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PARSONS OX THE ROSE. 



which must be pruned very near, leaving but few buds, 

 which will have the more nourishment, and yield the 

 fairer and more entire blossoms. This tree, or a layer 

 from a rose of the same kind, delights most, and blows 

 fairest, in a cold, moist, and shady place, and not against 

 a hot wall." 



Harrisonii* — A fine yellow Brier of American origin, 

 and is perhaps the best hardy yellow rose for general cul- 

 tivation. 



Persian Yellow, A. B. — This is the deepest yellow rose 

 known, and is a highly improved edition of the Harris- 

 on. Its flowers are more double, and of a deeper yellow 

 than that rose. It grows freely, blooms abundantly, and 

 its small double flowers possess a richness of color un- 

 equaled by any other rose. 'No garden should be without 

 it. It should be added, however, that it is exceedingly 

 difficult to strike from cuttings, and is one of those few 

 varieties for which budding upon another stock is prefer- 

 able. 



Rose Angle, S« B, — An excellent variety, with very 

 fragrant foliage, and large double flowers of a bright rose 

 color. It is one of the best of the true Eglantines. 



Like the Moss Roses, the Briers will not bear much 

 pruning, and require merely the tips of the shoots to be 

 cut off*. 



AYRSHIRE ROSES. 



This class is very valuable for covering unsightly places, 

 old buildings, and decayed trees. They bloom some two 

 weeks earlier than other roses, and will grow in soil where 

 others would scarcely vegetate. Hence they are valuable 

 for covering naked sand-banks, or bare spots of earth, and 

 their roots would be of material assistance in keeping up 

 the soil of loose banks. Rivers gives an extract from the 

 Dundee Courier, showing the eflfect produced by some of 

 these roses. 



