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twining Roses against the sides of our country houses and 

 cottages, as the profusion of flowers which they daily afford 

 from spring to autumn, gives to the retirement of these 

 rural scenes a degree of Fioral enchantment, and throws 

 an air of magic round the spot. 



Soil. The Rose, with few exceptions, delights in a light 

 fresh soil, not subject to become sodden with rain and wet. 

 I have found a mellow loam very successful in causing them 

 to flourish, and to throw out vigorous shoots and abundance 

 cf flowers ; but the Rose is by no means difficult to accom- 

 modate to almost any soil not saturated by superabundant 

 moisture. 



Profiagation.-*-The, Rose is generally increased by suckers 

 from the root, or by layers ; there are also many kinds 

 which succeed by cuttings, but these are principally the 

 Chinese varieties. They may also be increased by inoculat- 

 ing and grafting, but these seldom survive beyond the third 

 year, when others should be budded from them to supply 

 their places. 



Vurietits. These are so numerous, that it is impossible 

 to give descriptions of them in this limited work. Mar.y of 

 them, however, have brief remarks attached to their names 

 in the catalogue, descriptive of their characters. Although 

 the author's collection is very numerous, still the selections 

 have been made with great care, and they combine a rich 

 accumulation of the varied beauties of this favourite flower, 

 I will now proceed to make a few remarks relative to some 

 particular Varieties. 



Mvss Rose. Of this there are a number of varieties, vary- 

 ing in colour, size, and other circumstances. The one most 

 generally known is the Red Moss. The others aie the 

 Blush Moss, with very large flowers of an exceedingly deli- 

 cate colour, and by many considered to surpass all others ; 

 the New Red Moss, and the Scarlet Moss, are very fine ; 

 the White and the Sniped Moss, the Small Moss, Dark 

 Moss, Single Moss, &c. are also much admired, and the 

 whole form an unique collection in this family of flowers. 



Yellow Roses. There appears to exist some difficulty in 

 making the Double Yellow to flower well I will therefore 

 remark, that it requires an airy situation, and does best in dry 

 and gravelly soils; and that the old wood should be cut out 

 near the ground every autumn, which will cause a succession 

 of thrifty blooming shoots. When budded on the Common 

 China, or the White Musk, it is said to bloom exceedingly 



