16G ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



much of the Macartney Rose habit ; the foliage nearly 

 round, quite dark green and shining, with a tinge of 

 red on the young wood -, the flowers are sweet scented, 

 of a creamy- white colour, with a delicate blush centre. 

 There are several others classed among these, which, 

 as far as known to us, are either entirely worthless? 

 or are so like those described, that it is questioned 

 whether they are not the same ; this is not surprising, 

 for we have grown many of them from seeds, and all 

 were either entirely single, or so much like the parent, 

 that they could not be distinguished from it; with the 

 exception of JRubra and Purpurea, which have origi- 

 nated with us. A pure white, bright scarlet, yellow, 

 or striped variety, would be a great acquisition. We 

 would therefore urge upon cultivators and amateurs 

 the propriety of sowing every seed, never despairing 

 of the results till the object is accomplished. Lovers 

 of the rose in the more northern states will find this 

 family entirely too tender for out-door culture, unless 

 surrounded with a quantity of dry leaves. They will 

 not prosper if lifted every year from the ground and 

 put away, as directed for Tea and Bengal Roses; but 

 "where a green-house, or even dry cellarage, is accessi- 

 ble, they will grow magnificently in large pots and 

 tubs, making a superb ornamental plant for placing 

 in summer in any conspicuous situation. . 



