The Microphylla Rose, according to Loudon; was introduced into Britain, from the East Indies, in 1628. Its specific character is, "Leaflets, finely serrate, shining. Calyx muricated with very dense prickles. Sepals, short, broad, acute, apiculate." In 1829, he mentioned no variety of this eye-dee; but I have seen the names of nine in a recent catalogue. I have only the white, and the red, - the latter agreeing best with the specific character, and would do so entirely were its leaves " shining" when dry. The white variety, I think must be a hybrid., as its leaves are larger, its calyx less muricated, and its sepals longer and more slender.

The red sort is a beauty, perfectly double, and blooms throughout the growing season, though it is rare to find more than two or three roses open on the same bush at one time. The flower bud resembles a bur, aud hence it has been called the Bur Rose.

Both varieties, however, are very desirable, though they are unable to withstand our rigorous winters; and as the flowering twigs stand on the stems of last year's growth, it is necessary to bend them down and cover them on the approach of severe weather.

The Champney, Feilenberg, Chromatella, and other tender sorts, when the stems are killed by the cold, send up radical shoots which bloom earlier or later in summer, and thus assume the habits of herbaceous perennials. D. T.