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rose, and supersede it entirely. It grows freely, blooms abund- 

 antly, and its small double flowers possess a richness of color un- 

 equaled by any other rose. No garden should be without it. 



Rose Angle, S. B., is an excellent variety, with very fragrant 

 foliage, and large double flowers of a bright rose color. It is one 

 of the best of the true Eglantines. 



Like the Moss Roses, the Briars will not bear much pruning, 

 and require merely the tips of the shoots to be cut oflT. 



CLIMBING ROSES. 



In our list at the end of the work, we divide these into vari- 

 ous distinctive sub-divisions. We describe here, however, so 

 small a part of them, that, for convenience sake, we place them 

 together, giving at the same time, the family to which each be- 

 longs : 



Amadis is one of the best Boursault roses, with its pendulous 

 clusters of large purplish-crimson flowers. This family is marked 

 by its long, flexible, reddish shoots, growing rapidly, and perfectly 

 hardy. Their smooth bark renders them desirable for stocks to 

 bud upon, and a fine rose of this class, covering a trellis and bud- 

 ded with roses of various colors, would present a beautiful ap- 

 pearance. 



Double Blush Ayrshire is a most vigorous climber, with 

 a pretty flower, and will grow in the poorest soil. Like many 

 others of the Ayrshire family, it is very valuable for covering 

 unsightly places, old buildings, and decayed trees. They bloom 

 some two weeks earlier than other roses, and will grow in soil 

 where others would scarcely vegetate. Hence they are valuable 

 for covering naked sand-banks, or bare spots of earth, and their 

 roots would be of material assistance in keeping up the soil of 

 loose banks. Rivers gives an extract from the Dundee Courier, 

 showing the effect produced by some of these roses. 



" Some years ago, a sand pit at Ellangowan was filled up with 

 rubbish found in digging a well. Over this a piece of rock was 

 formed for the growth of plants which prefer such situations, and 

 among them were planted some half dozen plants of the double 



