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divisions. Division I., Summer Roses, may be arranged in 

 twenty- two groups. 



Section I. 



Group 1. — The Scotch Bosc is composed of low round 

 bushes, rarely exceeding 3 feet in height, which, when properly 

 managed, are literally covered wiih small double globular sweet- 

 scented flowers of various colours. They form neat banks and 

 exquisite low hedges, are very distinct, and flower early, some- 

 times in the month of May. 



Group 2. — The Austrian Briar. — These approach somewhat 

 to the Scotch roses, but the growth is more vigorous, and the 

 flowers are larger. The Copper Austrian, which belongs here, 

 stands alone among roses in point of colour. 



Group 3. — The Double Yellow. — Beautiful as this rose is in 

 size, form, and colour, it is so capricious that very few care to be 

 troubled with it ; nevertheless, it may form a subject of interest 

 and amusement to those who are fond of attempting the solution 

 of difficult problems. 



Section II. 



Group 4. — The Sweet Briar. — The species of this rose 

 should find place in every garden ; the fragrance of its leaves in 

 spring, the delicately-tinted blossoms in summer, and the rich 

 glow of the scarlet hips in autumn, are successive objects of 

 delight. A sweet briar hedge forms a picturesque object when 

 suitably placed in the garden. There are various hybrids, but 

 they do not possess the fragrance or interest of the species, nor 

 the beauty of many other hybrids. 



Section III. 



Group 5. — The Alba Bose. — This group, which contains the 

 " Maiden's Blush," is desirable both for our gardens and our 

 tables, on account of the distinct and delicately- coloured blossoms 

 and the ample cool- looking leaves which it supplies. 



Group 6. — The Damask Bose. — To those who look closely 

 into things, these roses are distinct enough. They are sweet 

 and bright ; and there is a hardy roughness in their appearance 

 which is pleasing to look upon. " Madame Hardy," one of the 

 finest of white summer roses, belongs to this group ; and if we 

 go back for a remote ancestry of the Hybrid Perpetuals one 



