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have added to the number. At Lyons, much 

 attention has been devoted to the culture of 

 roses ; and among other rarities now flourishing 

 in their gardens, they have that beautiful mini- 

 ature, the"Lawrancea, (which in England attains 

 a height of between two inches and half a foot,) 

 in bushes six feet high, retaining all its original 

 specific characters of inflorescence. 



The numerous varieties of our native Scotch 

 rose are in high estimation on the continent, as 

 well as many others obtained in England; 

 such as the Smithia, a double yellow rose, ob- 

 tained by the gardener of Lady Liverpool ; the 

 George IV., obtained by Rivers, junior; the 

 Stanwell Perpetual, an accidental hybrid found 

 in Mrs. Lee's garden at Stanwell ; and many 

 varieties of moss roses, the greater number of 

 which beautiful family were obtained in Eng- 

 land. The China or Bengal rose, sent to the 

 Botanical garden at Kew about the year 1780 

 from Canton, by a botanist named Ker, did not 

 reach France till the year 1800. The Rosa 

 Banksise, and that singular rose the Microphylla, 

 both natives of China, also reached the conti- 

 nent by means of the botanists of England. 



