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old gardens of America, and in the Van Cortland 

 garden, at Croton, New York, there is a specimen 

 which Mrs. Earle estimates to be over a century 

 old; it is still quite vigorous and bears many 

 blossoms every year. York and Lancaster may 

 be had of modern growers, and should be placed 

 in the rose garden, or near a front yard path. 



ROSA LUCIDA is a Rose of American origin which 

 Miss Jekyl, the noted English amateur, says is one 

 of the commonest Roses in old English gardens. 

 She complains that a Rose which has for so long 

 been popular in England has never received an 

 English name. Its nomenclature is derived from 

 the glossy green of its leaves. The flowers are 

 large and single and borne in clusters; they come 

 into bloom in July and last several weeks. This 

 Rose can be supplied by nurserymen, and could be 

 used with good effect for naturalizing in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the garden. 



There were few yellow Roses in the very old gar- 

 dens; for some time BANKSIA was about the only 

 representative of that colour. In the year 1830 

 PERSIAN YELLOW and HARRISON'S YELLOW were 

 introduced, The flowers of the former are of good 



