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repulsive preponderance of dry technicalities, which too often 
disguise pure science, this manual sufficiently unites both, to show 
to the- young aspirant for agricultural fame the positive necessity 
and importance of the combination in his future operations, 
grounding in him the natural, scientific, and economic history of 
the subjects most likely to engage his attention. 
The Rose Garden. By W. Paul, of the Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. 
London , Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1847. 
This is the first part of a work designed to treat wholly on 
that very popular flower, the rose; and, from the circumstance 
of the author living in one of the first “ rose gardens” of the king¬ 
dom, there can be little doubt of his being perfectly “at home” 
in his subject. From the prospectus we perceive it is intended 
to issue the book in about twelve monthly parts, of twenty-four 
pages, each part embellished with one or more coloured engravings 
of the most desirable members of the family; and in the present 
part we have two handsome figures, one of the old and justly- 
esteemed Crested Provence, and another of a more modern va¬ 
riety, called Eblouissante de Laqueue, a brilliant crimson rose. 
The subject is ranged in two divisions, the first treating of the 
history of the rose and its cultivation, and the second to a 
lengthened description of all the approved varieties found in our 
gardens. For the latter, which we regard as an eminent feature 
of the work, Mr. Paul is peculiarly qualified, and we are gratified 
to find he has set about reducing the present confused nomen¬ 
clature of the tribe to the order necessary to the enjoyment of a 
rose garden ; and, were no more attempted, he would well deserve 
the thanks of the flower-loving community and the extensive 
patronage we hope he will receive. 
To “paint the rose” is a task most of us would shrink from. 
Mr. Paul, however, succeeds in a graphic and pleasing manner, 
as the following extracts will amply testify. 
“ The History of the Rose. The rose, which is the leading 
flower of the day, the acknowledged favorite of the two greatest 
nations in the world, is to be found in a wild state very generally 
spread over the earth’s surface. As if too beautiful to be ex¬ 
cluded from the national Flora of any one of the ancient divisions 
