

THE ROSE. 21 





and Bonpland in lat. 19° North. The total num- 
ber of American roses are estimated at fourteen. 
Those of France are twenty-four, and of Britain 
near the same number. 
ASIA 
Has a greater variety of species of the Rose than 
the rest of the earth united; thirty-nine, that 
admit of accurate definition, having been already 
established. Of these, the vast empire of China, 
where both agriculture and horticulture are arts 
in high estimation, has a claim to fifteen. First 
the Rosa semperflorens (the Ever-blooming), flow- 
ers scentless, of a pale pink color, producing 
a pleasing effect when half grown. FR, Lawren- 
ciana (the Fairy Rose), a beautiful little shrub, 
but unlike most other dwarfs of the vegetable or 
animal kingdom, perfect in symmetry and pro- 
portion. Rosa multiflora attains a growth of 12 to 
15 feet, forming beautiful bouquets on the tree. 
Rosa Banksiana extends its flexile branches over 
rocks and hillocks, bearing a profusion of small 
very double yellow flowers, remarkable for their 
violet-scented fragrance. Rosa microphylla (small 
leaved Rose) is a favorite garden shrub of the 


