128 THE ROSE GARDEN. 



Nemesis; see Group XXXIV. The Fairy Rose. 



34. Oriflamme; flowers bright carmine. 



35. President d'Olbecque; flowers cherry red; form, cupped. 



30. Prince Charles ; flowers brilliant crimson, often suffused with light purple, 

 of medium size, full ; form, cupped. 

 Prince Eugene ; see Eugene Beauharnais. 



37. Poupre Eclatante ; flowers deep crimson. 



38. Reine d' Angleterre ; flowers crimson, tinged with purple, of medium size, 



very double ; form, cupped. 



39. Roi des Pourpres ; flowers purplish crimson, the centre petals tinged with 



blush, large and full ; form, cupped. 



40. Romeo; flowers dark red. 



41. St. Prix de Breuze; flowers rich deep crimson, their centre rose, of 



medium size, full ; form, globular. 



42. Sanguinea ; flowers crimson, small and very double. 

 Theresia Stravius; see Belle Emilie. 



43. Victoire d'Aumav; flowers dark crimson; form, cupped. 



ROSA IHDICA. 

 Group XXXIII.— THE CHINESE, OR MONTHLY ROSE. 



The varieties of this and the preceding species are included in one group by 

 many cultivators ; and in some of the hybrids the balance is so nicely adjusted, 

 that it is hard to say to which species they belong. But the majority are well 

 marked in character. Compare, for instance, Alba, Cramoisie Superieure, Fabvier, 

 &c, of the former group, with Archduke Charles, Comble de Gloire, and General 

 Soyez, of the present. Archduke Charles, and many others classed here, are 

 distinct and beautiful as variegated Roses : they expand rose and white, soon 

 becoming mottled with, then changing wholly to, crimson, from the action of the 

 sun's rays. Strange that he who bids the colours of other roses fly at his 

 approach should lend these a deeper and more brilliant tint ! 



The varieties of this group are also of even growth, although more robust than the 

 Crimson Chinese : they are suited for the same purposes, and, in addition, form fine 

 Standards, thriving under common treatment. It has been said that the Bourbon 

 Roses are hardier than the Chinese, which has led many to suppose that they are 

 easier of culture ; but nothing could be more contrary to fact. The Bourbons are less 

 susceptible of frost ; but if we except the varieties hybridized with the Tea-scented, 

 which are marhecl thus*, the Chinese are of the freest growth. The first Chinese 

 Rose was introduced from China in 1789. The varieties which have sprung 



