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and probably possesses as good a collection as is to be found 

 in the vicinity of Boston. He has the red and white Boursault, 

 double Ayrshire, Bourbon, j-ubifolia, and the Michigan or 

 Detroit rose, growing in different aspects and various situations 

 upon his grounds: some are trained to the wall of the house, 

 and others are growing upon trellises, and he is rewarded by a 

 profusion of their elegant blossoms. We liope, another year, 

 that Mr. Lee, who is a great fancier of roses, and who culti- 

 vates them well, will try the method of growing them we have 

 now described: a few examples of the kind would soon be fol- 

 lowed by others, and such pillars would form most picturesque , 

 objects in garden scenery. 



The kinds of roses we would recommend, when the object 

 is to form a variety of colors, are the old Boursault (crimson,) 

 the double Ayrshire (pale blush,) and the white Boursault 

 (white.) When the object is to form masses of one color, the 

 old Boursault and the new crimson Boursault may be plant- 

 ed; but the colors may be varied according to the fancy of 

 the cultivator. Many other kinds may be planted with equal 

 effect: but the above, being the most common as well as most 

 showy sorts, and such as may be procured at reasonable prices, 

 we have recommended them for trial. One plant for each rod 

 would answer, but six roses of different colors might be planted 

 if desired, to form a greater variety. 



Mr. Rivers, in his catalogue, enumerates fifty-three sorts 

 of climbing roses, of which number, nine are vaiieties of the 

 Boursault, and fourteen of the Ayrshire. All of these are 

 most vigorous growers, often making shoots from nine to fif- 

 teen feet long in one season, and soon clothing a trellis with 

 their branches. Some of the beautiful hybrids may also be 

 planted for this purpose, as several of them make long and 

 flexible shoots, and are well adapted for training up to a trel- 

 lis. Two of the number are Rivers's George IV., and the 

 Pourpre panache; the former a magnificent variety, with rich 

 dark velvet, globular blossoms. Some of the Noisette roses 

 are hardy, and, with their great clusters of flowers, make a 

 beautiful show. All who desire to introduce this method 

 of growing roses into their gardens, will find a sufficient 

 number of varieties in our nurseries to select from; and, as 

 newer kinds are introduced, they may be planted in the place 

 of the older sorts. 



