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the climbing teas and some other roses ; we 

 believe it may be good for this, it is not good 

 for anything else. Grevillia, or Seven Sis- 

 ters, generally sent out tinder the latter 

 name, is propagated to considerable extent in 

 this country, and is principally called for by 

 tree peddlers, who make large sales of it, by 

 means of exaggerated colored plates, accom- 

 panied by untruthful descriptions. It is as 

 tender as the Tea-scented Noisettes, and is in 

 every way inferior to them. 



The Prairie Rose (Rosa Setigera or Rubi- 

 folia [erroneous]) is much the most valuable 

 of all the non-remontant climbers. It is 

 indigenous to the country, being found in 

 Michigan and many of the Western States. 

 Seeds of the common variety were sown 

 about 1836, by Messrs. Samuel and John Feast 

 of Baltimore. The seedlings from this sow- 

 ing were fertilized by surrounding flowers, 

 from some of the best varieties of roses 

 grown at the time, and from this lot came 

 Baltimore Belle and Queen of the Prairies, 

 the two best-known sorts. The foliage is 

 rough, large, 5 to 7 leaflets, generally of a 

 dark green color; for rapidity of growth 

 they equal or excel the Ayrshires, and sur- 

 pass all other climbers in hardiness. They 

 bloom in large clusters late in the season, 



