April.'] CLIMBING ROSES, ETC. 77 
descript, having roses single, semi-double, and double, 
large and small, and every colour between white and 
purple, forming, in every garden where it is planted, 
a wonder of the vegetable world. 
Multiflora, beautiful pink, very compact and double ; it is 
rather tender for this latitude. Celebrated as being 
the first climbing rose that was planted in or about 
Philadelphia, and was so much admired that twenty 
dollars were frequently given for a single plant. 
alba, similar to the former, but lighter in colour, 
though not a pure white. 
Laure de Voust, changeable pale blush, pink or 
white, very compact, of the most perfect form, and a 
profuse bloomer, of rampant growth, and more hardy 
than the two preceding ; it is one of the most beauti- 
ful and elegant of climbing roses, with rather large 
flowers and luxuriant foliage. 
Prairie Rose ; a few elegant sorts have been grown from this 
single-flowered native rose : all are of rapid growth 
and partaking of the parent in blooming later than 
roses generally that flower only once in the season ; 
they are admirably adapted for covering arbours, rock- 
work, or out-buildings of any kind, being of the most 
hardy nature, and standing the severest of our winters 
even in the most Northern States. 
Beauty of Prairies, or Queen of Prairies, dark rose, cup form, 
very large, and frequently striped with white ; it is 
highly esteemed, and a strong grower. 
Prairie Baltimore Belle, nearly white, very perfect form, 
quite double, blooming in clusters. 
Superba, blush, a very profuse bloomer in rich clus- 
ters, perfectly double. 
Purpurea, rosy purple, imbricated, very double ; said 
to bloom again in the autumn. 
Anne Maria, pale rose, large and double. 
Mrs. Hovey, blush white. 
Mrs. Pierce, fine pink, perfect form. 
Pride of Washington, rosy violet, beautiful. 
Russelliana, Cottage Rose, and Scarlet Grevillia : this is a 
distinct article in growth from any other of this 
group ; it is perfectly hardy, and does not climb so 
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