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and is really a fine and vigorous growing variety. 

 Rosa Fortuniana, a new white Banksian rose in- 

 troduced from China by Mr. Fortune, in 1850, gives 

 white flowers very double, as large as those of the 

 Noisette Aimee Vibert. They are very fragrant, 

 and the rose is a most desirable variety. 



The Banksian roses are not adapted for pillar 

 roses, as they are too tender : they require a wall, 

 or very sheltered situation. Their very early 

 flowering, also, renders this quite necessary, as 

 the spring frosts, in cold exposures, destroy the 

 bloom in the bud. They bloom more freely in 

 dry than in wet, retentive soils, and they require 

 pruning with care, for none of the small and 

 twiggy branches should be shortened : but, if the 

 plant has a superabundance, some of them may 

 be removed. If their branches are shortened, they 

 will not bloom, but put forth a profusion of strong 

 shoots. The flowers will be generally found in 

 the greatest abundance on these small and twiggy 

 branches, which at once points out the necessity 

 of their being left on the plant. Often, towards 

 the end of summer, large old plants will produce 

 immensely thick and strong shoots. These should 

 be removed early in autumn, unless they are 

 wanted to fill up a vacancy on the wall; the 

 upper part of the plant, and its flowering twigs, 

 will then not be exhausted by them. 



Banksian roses seldom bear seed in this coun- 

 try; but in the south of France, and in Italy, 



