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which it belongs. Prince of Wales (Laxton) is very distinct, but 

 lacks vigour. Princess Louise, a variety obtained purposely for 

 gaining the prize for a white seedling Rose which for some years 

 appeared in the schedule of the York gala, is between Mrs 

 Rivers and Madame Vidot, and is, singularly enough, one of the 

 freest-flowering true hybrid perpetual Roses we possess. It may 

 not be out of place to state that M. Lacharme, starting with the 

 white hybrid perpetual Louise Darzens, has gone on bringing 

 forward an increasingly beautiful series of white hybrid perpetual 

 Roses, among which may be named Boule de Neige and Perle 

 des Blanches. M. Guillot Pere has also followed a strain in 

 the same way, beginning with Victor Verdier, Comtesse d'Ox- 

 ford, and others of similar character." 



The beautiful climbing Devoniensis was raised by Mr George 

 Foster of Oatland, Devonport, and is a seedling from Yellow 

 China, fertilised with pollen from Yellow Noisette Elinthii. 

 Mr Pince gave fifty guineas for it, and sent it out by the 

 thousand, and even now it is one of the best of all climbing 

 Roses. 



Rubus (Raspberries and Blackberries]. A well-known genus 

 of, for the most part, hardy plants, natives of Europe and 

 America. The British Rubi are well known to botanists, and 

 owing to natural cross-breeding, the forms of these are so variable 

 and numerous that it is next to impossible to define species 

 with certainty. The Raspberry (R. idceus) and the Blackberry 

 (R. fruticosus) are the most useful for their fruits, and numerous 

 improved or selected seedling forms of the latter are largely 

 grown in America, and are well worth culture in our gardens 

 here at home. Some of the ornamental species are very beau- 

 tiful. R. biflorus, or whitewashed Bramble, is very distinct* 

 its stems being white ; hence its popular name. It bears yellow 

 Raspberry-like- fruits of tolerably good flavour. Raspberries are 

 readily multiplied by division ; and it is curious as an example 

 of a herbaceous shrub, if one may be allowed the term, its 

 woody stems dying down annually. Seeds germinate readily, 

 and should be sown as soon as ripe. Blackberries root freely 

 from layers ; indeed the points of the shoots naturally take root 

 wherever they touch the earth. Both Raspberries and Black- 

 berries may be increased readily by root-cuttings. Dig up the 

 plants to be propagated late in autumn, with all the roots that 

 can be .secured. Cut the roots into pieces about two inches long, 

 and place them in alternate layers with sand or fine moss in a 

 box. Place the box in a cool cellar to prevent growth ; keep 

 the sand or moss moderately damp. Early in spring the cut- 

 tings will have well-developed buds. Plant them out in drills 



