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honored by the poets, than the more luxuriant Roses. It 
is usually coupled with the European Woodbine, as the Lily 
with the Rose, etc. 
“Shenstone, in describing the delights of a country 
walk, after long confinement in sickness, makes particular 
mention of the fragrant pair.”+ 
« Come gentle air! and while the thickets bloom, 
Convey the Jasmine’s breath divine ; 
Convey the Woodbine’s rich perfume, 
Nor spare the sweet-leaved Eglantine.” 
“The Eglantine boasts that even in winter she has 
beauty.” 
‘¢ Though of both leaf and flower bereft, 
Some ornaments to me are left — 
Rich store of scarlet hips are mine.” 
“ Keats alludes more than once to the sweet perfume 
of the Eglantine, when moist, with rain or dew.” 
* Tts sides I’ll plant with dew-sweet Eglantine 
And Honeysuckles full of clear bee wine.” 
The Double Yellow Provence Rose is supposed to have 
had its origin from the Austrian Brier. It is an old inhab- 
itant of some gardens, but a very shy bloomer, showing 
its flowers very sparingly, and, some years,none. We 
have seen the bushes bending with their load of flowers. 
They are large, very double, of a pale-yellow. On account 
of its peculiar habits, it is not worth its room in the gar- 
den. Copper Austrian “is a very singular-looking Rose, 
blooming well in this climate, is of a coppery-red, and the 
outside inclining to pale-yellow, or sulphur.” It has single 
flowers, but they are truly beautiful. The Yellow Harri- 
son Rose was considered a great acquisition, a few years 
since, but this is now entirely eclipsed by the Persian 
Yellow. Its flowers are more double, and of a more bril- 
liant yellow, than the Harrison; and this is the only hardy 
