156 THE MACAKTNEY ROSE. 



give it an elegant and pleasing character. Rosa 

 Hardii, or Rosa berberifolia Hardii, is a most 

 interesting rose, raised from seed by Monsieur 

 Hardy, of the Luxembourg Gardens, from Rosa 

 involucrata, a variety of Rosa bracteata, fertilised 

 with that unique rose, Rosa berberifolia, or the 

 Single Yellow Persian Rose. This curious hybrid, 

 like its Persian parent, has single yellow flowers 

 with a dark eye (much like Cistus formosus), 

 and evergreen foliage; it is not quite hardy. It 

 will probably be the parent of an entirely new 

 group; and what can be imagined more interesting 

 in roses than varieties with double yellow flowers 

 and evergreen leaves ! 



Culture. 



Macartney Roses sometimes suffer when exposed 

 to severe frost in the open borders of the flower- 

 garden: they will therefore require the same 

 protection as recommended for the Noisette Roses 

 in cold situations. Maria Leonida is a fine border 

 rose; for, by pegging down its shoots as they are 

 produced in summer, a few plants soon cover a 

 bed or clump with a dense mass of foliage and 

 flowers, ornamenting the flower-garden from three 

 to four months in summer and autumn. 



Raising Varieties from Seed. 



It requires the burning sun of Italy* to make 

 these roses produce their seed ; yet, by persever- 



