138 DESCRIPTION OF THE ROSE. 



old plant is growing against the southern wall of the man- 

 sion, in a confined situation, its roots cramped by a stone 

 pavement : it is weakly, and never shows a flower-bud. In 

 the entrance-court is another plant, growing in front of a 

 low parapet wall, in a good loamy soil, and free, airy expo- 

 sure: this is in a state of the greatest luxuriance, and 

 blooms in fine perfection nearly every season. 



" Mr. Mackintosh, the gardener, who kindly pointed out 

 these plants to me, thought the latter a distinct and supe- 

 rior variety, as it was brought from France by a French 

 cook a few years since ; but it is certainly nothing but the 

 genuine Old Double Yellow Rose. 



" In unfavorable soils, 'it will often flourish and bloom 

 freely if budded on the Musk Rose, the common China 

 Rose, or some free-growing hybrid China Rose ; but the 

 following pretty method of culture I beg to suggest : Bud 

 or graft it on some short stems of the Rosa Manetti. In 

 the autumn, pot some of the strongest plants ; and, late in 

 spring, force them with a gentle heat, giving plenty of air. 

 It will now also be very interesting to plant trees of this 

 variety in orchard-houses : this seems to me to be the 

 exact climate required by it. By this method, the dry 

 and warm climate of Florence and Genoa may, perhaps, 

 be partially imitated ; for there it blooms in such profu- 

 sion, that large quantities of its magnificent flowers are 

 daily sold in the markets during the rose-season. 



" The following extract relative to this rose is from the 



