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grant variety, and would make a good pillar rose. It blooms 

 in large clusters of cupped flowers, changing from yellow to cream- 

 color as they open. 



MACARTNEY ROSES. 



This rose was brought from China to England, by Lord Mac- 

 artney, in 1793. Its habit is luxuriant, and its foliage is more 

 beautiful than that of any other rose, its leaves being thick and 

 of a rich glossy green. It commences blooming about midsum- 

 mer, and its flowers, whose fragrance is like the perfume of an 

 apricot, succeed each other without interruption till the first frosts, 

 while the leaves remain till the very latest. Although as hardy 

 as the hardiest of the China Roses, it would be better in this lati- 

 tude to give it the same protection as recommended for the China. 

 It is one of the most desirable roses for beds or borders. When 

 covering the u^iole ground, and kept well pegged down, its rich, 

 glossy foliage, gemmed with fragrant flowers, produces a beau- 

 tiful efllect. The varieties of this rose are ver)'^ few, but the two 

 best are the following : 



Alba Odorata is a vigorous growing rose, with very rich 

 and beautiful foliage. Its fragrant flowers are cream-colored, 

 and, when in bud, are very beautiful. It has stood the last three 

 winters uninjured in our grounds without protection, and is a 

 very beautiful and desirable variety. It is classed by Rivei^^ as a 

 Microphylla, but it so little resembles that rose, and is so de- 

 cidedly Macartney in its character, that we place it with the latter. 



Maria Leonida is a very beautiful, but not entirely double 

 variety, as its stamens can sometimes be seen, which, however, 

 give a graceful appearance. Its flowers are finely cupped, and 

 pure white, with a tinge of blush at the base of the petals. 



MICROPHYLIiA ROSES. 



This rose came originally from the Himalayan Mountains, and 

 was brought to Europe in 1823. Its foliage is small and singu- 

 lar, and its growth is very robust. Its flowers bloom from mid- 

 summer till frost, and have a singular appearance ; they are very 



