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delectable peach colour, with a brush of golden sta- 

 mens; Lord Penzance, soft buff; Lady Penzance, 

 burnished copper; Meg Merriles, beautiful strong 

 crimson; Green Mantle, full pink with an inner circle 

 of white; Flora M'lvor, pure white, slightly flushed; 

 Ann of Gierstein, dark crimson; Lucy Ashton, white with 

 pink edges; Refulgence, bright scarlet, semi-double. 



The Hybrid Scotch Brier Stanwell's Perpetual has 

 small leaves, very thorny branches, and clouds of small, 

 double, blush-coloured Roses. A lovely Rose this, to 

 grow in the June borders with Persian Lilacs, Flag 

 Irises, and tall white Lupines. As it is somewhat strag- 

 gling in growth it is well to plant several together, thus 

 securing a well-rounded bush. 



Of all the Brier Roses, the Austrians claim my warm- 

 est admiration. The Austrian Copper is a true Sweet 

 Brier, with nicely scented leafage, and bears its wonder- 

 ful burnished blossoms, vermilion on the under side and 

 yellow on the upper surface, in lavish profusion. It is 

 the most brilliantly striking Rose of my acquaintance. 

 It is sometimes spoken of as capricious, and I believe it is 

 best procured on its own roots, but here in the walled 

 garden, in good soil and a sunny position, it has so far 

 been most flatteringly at home. The Austrian Yellow 

 is also fine, but not so striking. 



Besides the Maiden's Blush Roses we found also in 

 the dooryard of this old house several fine bushes of 

 Harisoni, that simple, loose-petalled, soft yellow Rose 



