150 THE NOISETTE ROSE. 



raised by Monsieur Desprez. It was at one time 

 highly-esteemed, and even now its fawn-coloured 

 and very fragrant flowers are often, in autumn, 

 very beautiful. It forms a fine standard. La- 

 marque, with its pale, straw-coloured flowers, is 

 of this race, and a fine rose. To this we owe 

 that most glorious of all yellow roses (when in 

 perfection), the Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella. 

 Even at this distance of time I have not for- 

 gotten the delight I felt on seeing this rose in 

 full bloom at Angers in 1843. Its flowers were 

 like large golden bells. The tree was a standard 

 trained to a wall, and each flower was pendulous, 

 so that their bright yellow centres were most 

 conspicuous. Although many years have since 

 elapsed, but one yellow rose has approached in 

 beauty this grand and remarkable variety. It is 

 true we have had new yellow Noisette Eoses in 

 abundance, all of which were to outshine my old 

 favourite ; but they have all sunk into mediocrity, 

 and we have yet to gain a Noisette rose from seed 

 equal to the Cloth of Grold in form, size, and colour, 

 and as hardy and free blooming as G-lorie de Dijon. 

 With Chromatella I introduced in 1 843 Solfaterre, 

 a rose of the same parentage, and almost its equal 

 in beauty ; it is, howQver, more free in giving its 

 flowers. Ophirie is a bright fawn, or perhaps 

 copper-coloured rose, tinted with salmon some- 

 times, in autumn very pretty. 



Very recently some acquisitions have been 



