THE HYBRID NOISETTE ROSE. 85 



ROSA CALLICA. 



Group XL— HYBRID NOISETTE. 



The Hybrid Noisette Roses form but a small group. They are, nevertheless, a 

 distinct and interesting one. Their parentage on the one side is mostly of the 

 French or of the Provence, and on the other of the Noisette Rose. They resemble 

 the Hybrid Chinese more nearly than any other group : they differ from them in 

 the flowers being of smaller dimensions, and formed in large corymbs or clusters ; 

 owing to which there is a greater succession and longer duration of bloom. They 

 are suitable for the same purposes, and require the same treatment as the Hybrid 

 Chinese, Group X. 



1. Adalilla ; flowers pale rosy flesh, shaded with blush, dying off almost white, 



large and very double ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, 

 moderate ; the foliage of a yellowish green. A very abundant bloomer, 

 producing a grand effect on the tree. 



2. Adolphe ; flowers bright rose, changing to rosy lilac soon after expansion, 

 {Bengale elegante) of medium size, full ; form, cupped. Habit, pendulous ; growth, 



vigorous. A showy Rose, blooming very abundantly. Forms a good 

 Weeping Rose, also a good Pillar Rose. 



3. Anisette de Chantemerle ; flowers white, their centre flesh and cream, 



large and full ; form, cupped. Habit, pendulous ; growth, vigorous. 

 A peculiar hybrid, the branches furnished with large hooked thorns ; 

 the flowers aniseed scented. 



4. Belle de Rosxy ; flowers delicate peach, their centre often rosy, of medium 



size, very double ; form, globular. Habit, a little branching ; growth, 

 moderate. Forms a handsome compact-headed tree or bush : the 

 flowers are held in an elegant position by the erect flower stalks. A 

 free blooming variety, pretty and distinct. 

 Bengale elegante ; see Adolphe. 



5. Beranger ; flowers rosy lilac, marbled with bright rose, of medium size, 



full ; form, cupped. Habit, erect ; growth, moderate, compact, and 

 pretty. 



6. Briseis ; flowers delicate flesh colour, of medium size, full. 



7. Bouquet blanc; flowers pure white, of medium size, very double. 



8. Claire d'Olban; flowers delicate rose, of medium size, full. 

 Egerie ; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese. 



9. Elizabeth Fry ; flowers rose colour, large and very double. Habit, 



branching; growth, vigorous. 

 Emmeline ; see Madeline. 

 10. Ethereal ; flowers rosy crimson, changing to pale rose, of medium size, 

 full ; form, expanded. 

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