124 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



ROSA INDICA. 



THE BENGAL CHINESE, OR DAILY ROSE. 



This and Eosa Semperflorens, althougli consi- 

 dered distinct species, have been so completely 

 intermixed and amalgamated, that it is now impos- 

 sible to define the difference between them. They 

 have been, since their introduction sixty -five years 

 ago, universally cultivated, and are admired by all. 

 Not only the cottager and the great, but the poor 

 inmate of the most cheerless abode, and the lonely 

 widow, whose domains extend not beyond the 

 length and breadth of the window-sill — all call in 

 this favorite, to adorn the humble porch, or deco- 

 rate the fanciful parterre, to throw a gleam of light 

 in the desolate attic, and to speak of flowers that 

 never fade. They are of a ver}^ hardy nature, and 

 will endure almost every vicissitude of treatment, 

 but cannot very well bear the winter in the open air 

 without protection, north of Philadelphia. They 

 will, however, do well to the east by covering their 

 roots, five or six inches thick, with dry leaves, 

 and two feet all round. Distribute some earth 

 over the leaves to prevent them being blown about 

 by the wind. Give them rich sandy loamy soil of 



