THE CLASSIFICATION OF ROSES. 
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make long briary shoots, and flower with small 
blooms almost like briars, the whole length of 
the stems. They are exceedingly pretty 
formed as a bank, or in clumps. They are not 
adapted for standards. They bloom early, and 
the Scotch nurserymen now boast of two or three 
hundred varieties ; but like all the other 
families, there are many among them that have 
been raised from seed, and others imported, 
but which are neither by name nor nature 
Scotch. Aimable Etrangere is a French 
hybrid. Adelaide is a large red double rose. 
La Cenomane is a French hybrid, with large 
flowers, "not so robust as the pure Scotch 
varieties." Why place it there, then ? Thus 
it is that families lose their distinguishing 
character, by the introduction of varieties 
which do not belong to them, and, in some cases, 
where there is no conceivable excuse for it. 
THE SWEET BRIAR. 
This lovely ornament, or rather tenant of 
the garden, is universally admired for the de- 
licious fragrance of its foliage, and for nothing 
else. It is only necessary to say here, that 
others whose leaves are not fragrant have been 
placed with it to make a family ; some of the 
new members having but little fragrance, and 
one, the scarlet Sweet-briar, none at all. Such 
is the very sensible way in which the Rose 
business is carried on. 
THE AUSTRIAN BRIAR. 
Here we have the same evidence of indeci- 
sion as to where things ought to be placed. 
In this scentless family we have Williams's 
double yellow Sweet-briar. In fact, the Sweet- 
briar and the Austrian-briar are muddled to- 
gether so completely that catalogues do not 
agree, and the further we go the more confu- 
sion we get into, and more instances occur of 
removal from one division to another. 
THE DOUBLE YELLOW ROSE. 
Here we have only two individuals, the 
old double Golden Yellow, so beautiful and 
double as to be universally admired, and the 
Jaune, a dwarf kind, both shy bloomers 
under ordinary management, or, when we 
come to the rights of it, never blooming 
well till they are matured, which takes some 
years. Of course, there are many double 
Yellow-roses, but only two are admitted into 
this select family. 
CLIMBING ROSES. 
Here we might expect to find all those Roses 
which, from their habits, were adapted for the 
fronts of houses, poles, trellises, and other lofty 
stations. One would, at least, expect that 
if Climbing-roses mean anything it means all 
roses that will climb. No such thing. Hav- 
ing pushed we know not how many Roses that 
climb into other families, of course they can 
not be ' here. We have various divisions 
in this family notwithstanding : first, we have 
the Ayrshire-rose, which is said to be a hybrid, 
accompanied by several others called Ayrshire- 
roses also ; next, Ave have the second division, 
called Rosa-multifiora, said to be a native of 
Japan, and a number of companions as unlike 
it as may be ; not that there are any among 
this family that do not climb, but that there 
are very many as good Climbing-roses shut 
out from it. 
THE EVERGREEN ROSE. 
Here there can be no mistake : an Ever 
green-rose must be an Evergreen -rose; but 
although we have some enumerated, there are 
plenty of Evergreen-roses not admitted into 
this family, but pushed about in all directions, 
some crammed into the China. and some into the 
hybrid China. 
THE BOURSAULT ROSE. 
This is said, by Mr. Rivers, to be " a most 
distinct group of Roses, with long reddish 
flexible shoots;" yet Gracilis is affirmed to 
be " unlike the other varieties of this division." 
They are said to be Climbing-roses, making 
ten feet of growth in the season. 
THE BANKSIAN ROSE. 
The white and yellowBanksian-roses are very 
beautiful plants, with small foliage and flowers, 
very graceful, and distinct as any Roses in culti- 
vation : yet we have a rose-coloured hybrid 
introduced with them ; a plant acknowledged 
to partake " as much of the character of the 
Boursault-rose, as of the Banksian." This " be- 
twixt and between" work seems very much 
like child's play. Yet, we are told, these also 
are all Climbing-roses. 
HYBRID CLIMBING-ROSES : 
meaning, one ivould think, Roses that are 
neither Climbing nor Dwarf, but between both. 
Not sOj however; because Rosa-craculatum 
makes shoots from ten to fifteen feet in a sea- 
son. Madame d'Arblay, or Well's white, has 
been formerly placed among the Evergreen - 
roses; but whether she misbehaved herself 
there, or was a great favourite here, is of no 
consequence. She was removed from that 
family to this. We are, however, informed 
with regard to her sojourn among the family 
of Evergreens, and subsequent removal, that 
her " habit is so different, and her origin so 
well ascertained, that Mr. Rivers removed her 
to the present family." All this shows the 
absurdity of the present arrangements. 
PERPETUAL ROSES. 
These, if the Rose gentlemen would stick 
to the character, would be very easily defined, — 
Roses which have a complete season of bloom- 
