24 THE ROSE. 



lection of any size. None others are wortli cul- 

 tivating except the highly scented Crested 

 Provence, which is better known as Crested 

 Moss, and appropriately placed with the Mosses. 



The Sweet- Brier {Rosa Buhiginosa), or Eg- 

 lantine, with 7 leaflets, is found growing wild 

 in different countries, but the variety known as 

 Common Sweet-Brier, a native of England, is 

 the only one worth growing. It is almost need- 

 less to remark that the pink flowers, which are 

 single, possess interest only for the botanist or 

 artist ; it is the leaves of the plant which are so 

 attractive to general cultivators. After a warm 

 spring shower, or when moistened by the morn- 

 ing or evening dew, the foliage gives out a de- 

 lightful perfume, sui generis^ equalled by few 

 rose-blooms. Any garden of considerable size 

 should certainly contain a few plants of this fa- 

 vorite rose of the poets ; they may be planted in- 

 dividually, or in hedges, as they bear clipping 

 without injury. 



The Scotch Rose {Rosa Spinosissima), called 

 by the French, Hosier Pimprenelle, is, true to 

 the botanical name, the most thorny of all roses ; 

 but, though possessing some merit, has almost 



