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in bloom ; the flowers are double, small, and of 

 no great beauty. The shoots have comparatively 

 few thorns, which come in pairs. De la Grif- 

 feraie is in England considered valuable as a 

 stock on which to work the chmbing teas and 

 some other roses ; we believe it may be good for 

 this, it is not good for anything else. Grevilha, 

 or Seven Sisters, generally sent out under the 

 latter name, is propagated to considerable extent 

 in this country, and is principally called for by 

 tree peddlers, who make large sales of it, by 

 means of exaggerated colored plates, accompa- 

 nied by untruthful descriptions. It is tender as 

 the Tea-scented Noisettes, and is in every way 

 inferior to them. 



The Prairie Rose {Bosa Setigera or Rvhifolia 

 [erroneous]) is much the most valuable of aU the 

 non-remontant climbers. It is indigenous to the 

 country, being found in Michigan and many of the 

 "Western States. Seeds of the common variety 

 were sown about 1836, by Messrs. Samuel and 

 John Feast of Baltimore The seedlings from this 

 sowing were fertiHzed by surrounding flowers, 

 from some of the best varieties of roses grown at the 

 time, and from this lot came Baltimore Belle and 



