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foreigner ; be that as it may, its fragrance and quali- 

 ties are the same, and familiar to all. Growers and 

 sellers have taken the advantage either by hybrid- 

 izing or natural appearance, and have introduced 

 to our notice Douhh Yellow Sweet Briers, Double 

 White Sweet Briers, Double Red Sweet Briers, Celes- 

 tial Sweet Briers, Double Striped Sweet Briers, and 

 what will come next cannot be divined. Some of 

 these are certainly well worth attention, and others 

 are about as much like a raspberry bush as a sweet 

 brier. However, the following may be cultivated, 

 observing that they have none of the climbing cha- 

 racter of the original. Celestial, very pale blush, 

 approaching to white ; flowers small and double ; 

 foliage small, and has a little of the spicy odour so 

 agreeable in the original. It appears to be a hybrid, 

 between the Eglantine and the Scotch Rose. Bose 

 Angle has bright rosy red flowers, quite double, 

 grows freely ; foliage stronger than the preceding, 

 and equally as fragrant. Double Red, or Double 

 Scarlet, has a stiff strong habit, with very large 

 dark green foliage ; flowers of a dark rosy red 

 colour, quite large and perfectly double ; its habit 

 is quite dwarf and stiff. Double White Hip, or Sweet 

 Brier; this is too different from the original to be 

 classed with it; they are, however, remotely con- 

 nected. The growth is very strong; we have plant.s 



