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by being entirely destitute of thorns, except in the young 

 ghooU ; and it is one of the parents of the Boreault 

 rotes, once very popular, which show their parentage 

 bv being also for the most part thorn less, ROM Gallica 

 is found in many port* of Europe ; as a single rose 

 it is not often seen, but it has given rise, not only to 

 innumerable garden hybrids, but also to some natural 

 hybrids, of which the old damask rose, much beloved of 

 our forefathers, is now said to be one. 



From Asia we got many of our most beautiful roses. 

 China, Japan, and the Himalayas have each in turn 

 sent us their treasure* From China we have the 

 Macartney n*se, a grand ruse in iu single state, with 

 pure white |>ctaU, gulden stamens, ami shining leaves, 

 but H|H>ilt when double. From China also we have 

 the delightful Ruiksia*, generally the earliest rt>se that 

 flowers, and with very tweet-scented double white 

 flowers, but also with double yellow flowers that 

 arc almost scentless. The single Hankaia in almost 

 unknown in England, and one of my chief remembered 

 delights in my garden was the first night of this rarity 

 in flower in lsi0. The flowers were a pretty pale 

 yellow, slightly scented. 1 Iloth the Macartney and 

 the liankaia rose require a wall, but the China roses 

 (also from China, though called //. /ft</iV<i) are as hardy 



