lit THE GARDENER’S 
Vaneties .—Common fingle-flowered Sweet-briar. 
Double Red-flowered Sweet-briar. 
Semi-double-flowered Sweet-briar. 
Blufli-red double Sweet-briar. 
Yellow-flowered double Sweet-briar. 
16. Roo a indica —Indian, or Smooth China Rafe. 
A fmall deciduous fliryb—the flems almoft with 
thorns; leaves ( middling) pinnated, of five folioles, the 
end one largeft, petioles prickly; ovate fmooth ger- 
roina, and fmooth peduncles.—Native of China. ( Any 
Jail, <,warmjituation .) 
-Qlher ‘varieties of different fpecies, viz. 
Burgundy Dwarf Rofe. 
Thornlefs Rofe. 
: Rofe de Meux—a delicate Blulh-red Rofe. 
S tepney Rcfe. 
f Portland Rofe. 
St. Francis’s Rofe. 
Double Velvet Rofe. 
Blufh Velvet Rofe. 
In the-iiumerous different varieties of Rofes, it is ra- 
•ther difficult, in many of them, to determine exadtly to 
which fpecies they belong, efpecially as many of them 
which are ranged under fome of the refpe&ive fpecies, 
as in the Gallican Rofe, differ very confiderably in the 
appearance of their general growth, and the fizes -of 
the plants, as alfo in the appearance of their flowers 
in fize and colour; they, however, agreeable to the 
lpecific diflindtion, are ranged as near as could be pof- 
fibly judged, under their proper fpecies. 
They are all moll definable flowering-lhrubs, emi¬ 
nent as general ornaments in every garden, in their nu¬ 
merous beautiful flowers, large, elegant, and odorous, 
and Angularly ornamental in flower-borders, lhrubberj.es, 
&c. and the plants moll hardy to grow in any foil and 
situation; and peculiarly adapted to all gardens, both 
of large and fmall extent, and any expofure, as moll of 
the forts will grow -freely any where without trouble, 
or require but little culture, flower abundantly every fum- 
mer, and multiply exceedingly by fuckers rifing from the 
roots; and the fuckers being planted off in autumn, 
will flower the firfi or fecond year, and continue encreaf- 
jng many years in a floriferous growth. 
Moll of.the Rofes growing in a bufhy order, branch¬ 
ing out low, often advancing with feveral flems from 
near the bottom, and many fuckers from the root, they 
may either accordingly, on fome occafions, be per¬ 
mitted to grow in their natural bufliy manner, or all 
fuckers rifing immediately from the root cleared off, 
leaving only one, or more, principal flems to ihoot out 
in a natural branchy growth; and fome may alfo be 
VEGETABLE SYSTEM 
trained with only a Angle Item, and this pruned up be¬ 
low, from all lateral branches, to a clean ftraightgrowth, 
one, two, to three or four feet high; and to branch out 
above at thefe heights, and form bufhy heads; or fome 
may be trained fpreading with feveiul bottom flems, 
againft walls, palings, or rails; and alfo to form Rofe 
hedges along the front or back part of particular bor¬ 
ders, or other compartments, to produce large quan¬ 
tities of flowers, where required. 
Rofes, in their mode of flowering, produce the.flow¬ 
ers principally upon the young Ihoots of the fame year, 
in May, June, July, &c. arifing at the ends and fides 
of the Ihoots, often feveral together, in different flages 
of growth, full Bowers, and buds advancing in fuc- 
xeflion. 
The principal feafon of Rofes flowering,-is June, Ju¬ 
ly, and Auguft, in the different fpecies and varieties; 
or fome, as the monthly Rofes, in a warm fituation, or 
-againft a fouth wall, fometimes flower in May; and 
which, and fome other forts, as the Mu(k Rofes, like- 
wife flower late in the feafon, or till the end of Ram¬ 
mer and autumn; the laft-mentioned forts in particu¬ 
lar, generally flower principally in the autumn, after 
moll of the other kinds are done flowering. 
Or when required to have fome of any forts of 
Rofes flower late, to obtain a longer fucceflion of flow¬ 
ers, it may be effe&ed occafionally, either By tranf- 
planting fome late in the fpring, about April or begin¬ 
ning of May, well watered, and by checking their firfi 
growth, by the late tranfplanting, they will fhoot later 
in the feafon, and flower in the latter-part of fummer; 
or in others, not transplanted as above, but by pruning 
the tops of the young Ihoots of the fame year, in May 
and beginning of June, it retards the firft flowering, 
and they emitting frefti Ihoots the fame feafon, will pro¬ 
duce Rofes late in fummer and autumn. 
Sweet-briar is efteemed for planting principally for 
the odorous feent of its leaves; and occafionally, in the 
different forts, to effect variety, in affemblage with any 
of the Rofe tribe. 
Rofes for planting, may be had in colleftions, or as 
•required, at the common nurferies, in proper plants 
for immediate flowering the firft year ; and, in the 
greater part, may be propagated plentifully by fuckers, 
rifing from the roots annually in fummer, to plant off the 
autumn, winter, or fpring following; the larger ones 
planted at once where they are to remain; or the fmal- 
ler plants, if wanted, fet in a nurlery for a year or 
two. 
The feafon for planting Rofes is any time in open 
weather, from Oflober or November, to March or 
April. 
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