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also was a plant of renown for its virtuesj and is now 

 sought as an ingredient for lierb-tea. The problem for 

 the young botanist is to establish to his own perfect satis- 

 faction its relation to the roses^ and then to trace out the 

 several connecting links, and the signs that separate them. 

 The white cinquefoil (P. alba) and the creeping cinque- 

 foil (P. ri'ptans) may be added to the list of desiderata 

 for the rockery ; but, as remarked above, the florists' sec- 

 tion of P airosun guinea are those that will contribute 

 most forcibly to the glory of the garden, for they are 

 among the very best of border plants. A selection of the 

 most showy should include the following : — Atiruru plena, 

 double orange ; I)r. Aiulry, orange and scarlet ; Coccinea, 

 crimson; KopwooAiana, white and pink; Inslgnix, yellow ; 

 Louis Van HouUe, crimson; Rtussel liana, scarlet; and 

 Stullmrjj (Jem, crimson. They are so cheap, and make 

 such a brilliant show, that a sjsecial compartment may be 

 devoted to them advantageously, in which case a larger 

 collection would be required than those named above. 



