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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 in spring by them. 



Banksian Roses seldom bear seed in this country; 

 but in the south of France, and in Italy, they 

 produce it in tolerable abundance ; so that we may 

 yet expect crimson and other coloured roses of 

 this charming family. 



HYBRID CLIMBING ROSES. 



These are hardy and strong-growing roses, the 

 origin of some of them not well ascertained. 

 Among them, Astrolabe is a pretty, bright- 

 coloured, and very double rose ; not so vigorous in 

 its growth as some others, but a distinct and good 

 variety. Clair is a single hybrid rose, with 

 small crimson flowers, said to be between Rosa 

 sempervirens and the Crimson China Rose, or Rosa 

 semperflorens. This is a singular and rather 

 pretty rose, blooming all the autumn : it will, pro- 

 bably, be the parent of some beautiful climbers, 

 as it bears seed freely. Indica major has perhaps 

 a dozen names ; for as " Rosa Bengalensis," " Ben- 

 galensis Scandens," and the " Walton Rose " of 



