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attention, the oldest of which is the Hybrid 
Noisette family, that may be divided into 
two sections. The original variety, Madame 
Récamier, was sent out by Lacharme in 1853. 
Nothing more is known of the origin of this 
sort, other than that one of the parents is 
supposed to have been a Noisette rose. Be- 
longing to this type are Mademoiselle Bon- 
naire, Madame Noman, Eliza Boelle, and 
Madame Oswald de Kerchove. The flowers 
are of medium size, and of circular, very 
beautifulform. Though devoid of fragrance, 
the flowers are freely produced from June 
throughout the summer; for which reason 
these varieties are to be valued as most 
charming acquisitions on our list of white or 
light-tinted roses. 
In 1860, Lacharme sent out Madame Gus- 
tave Bonnet, the head of the second division 
of the Hybrid Noisette family. This variety, 
the originator claims, was produced from 
seed of Blanche Lafitte (Bourbon), fertilized 
by Sappho (Portland). If this be true, this 
type should go by some other term than Hy- 
brid Noisette; but the name has been fixed 
by usage, and as they have no fragrance, 
they will, at all events, smell as sweet by 
this name as any other. Belonging to the 
same type as Madame Gustave Bonnet are 
