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elegant shrub, with red solitary flowers, furnishing many varieties in cultiva- 

 tion ; the R. spinulifolia, having pale pink flowers of moderate size, with thorny 

 leaflets, that exhale a scent of turpentine. It is remarkable that two moun- 

 tain roses, the Swiss R. spinulifolia and the Scottish R. involuta, should be thus 

 alike characterised by the smell of turpentine. There remains to be cited 

 among Alpine roses the R. rubrifolia, of which the red-tinted stems and leaves, 

 as well as the pretty little blossoms of a deep crimson, form an agreeable va- 

 riety to the verdure of the surrounding foliage. 



" In the eastern and southern countries of Europe, rose trees abound ; of 

 which a considerable number remain to be examined and classed. The Cri- 

 mea, for instance, is not acknowledged to contain a single species, though 

 travellers describe the country as very productive in roses. In Greece and 

 Sicily, we find the R. glutinosa, of which the leaflets produce a viscous matter ; 

 the flowers being small, solitary, and of a pale red. Italy and Spain have se- 

 veral distinct species ; among others, the R. Polliniana, with fine large purple 

 flowers, growing in clusters of two or three, and found in the neighbourhood 

 of Verona. The R. moschata and R. hispanica flourish in Spain; the latter 

 being at present excluded from the species estabhshed by Lindley. Tiie flowers, 

 of a light pink colour, appear in May. The R. sempervirens, common in the 

 Balearic Islands, grows spontaneously throughout the south of Europe, and in 

 Barbary. - Its foliage, of glossy green, is intermingled with a profusion of small, 

 white, highly scented flowers. 



" For France, nineteen species are claimed by the Flora of De Candolle. 

 In the southern provinces is found the R. Eglanteria, whose golden petals are 

 sometimes varied into a rich orange. The R. spinosissima grows in the sandy 

 plains of the southern provinces, having white flowers tipped with yellow, 

 which have furnished many beautiful varieties. In the forests of Auvergne 

 and the departments of the Vosges, we find the R. cinnamomea, which derives 

 its name from the colour of its branches ; the flowers being small, red, and 

 solitary. The R. parviflora, or Champagne rose, a beautiful miniature shrub, 

 adorns the fertile valleys in the neighbourhood of Dijon with its very double, 

 but small, sohtary, crimson blossoms. The R. gallica is one which has af- 

 forded varieties of every hue, more especially the kinds known as Provins roses, 

 white, pink, or crimson. In the Eastern Pyrenees grows the R. moschata, a 

 beautiful variety of which is known in our gardens as the nutmeg rose. The 

 R. alba is found in the hedges and thickets of various departments, as well as 

 the R. canina, or eglantine, the stock of which, straight, elegant, and vigor- 

 ous, is so valuable for grafting." (p. li.) 



This article, which is a translation from the French of Boitard, 

 is by far the most interesting part of Mrs. Gore's book; as the 

 monograph, to be hereafter noticed, and which is also after 

 Boitard, is the latest and best that has yet been published. 



The next article is on the culture of the rose, and it is ex- 

 ceedingly meagre : the subject of insects, for instance, is dis- 

 missed in less than half a page. Next follows " Botanical 

 Character of the Rose ; " " Hybrid Varieties of the Rose ; " 

 " Classification by Specific Character ; " " Distinction of Spe- 

 cies ; " " Bibliography of the Rose ; " and " Pharmacopoeia of the 

 Rose." This brings us to p. 79., the end of Part I. 



Part II. is devoted to the " Monography of the Rose," and 

 occupies to the end of p. 408. It will, no doubt, be considered 

 very dull reading by those who expect to find in the Book of 

 Roses any of the spirit of Mrs. Gore's novels. Still the mono- 

 graphy and the geography will be useful for reference ; and 



