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cens, and James Sprunt. The former is prob- 

 ably a sport from the old Blush, or one of its im- 

 mediate descendants ; its peculiarity consists in 

 green flowers which are freely produced ; though 

 curious, they are not attractive, and there is no 

 value in it, save as a curiosity. James Sprunt 

 originated in the year 1858. Eev. James M. 

 Sprunt, D.D., a Presbyterian clergyman of 

 Kenansville, North Carolina, divided some strong 

 plants of Agrippina. Afterwards he observed a 

 single shoot from one of these plants growing 

 vigorously without flowers or branches ; it grew 

 over fifteen feet before it showed any flower 

 buds, the rest of the plant retaining its normal 

 characteristics. This shoot branched out very 

 freely the following year, and cuttings taken 

 from it invariably retained the same cHmbing 

 habit. The flowers of James Sprunt are some- 

 what larger and fuller than Agrippina, but are, 

 of course, not produced till the plant has made 

 considerable growth. It is a valuable green- 

 house climber. What are called Fairy Koses are 

 miniature Bengals ; we do not consider them of 

 any value, the Bengals are small enough. 



The Bourbon Rose {Rosa Bourhoniand) was 



