Roses for English gardens . o?-^ o •-1. SCOTCH BRIERS. THE BRIER ROSES 23 pink colour, and is conspicuous among other kinds forremaining some time in a globular or half-openedshape. The leaves are of a bluish tint, and the scent isstronger and sweeter than that of any other. The Scotch Briers are excellent plants for manykinds of use, but are perhaps best of all in wild bankswith Heaths and Cistuses. No bushy thing is betterfor the capping of a dry wall, for it will hang over andalso throw out runners between the stones and showitself off quite at its best. These fine hardy Briershave also one
Roses for English gardens . o?-^ o •-1. SCOTCH BRIERS. THE BRIER ROSES 23 pink colour, and is conspicuous among other kinds forremaining some time in a globular or half-openedshape. The leaves are of a bluish tint, and the scent isstronger and sweeter than that of any other. The Scotch Briers are excellent plants for manykinds of use, but are perhaps best of all in wild bankswith Heaths and Cistuses. No bushy thing is betterfor the capping of a dry wall, for it will hang over andalso throw out runners between the stones and showitself off quite at its best. These fine hardy Briershave also one merit that most Roses lack, for in winterthe leafless crowd of close-growing, plentifully-prickledbranches forms masses of warm bronze colouring thathave quite a comforting appearance. The pretty Briersmight well replace the dull and generally ugly steepslopes of turf that disfigure so many gardens. Theyare charming accompaniments to steps and their lowbalustrades ; they are equally in place in the humblestgarden and the most exalted,
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