

 wild state single. Beautiful double varieties are now grown, but 

 principally in green-houses. The Felicite Perpetuee is one of the 

 best, and may be grown at the north with slight protection. 



CLASS V. YELLOW AUSTRIAN ROSES. This class has few vari- 

 eties, and is represented by what are generally known as the Per- 

 sian Yellow and Harrison's Yellow, beautiful double yellow roses, 

 growing on tall delicate-leaved, and not very robust, bushes ; and 

 by the single yellow rose, known as the Austrian Yellow, which has 

 a still more delicate or weakly growth. These roses are among the 

 earliest to bloom. The single roses are noted for their disagree- 

 able odor. 



CLASS VI. WILD BUSH ROSES. In the opening remarks on the 

 rose a few of these have been referred to. As they are little grown 

 in nurseries, and inferior to cultivated sorts, it is needless to enumer- 



