pose they will require a portion of manure dug
into the ground about their roots every winter. In
pruning the wood of several years old should be
cut out, only laying in the young shoots their full
length ; these shoots can be turned and twisted in
any direction ; although it is decidedly best to lay
them in straight and equal.
ROSA BANKSIANA.
THE LADT BANKS S08E.
When this rose first made its appearance in the
time of Sir Joseph Banks, it was hailed with the
greatest rapture by every lover of the tribe, and it
was instantly complimented with the name of his
lady. It is the states south of this where it must
be seen to be pronounced the most graceful, luxu-
riant, and beautiful of roses ; there it is a perfect
evergreen, covering the ends, fronts, and, in some
instances, the entire dwellings of many of the
inhabitants, who name it the ^'Evergreen Multi-
flora.^^ To us, the beauty of the plant is nearly
lost, being too tender for planting in the garden,
and when grown in the greenhouse, its beauty and
luxuriance almost disappear. This thomless rose



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is SO perfectly double that it rarely produces seed.
