ROSES IN GENERAL CULTIVATION. 41 



The Sweet-Brier (Rosa Rubiginosa), or 

 Eglantine, with 7 leaflets, is found growing 

 wild in different countries, but the variety 

 known as Common Sweet-Brier, a native of 

 England, is the only one worth growing. It 

 is almost needless to remark that the pink 

 flowers, which are single, possess interest 

 only for the botanist or artist ; it is the leaves 

 of the plant which are so attractive to gen- 

 eral cultivators. After a warm spring 

 shower, or when moistened by the morning 

 or evening dew, the foliage gives out a de- 

 lightful perfume, sui generis, equalled by 

 few rose-blooms. Any garden of consider- 

 able size should certainly contain a few plants 

 of this favorite rose of the poets ; they may be 

 planted individually, or in hedges, as they 

 bear clipping without injury. 



The Scotch Rose (Rosa Spinosissima), called 

 by the French, Rosier Pimprenelle, is, true 

 to the botanical name, the most thorny of all 

 roses; but, though possessing some merit, 

 has almost passed out of cultivation. It is a 

 native of England and Scotland, and many 

 varieties have been raised from seed and sent 

 out by Scotch nurserymen, the names of 

 which are quite forgotten, most of them de- 

 servedly so. They are of compact growth, 

 very hardy, generally 9 leaflets, and produce 



