By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



except the claws, the backs are somewhat paler ; the colour 

 goes off a little after the flower has been some time opened ; 

 but it does not become ultimately white. The fruits are 

 numerous, black, and compressed. 



The Double Rose Blush. I received this from the Ham- 

 mersmith nursery as the Light Red, which name is quite 

 unsuited to it. Its peduncles are long, thick, and smooth : 

 the germen full and campanulate, the leaves of the calyx 

 short and broad. The flower is particularly full-double; it 

 does not expand much, but is cupped, having the petals 

 arranged closely together ; they are of a fine rose colour, 

 but differ from those of all the other kinds in having a deeper 

 hue on their edges than in any other part ; the backs of 

 the petals are quite pale. It does not produce fruit. This 

 is one of the latest of all the double Scotch Roses in flower- 

 ing, and it is very unproductive of flowers, for they seldom 

 open fairly, though, when well blown, they are particularly 

 handsome, and have a very delicate scent, much resembling 

 the finest rose-water. I apprehend it is this variety which 

 Andrews has figured in his Roses, under the name of R. 

 spinosissima carnea. 



My next section contains the plants usually sold in the 

 nurseries under the name of Double Red Scotch Roses : 

 of these there are many, as in the other sections, with slight 

 shades of difference ; but I make only three distinct va- 

 rieties. 



The first I consider as the True Double Red. It has Us 

 peduncles short, sometimes smooth, sometimes slightly his- 

 pid ; the germen is small, and semi-globose ; the leaves 

 of the calyx are small; the bud has but little colour; the 



