that the admiration of flowers constituted one of 
their sources of happiness. 
The prophet Isaiah makes it the similitude of the 
joyful flourishing of Christ’s church ; and philoso- 
phers and poets, of all ages, have conferred on it 
their tribute of praise ; of this, hereafter, we shall 
supply more ample testimony. 
This semidouble variety of the Rosa Semper- 
florens was brought from China, about thirty years 
ago; and, according to Mr. Curtis, was then con- 
sidered “one of the most desirable plants, in point 
of ornament, ever introduced into this country.” 
Its delicacy bespeaks it adapted to the hall, or the 
possession of a choice situation on the border. But 
of all circumstances under which it can be shown, 
none render it more attractive than those afforded by 
budding or grafting. 
Budding the Rose has yielded a display of these 
flowers under a character which has greatly in- 
creased their attraction. Thus, beautiful bouquets 
of various species of Rose, growing at the height of 
five or six feet, on single stems of the wild Rose or 
hip, when judiciously scattered over the lawn, or 
mingled with minor shrubs, constitute a modern 
fairy-land, that even the magnificence of Syrian 
floriculture never surpassed. As opportunity oc- 
curs, we intend noticing the cultivation of roses in 
all its modifications ; and hope that we may be able 
so to stimulate the exertions of our friends, that 
many of them, even ladies, may be induced to un- 
dertake the pleasing operation of budding, for which 
we promise them explicit directions, previous to 
the next season. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 3, 266. 
