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Rosa Banksiana, or Lady Banks' Rose. The Lawrencea, 

 and Noisette Roses, are also of this character ; and several 

 species are named from their places of primitive growth, as 

 the Rosa Gallica, Rose of France ; the Rosa Bourboniana, 

 the Bourbon Rose; Rosa Indica Odorata, the Tea-scented 

 China Rose, &c. And, with these, we have the Remontan- 

 tes, or Hybrid Perpetutals, which is a charming class, and 

 should find their way into every flower garden. 



In order to make the subject concise and clear, I shall 

 again recapitulate these under their proper heads, and speak 

 of their separate qualities, and places assigned them, whether 

 as a hardy garden rose, pillar rose, or those which may be 

 considered the pot rose, that are wintered, either in a green- 

 house or room, to protect them from the inclemency of the 

 winter, and for the gratification of having the plants flower, 

 and especially in the early part of the spring, which could not 

 be effected if they were allowed to remain out doors, in an 

 exposed situation. 



ART. 2. Propagation. 



There are various methods of propagating the Rose, as by 

 seed, by cuttings, by layering, budding, and grafting the roots 

 in winter. The principal object of growing Roses from seed 

 is to obtain new varieties; and from this method many of the 

 beautiful varieties of hybrids have been originated of late 

 years, particularly the Remontantes, which have been pro- 

 duced by hybridizing the Perpetual and Bourbon. To the 

 florist, and those who are curious in the culture of the Rose, 

 this branch of floriculture may be adopted, by hybridizing 

 one variety with another, to obtain new varieties of an endless 

 number and variety. 



Raising Seedling Roses. The berries, or hips, of ROSCF, 

 will generally be ripe in the fall, when they may be taken 

 from the plant, and saved in sand until the spring. The ber- 

 ries may then be divided, and a rich piece of ground in the 

 garden may be prepared, in the same manner as for other 



