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and, in some cases, are killed outright. RUSSELUANA, or 

 SCARLET GREVILLIA, blooms in large clusters of a rich, 

 dark lake, changing to various shades of red and lilac, so 

 that the cluster presents a curious diversity of hue. As it 

 is extremely vigorous in growth, it would make an admi- 

 rable pillar or climbing rose, were it but a little more 

 hardy. It would, no doubt, succeed if the pillar were 

 protected during winter by fastening around it a covering 

 of pine or spruce boughs. These exclude sun, but not air; 

 so that the rose is not exposed to the dangers from damp- 

 ness which attend a compact mass of straw soaked by 

 rain and snow. As RUSSELLIANA bears pruning better 

 than most climbing roses, it may be grown as a bush ; in 

 which state it has flourished here for a number of years 

 without protection. DE LA GRIFFERAIE may also be 

 grown as a bush with perfect success as far North as Bos- 

 ton. It gives a great abundance of blush and rose-colored 

 flowers, forming a high mound of bloom. LAURA DA- 

 VOUST forms an admirable greenhouse stock for rafter 

 roses. Indeed, it is well worth a place for its own sake. 

 Its small double flowers of bright pink and flesh-color, 

 changing to white, are produced in large and graceful 

 clusters, beautiful from jthe varieties of shade which they 

 exhibit. CARMIN VELOUT, ALBA, and COCCINEA are also 



