Beautiful Flowering Shrubs 



particularly thickly the green cup receptacle just below 

 the blossom. 



The Penzance Brier is exclusively a garden flower. 

 Pick its blossoms and bring them indoors and they 

 are mostly a disappointment, for they droop and fall. 

 It is said that it is for this reason that they are no 

 longer exhibited at flower shows. If, however, the 

 buds be picked and placed in water they will then 

 unfold and show their beauty. 



The Austrian Brier Rosea lutea with its won- 

 derful yellow-gold and copper colourings, has similarly 

 been used as a basis for a new class of roses by hybrid- 

 isation, and some very beautiful plants have resulted, 

 but they lack the crowning grace of the Penzance Brier 

 the fragrant foliage. 



Soil and Cultivation. The Penzance Briers flourish 

 in ordinary garden soil. They need sunshine and plenty 

 of air. When first planted they should be well pruned 

 back ; afterwards, except for removing old wood, little 

 pruning is necessary, and their long arching sprays 

 should be largely left to Nature. Being hybrids they 

 must be propagated by cuttings to ensure the true form. 



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