

82 THE ROSE. 

rence and the melting vapors of the Mississippi. 
There are several varieties, as Queen of the Prai- 
ries, Superba, &c., the flowers are produced in large 
clusters of various shades of color from blush to 
deep rose. Baltimore Belle, nearly white and of 
perfect form; but all are devoid of fragrance 
or nearly so. Boursault Rose, R. Alpina, takes 
its name from Mons. Boursault,a distinguished 
French horticulturist. Flowers of a reddish pur- 
ple color, of several varieties, some of which are 
only semidouble. 
Ayrshire, R. subdecidua, Tea scented flowers, 
compact and perfectly double, of several va- 
rieties, and hardy, variety of R. sempervirens 
Rosa multiflora, pink, and R. Banksia with yel- 
low flowers, are natives of China, and tender 
at St. Louis. 
HYBRID CHINA ROSES. 
From seeds of Bengals, Teas, &c., impregnated 
with pollen from Centifolia, Damask, and other 
sorts, that bloom only once in the season and 
hardy at St. Louis; some are of luxuriant growth, 


