132 TEA-SCENTED CHINA EOSE. 



"brilliant coloured flowers. Archduke Charles, by 

 removing a few of the small central petals just 

 hefore their flowers are expanded, and fertilising 

 it -with pollen from Fabvier, would give seed ; and 

 as the object ought to be in this family to have 

 large flowers with brilliant colours and plants of 

 liardy rohust hahits,no better union can be formed. 

 China Roses, if blooming in an airy greenhouse, 

 will often produce fine seed ; by fertilising their 

 flowers it may probably be insured. In addition, 

 therefore, to those planted against a wall, some 

 strong plants of the above varieties should be 

 planted in the orchard-house, the place abov^e all 

 otTDers adapted for seed-bearing roses. 



THE TEA-SCENTED CHINA EOSE. 



(rosa indica odorata.) 



Rosier The* 



The original Rosa odorata, or Blush Tea-scented 

 Rose, has long been a favourite. This pretty 

 variation of the China Rose was imported into 

 England from China in 1810; hence it was sent 

 to France, where, in combination with the Yellow 

 China or Tea Rose, it has been the fruitful parent 

 of all the splendid varieties we now possess. Mr. 

 Parkes introduced the yellow variety from China 



