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blossoms the last of May, in this climate, and, with a little 

 attention, will make a bush ten or twelve feet high. 



Bourscdt Eases. The Boursalt Roses come next in bloom 

 after the Cinnamon. They are all desirable on account 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 clus- 

 ters. 



For distant effect, the Common Purple Boursalt is not with- 

 out 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 

 centre, and perfectly double. All the Boursalts have quite 

 smooth stems, but none more so than the Thornless Rose, which 

 comes into bloom soon after the Cinnamon. Its stems are per- 

 fectly smooth; it makes a stout bush, ten or twelve feet high, 

 and is covered with a profusion 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 Soci- 

 ety 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 



Queen of the Prairies is a most superb variety of Rosa rubi- 

 folia, a native of the West, sometimes known as the Michigan 

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

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