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distinguished from it, by being more perfept, and 

 flowering, I think, a few days in advance of that 

 variety. It makes an elegant pillar rose. The 

 above sorts are so very double, that they "seldom 

 produce seed even by artificial aid. The variety 

 called Elegans, which is generally grown in Ohio 

 and Kentucky, and in some places called Chilli- 

 cot he Multiflorct) has been cultivated here for five 

 years; it is not so 'double, of a pink colour, seeds 

 more freely, and when hybridized by the Perpetual 

 and Chinese Roses, will give, no doubt, many varie- 

 ties. I have now a few hundred plants, one and 

 two years old, obtained in that manner, which 

 exhibit in their growth great diversity of character, 

 but have not yet bloomed. They are all very 

 easily propagated by layering in July: give the 

 shoot of the present year's growth a twist, and 

 then bury the twisted part six inches under ground ; 

 in November it will be well rooted, and can then 

 be cut oif and transplanted in any desired situation ; 

 the tasteful husbandman may thus cover every 

 unsightly fence rail. 



Having briefly disposed of the tribes of Climb- 

 ing Roses that bloom only once in the season, a few 

 hints on their general culture will be in place. 



They will grow luxuriantly on any aspect or 

 situation, provided they are not entirely shaded by 

 trees over head. The roots of trees and plants gene- 

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