ROSES THAT BLOOM IX JUNE. 65 



HYBEID CHINESE EOSES. 



Until witHn a fe^Y years this division of the 

 rose was entirely unknown. It has orignated from 

 seeds of the Bengal, Tea, and Bourbon roses, im- 

 pregnated with pollen from the Provins, Damask, 

 Centifolia, and other sorts that bloom only once 

 in the season. The progeny is greatly improved 

 in growth, foliage, color, and form of flowers, but 

 deficient in the ever-blooming tendency of one of 

 the parents. This deficiency, however, is amply 

 made up by the great beauty of the flower, its 

 habit, and diversity of brilliant colors. They pre- 

 sent a combination of the grand and beautiful, 

 which must be seen to be fully realized. For pil- 

 lars and trellising they are not surpassed; the 

 wood of many of them is very luxuriant, growing 

 six to ten feet in a season ; the foliage, too, is al- 

 ways agreeable, being generally of a rich glossy 

 green. Others are dwarf, and very compact in 

 their habits; in fact, they offer every shade of 

 color (none yellow, I believe) from white to almost 

 black ; every variety of growth from one foot up- 

 ward. Some of them seed abundantly, and there 

 is no end to the variety that may be produced. 

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