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winters — growing twenty feet in one season — flowering in 

 July, after all the other roses are gone — save the ever- 

 blooming ones — and its blossoms withstand the heat of our 

 scorching sun, when ordinary kinds would droop ere they 

 had scarcely fully opened their petals. Add to this its 

 ornamental appearance during winter, when its leafless 

 branches are clothed with brilliant scarlet fruit, and we 

 may with Mr. Peirce exclaim, " can anything be imagined 

 more beautiful?" 



That the skill of our amateur cultivators will eventually 

 succeed in producing everblooming varieties of the Prairie 

 rose, we are as confident as our correspondent. Indeed, it 

 has already been done in one instance ; Mr. Feast having 

 one variety, the Perpetual pink, which is an autumnal 

 bloomer. By hybridization with the perpetuals, or Bour- 

 bon roses, varieties will undoubtedly be produced which 

 will flower throughout the season. 



The idea of planting hedges of the Prairie rose is a novel 

 one, but we see no reason why this cannot be safely eflected 

 with this family. The hedge Mr. Peirce alludes to, we 

 noticed last autumn, and it was more impenetrable to man 

 or beast, than the best Hawthorn, Buckthorn, or Three 

 thorned acacia hedge we ever saw. Should farther trial of 

 Mr. Peirce's plan succeed, he will not only have conferred 

 a benefit upon all landed proprietors, but have acquired 

 quite an enviable name for his persevering attempts to 

 bring into practice a mode of hedging so highly ornamental 

 in a picturesque point of view, and so lasting and perma- 

 nent in its character. 



As Mr. Peirce has recommended the cultivation of the 

 Prairie rose for hedges, and as he has intimated his pur- 

 pose of ofliering seed for distribution to Horticultural Socie- 

 ties, perhaps many of our readers who may receive the 

 seed, would be glad to hear from him in relation to the best 

 manner of raising the plants. 



A short article on this subject would undoubtedly be a 

 great aid to those who are unacquainted with raising roses 

 from seed — and may be the means of inducing amateurs to 

 take more interest in the growth of new varieties. Nothing 

 would please us more than to see attempts made to raise 

 roses from seed, and a few simple directions from our cor- 

 respondent would, undoubtedly, lead to many successful 

 experiments. — Ed. 



