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yellow Rose we know of, really worth growing, except 

 the Copper Austrian. The flowers of the Austrian Roses 

 are produced on short joints all along the stem ; they will 

 not, therefore, bear much pruning. 



"Double-margined Hip is a Hybrid Sweet Brier, of lux- 

 uriant growth, almost adapted to a pillar. Its form is cup- 

 ped, and its color creamy-white, shaded with pink." 



Climbing Hoses. The Climbing Roses may be divided 

 into four or five sub-classes, viz. : Boursalt, Ayrshire, 

 Prairie, Hybrid China, Noisette or Bourbon, and Miscel- 

 laneous. In the Miscellaneous class, the old-fashioned 

 Cinnamon may be placed, not knowing where else to put 

 it ; and it should most assuredly have a place somewhere, 

 " for auld lang syne, " if nothing more. It deserves a 

 place in the shrubbery, on account of its early flowering 

 and profuse bloom. It opens its blossoms the last of May, 

 in this climate, and, with a little attention, will make a 

 bush ten or twelve feet high. 



Boursalt Hoses. The Boursalt Roses come next in 

 bloom after the Cinnamon. They are all desirable on ac- 

 count of their hardy character and vigorous growth. 

 " Their smooth bark renders them desirable for stocks to 

 bud upon." For the extreme North, this whole class, 

 next to the Prairie, are the most desirable for pillars and 

 trellises. 



Amadis is one of the handsomest of the Boursalt Roses, 

 producing its large purplish-crimson flowers in pendulous 

 clusters. 



For distant effect, the Common Purple Boursalt is not 

 without its merits. The flowers are semi-double, but are 

 produced in immense numbers ; and, then, it is very hardy. 



De Lesle, or Blush Boursalt. This is one of the earliest 

 of the sub-class, producing large blush flowers, with a 

 deep rose center, and perfectly double. All the Boursalts 

 have quite smooth stems, but none more so than the Thorn- 



