38 PARSONS ON THE EOSE. 



leathery foliage, its luxuriant growth, its more constant 

 bloom than the Remontants, and its thick, velvety petals, 

 of a consistency to endure the summer's sun. 



It was introduced into France by Jacques, head garden- 



2. — BOURBON ROSE. 



er of the Duke of Orleans, at Neuilly, who received it in 

 1819 from Breon, director of the Royal gardens in the Isle 

 of Bourbon. The following account of its origin is given 

 by Breon, and is also mentioned by Rivers : 



