CHINA ROSES 101 



The Scarlet or Crimson China, Sanguinea, has 

 brilliantly coloured flowers, and is quite one of the 

 showiest roses ; it makes quick progress when planted 

 against a south wall, a position for which it seems very 

 suitable, especially if the building is of light-coloured 

 brick. The Climbing Cramoisie Superieure is a fine 

 climber, though it is not very free flowering until well 

 established. Fabvier is splendid for bedding ; the bright 

 red flowers are poised on strong, erect stems, and make 

 a first-rate display. Cramoisie Superieure, if a name 

 counts for anything, ought to be the best of the crimsons, 

 but the old scarlet variety, Sanguinea, is, I think, to 

 be preferred on account of its freer flowering. Raisers 

 of new varieties have lately given us fresh colours 

 in China roses by cross-breeding them with the 

 Teas. 



One of the best of the newer sorts is Comtesse du 

 Cayla ; the blossoms are of most attractive colouring — 

 copper and carmine, shaded orange and yellow. It does 

 not bloom freely enough to warrant its being planted 

 for effect in the garden, but it is indispensable for 

 cutting for table decoration. Madame Eugene Resal, 

 copper and rose, and its yellow " sport," Chin Chin, 

 are lovely roses ; so, too, are Queen Mab, apricot and 

 orange ; Arethusa and Aurore, shades of apricot and 

 yellow. Charlotte Klemm and Leuchtfeuer are two 

 brilliant red China roses, though closely allied to the 

 Hybrid Tea, and both are fragrant. 



An old favourite is Mrs. Bosanquet, with dainty 

 blush white blossoms ; and Ducher, pure white, is a useful 



