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Crimson to purplish rose, and then to pale rose ; so 

 that in the clusters may be seen three or four 

 shades, from rose to deep purplish crimson. In 

 wet soils, it is often killed to the ground by the 

 winter's frost: even in warm situations, and if 

 -covered with mats, it shoots so early that when 

 uncovered it cannot endure the cold of spring. It 

 would probably form a fine pillar rose, if thatched 

 in November with green furze or whin, which 

 admits air and yet keeps off the severity of the 

 frost. This covering may continue till March, 

 and then must not be removed at once, but at 

 twice or thrice; as want of caution in not re- 

 moving their winter covering gradually is the 

 death of thousands of half-hardy plants. If a 

 plant is protected with spray or furze, remove half 

 in mild weather in March, and let the remainder 

 continue a week or fortnight longer, being regu- 

 lated by the weather. The treatment of the 

 Grevillia Rose as a pillar may be applied to all the 

 varieties of Rosa multiflora, except Eusselliana, 

 as they are impatient of cold. Hybrida, or Laure 

 Davoust, is a hybrid, and a most elegant and beau- 

 tiful rose, having all the peculiar neatness of the 

 double red and white varieties, with larger flowers 

 and more beautiful foliage. This is one of the 

 prettiest climbing roses known. A Genevese 

 friend informs me that some pillars of this rose at 

 Geneva are thirty feet high, and covered with 

 flowers the greater part of summer. Kubra is 

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