GAKDEIS" CLASSIFICATIOX. 



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SCOTCH EOSES. 



These roses are all derived from a dwarf rose found 

 growing wild in Scotland and in the north of England. 

 They are distinguished by their small leaves, abundant 

 bloom, and delicate habit. Being perfectly hardy, they 

 are desirable for beds or borders, in which, with projDcr 

 arrangement of colors, they show beautifully, sometimes 

 two weeks before other roses open, j^roducing flowers 

 all along the stem. Rose growers describe, in their cata- 

 logues, two or three hundred varieties, but of them all, 

 scarcely forty or fifty are distinct ; of these the best three 

 are the following : 



Countess of Glasgow. — A very pretty and brilliant dark 

 rose, blooming abundantly. 



Queen of May. — A fine and distinct variety, of a bright 

 pink color, 



William the Fourth. — An excellent variety, of luxuri- 

 ant growth. Its flowers are pure w^hite, and among the 

 laro;est of the class. 



BRIER ROSES. 



These roses are distinguished by their small, rough fo- 

 liage and brier habit. They include the Sweet-Brier, the 

 Hybrid Sweet-Brier, and the Austrian Brier. The Sweet- 

 Brier is found in various parts of this country and in Eu- 

 rope, and is distinguished by the peculiar delightful fra- 

 grance of its leaves. Its simple little flower, found among 

 the hedges, has been long a favorite, and, under the name 

 of Eglantine, has been often the theme of poets. 



The Hybrid Sweet-Brier is allied to the preceding, but 

 has larger foliage, and is of more robust growth. Many 

 roses have been placed in this class and among the Sweet- 

 Briers that have none of the peculiar scent of the Sweet- 

 Briers ; and hence, again, the necessity of classing togeth- 



