The Persian Hose being now the most valuable 
of its class, it is matter of regret that it has 
proved so short-lived; at least when budded on the 
briar. In its second year from the bud its flowers 
are usually fine, after which it languors, and 
eventually leaves its place to be filled by another. 
This, however, we may hope, hereafter to remedy, 
for although short-lived when united to a stock of 
a species so different from itself as the briar, we 
need not despair of surmounting this difficulty. 
Grown on its own roots, in our climate, it succeeds 
to perfection, but the taste of the age demands 
something more, and stocks must be sought foi it 
from a species more nearly allied to it than oui own 
briar. This will be found in the Scotch Hose ; and 
one of its varieties of robust habit, such as that 
known as the double white, should be tried. On 
this, too, should the Hosa sulphurea be budded, as 
an endeavour to correct its habitually impel feet 
expansion. 
With these Persian and Austrian beauties, which 
pine life away vdien wedded to the rustics of oui 
hedges, another method of culture may be tried. 
The double white Scotch, above mentioned, glows 
freely when budded on the briar ; in this position, 
it may receive the Persian, and operate between 
them as the friendly bearer oi wdiolesome stimulants 
from the one to the other. This experiment is also 
worthy of trial with the Hosa sulphurea, and if suc- 
cessful in its object, may render it worthy of a place 
in the rosaries of Persia, more distinguished, per- 
haps, than even the one assigned to its own brilliant 
offspring. 
