64 THE ROSE. 
among them were the Blush Tea and Yellow 
Tea, two varieties from which most of the 
sorts now in cultivation have descended. 
Both of these kinds are free seed-bearers, the 
Yellow Tea more particularly; it has beauti- 
ful buds of pale yellow, but the habit of the 
plant being unhealthy it has now nearly gone 
out of cultivation. The old Blush is also no 
longer named in most catalogues, but there 
are many rosarians still living who cherish 
it in affectionate remembrance and recollect 
it as one of the most fragrant in the family. 
Most of the varieties in this group are very 
sensitive to any neglect, and will show very 
quickly whether they have met with good or 
ill treatment; the soil can scarcely be made 
too rich for their reception, but it must be 
light, warm, and well drained. If the place 
chosen consist of heavy clay soil, a foot or 
more must be dug out, carted away, and 
filled up with that which is mellow. As 
most of the varieties are of but moderate 
growth, they require rather close pruning. 
To protect them during winter, we advise 
hilling up earth about the plants and then 
spreading over evergreen branches or /oose 
litter. Care must be exercised that the 
plants be not embedded and packed down 
with a heavy mass, otherwise decay and 
