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dantly in some parts of this country. Mr. Emerson supposes 

 that it was introduced into this country, and now has become 

 naturalized ; the seeds having probably been disseminated by 

 birds. 



The Double Yellow Provence Rose is supposed to have had 

 its origin from the Austrian Brier. It is an old inhabitant of 

 some gardens, but a very shy bloomer, showing its flowers very 

 sparing, and, some years, none. We have seen the bushes 

 bending with their load of flowers. They are large, very double, 

 of a pale-yellow. On account of its peculiar habits, it is not 

 worth its room in the garden. Copper Austrian " is a very sin- 

 gular-looking Rose, blooming well in this climate, is of a cop- 

 pery-red, and the outside inclining to pale-yellow, or sulphur." 

 It has single flowers, but they are truly beautiful. The Yellow 

 Harrison Rose was considered a great acquisition, a few years 

 since, but this is now entirely eclipsed by the Persian Yellow. 

 Its flowers are more double, and of a more brilliant yellow, than 

 the Harrison ; and this is the only hardy 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. 



The common Sweet Brier is worthy a place in every garden, 

 on account of its exquisite fragrance. In pruning this section 

 of the class, the old wood only should be cut out. 



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

 ant growth, almost adapted to a pillar. Its form is cupped, and 

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



Climbing Roses. The Climbing Roses may be divided into 

 four or five sub-classes, viz., Boursalt, Ayrshire, Prairie, Hy- 

 brid China, Noisette or Bourbon, and Miscellaneous. 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," 

 nothing more. It deserves a place in the shrubbery, on ac- 

 count of its early flowering and profuse bloom. It opens its 



