52 THE ROSE. 



Bureau. Two varieties of the class which 

 have marked peculiarities are Viridiflora or 

 Viridiscens, and James Sprunt. The former 

 is probably a sport from the old Blush, or one 

 of its immediate descendants ; its peculiarity 

 consists in green flowers which are freely 

 produced; though curious, it is not attrac- 

 tive, and it possesses little value, save as 

 a curiosity. James Sprunt originated in the 

 year 1858. Rev. James M. Sprunt, D.D., 

 a Presbyterian clergyman of Kenansville, 

 North Carolina, divided some strong plants 

 of Agrippina. Afterwards he observed a 

 single shoot from one of these plants growing 

 vigorously without flowers or branches; it 

 grew over fifteen feet before it showed any 

 flower buds, the rest of the plant retaining 

 its normal characteristics. This shoot 

 branched out very freely the following year, 

 and cuttings taken from it invariably retained 

 the same climbing habit. The flowers of 

 James Sprunt are somewhat larger and fuller 

 than Agrippina, but are, of course, not pro- 

 duced till the plant has made considerable 

 growth. It is a valuable greenhouse climber. 

 What are called Fairy Roses are miniature 

 Bengals; we do not consider them of any 

 value, the Bengals are small enough. 



The Bourbon Rose (Rosa Bourboniana) was 



