78 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN. 



and beautiful of roses was originated. From its 

 foliage having acquired a glaucous pubescence, 

 and its shoots a greenish-yellow tinge, in those 

 respects much unlike the Austrian Briar, I have 

 sometimes been inclined to impute its origin to 

 that rose, fertilised with a double or semi-double 

 variety of the Damask Rose, for that is also an 

 eastern plant. 



As yet, we have but two roses in this division ; 

 the Double Yellow, or " Yellow Provence," with 

 large globular and very double bright yellow 

 flowers, and the Pompone Jaune, or dwarf Double 

 Yellow, both excessively shy of producing full- 

 blown flowers; though they grow in any mode- 

 rately good soil with great luxuriance, and show 

 an abundance of flower-buds ; but some " worm i' 

 the bud" generally causes them to fall off pre- 

 maturely. To remedy this, various situations 

 have been recommended : some have said, plant it 

 against a south wall; others, give it a northern 

 aspect, under the drip of some water-trough, as it 

 requires a wet situation. All this is quackery 

 and nonsense. The Yellow Provence Kose is a 

 native of a warm climate, and therefore requires 

 a warm situation, a free and airy exposure, and 

 rich soil. 



At Burleigh, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, 

 the effect of situation on this rose is forcibly 

 shown. A very old plant is growing against the 

 southern wall of the mansion, in a confined situ- 



