DESCRIPTION OF THE ROSE. 



native road-side or thicket into the garden. From its 

 perfect hardiness and free growth, it is sometimes used as 

 a stock for budding or grafting. The fragrance of its 

 leaves readily distinguishes it from other species. 



Most of the named varieties under this head in the cata- 

 logues of nursery-men are hybrids ; sometimes, as in the 

 case of the DOUBLE-MARGINED HIP, or MADELINE, retain- 

 ing little trace of the SWEET-BRIER. Among the best are 

 the MONSTROUS SWEET-BRIER, the CARMINE, the CELES- 

 TIAL, the SPLENDID, the SCARLET, the ROSE ANGLE, 

 the ROYAL, and the SUPERB. 



Rosa Alpina. This familiar climbing rose is easily 

 known by its long shoots, nearly or quite free from thorns, 

 and the reddish tinge, shaded into green, which marks the 

 stems of most of the varieties. Its parent is a native of 

 the Alps, and it is perfectly hardy. The flowers grow in 

 clusters. In the OLD RED BOURSAULT, they are semi- 

 double, and indifferently formed ; but some of the other 

 varieties show great improvements both in shape and 

 color. They are excellent climbing or pillar roses, and 

 require less sun to develop their flowers than most other 



