124 THE ROSE BOOK 



under glass. The old White has quite a violet-like 

 odour. 



The Bourbon Roses are now little grown. One 

 variety, Souvenir de la Malmaison, will, perhaps, never 

 die out, and few autumnal roses can surpass a well- 

 flowered bush of it. The other varieties of the group 

 are perhaps of little value, although some are very 

 charming, such as Acidalie, Madame Pierre Oger, and 

 Gloire des Rosomanes. 



