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less Rose, which comes into bloom soon after the Cinna- 

 mon. Its stems are perfectly smooth ; it makes a stout 

 bush, ten or twelve feet high, and is covered with a pro- 

 fusion of pretty pink Roses. This is suitable for the 

 shrubbery. The Old White Rose makes a handsome bush 

 for training. The flowers are semi-double, of a fine rose- 

 white, and, when properly managed, in rich soil, will grow 

 twelve to fifteen feet high. 



Prairie Roses. Samuel Feast, Esq., of Baltimore, has 

 the honor of originating the first Prairie Rose, the 

 'Queen of the Prairies, for which the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society awarded him their large gold medal, 

 as a special premium. This is the type of a new class of 

 hardy Roses, and proves to be a most valuable acquisition 

 for the North, it being as hardy as the oak. The tribe 

 bloom after the summer Roses are passed. 



Queen of the Prairies is a most superb variety of Rosa, 

 setigera, a native of the West, sometimes known as the 

 Michigan Rose. This is Mr. Feast's first seedling, and 

 considered by some the best. The flowers are of a deep 

 rose color, with a white stripe in the center of each petal. 

 They have a peculiar globular, cup-shaped form. This 

 variety is the most luxuriant grower of any of the class, 

 making a surprising growth in rich soil. The flowers of 

 all the varieties are produced in clusters. 



Baltimore Belle. The flowers are a pale, waxy blush, 

 almost white, very double, in large clusters ; like the other 

 perfectly hardy. 



Rosa superba, has pale, delicate blush blooms, in large 

 clusters, the flowers not so large as the Baltimore Belle. 



Perpetual Pink, produces flowers in great profusion, 

 which continue in long succession; rather small, but in 

 clusters, varying from light-pink to purple. In addition to 

 those described there are many other varieties equally de- 

 sirable, and new sorts are produced every year. This 



