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different classes, and his book may perhaps place it in another. 

 He thus. comments upon this constant change : 



" Within the last ten years, how many plants have been 

 named and unnamed, classed and re-classed ! — Professor A. pla- 

 cing it here, and Dr. B. placing it there ! I can almost imagine 

 Dame Nature laughing in her sleeve, when our philosophers are 

 thus puzzled. Well, so it is, in a measure, with roses : a variety 

 has often equal claims to two classes. First impressions have 

 perhaps placed it in one, and there rival amateurs should let it 

 remain." 



If there exists, then, this doubt of the proper class to which 

 many roses belong, we think it would be better to drop entirely 

 this sub-classification, and adopt some more general heads, mider 

 one of which every rose can be classed. It may often be difficult 

 to ascertain whether a rose is a Damask, a Provence, or a Hybrid 

 China ; but there can be no difficulty in ascertaining whether it 

 is dwarf or climbing, whether it blooms once or more in the year, 

 and whether the leaves are rough as in the Remontants, or 

 smooth as in the Bengals. We have therefore endeavored to 

 simplify the old classification, and have placed all roses under 

 three principal heads, viz. : 



I. Those that make distinct and separate periods of bloom 

 throughout the season, as the Remontant Roses. 



II. Those that bloom continually, without any temporary ces- 

 sation, as the Bourbon, China, &c. 



HI. Those that bloom only once in the season, as the French 

 and others. 



The first of these includes only the present Damask and Hy- 

 brid Perpetuals, and for these we know no term so expressive as 

 the French Remontant. Perpetual does not express their true 

 character. 



The second general head we call Everblooming. This is 

 divided into five classes : 



1. The Bourbon which are easily known by their luxuriant 

 growth and thick, large, leathery leaves. These are, moreover, 

 perfectly hardy. 



