196 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



love for Its sweet, abundant, fawn-coloured flowers. The 

 Rev. H. Dombrain, In the flesh, Is a true Rosarian, a trusty, 

 genial writer, an accomplished florist, as all florists know ; 

 and In the flower he is one of our best Bourbon Roses. Not 

 so beautiful, of course, as his daughter, Marguerite Dom- 

 brain, H.P. (of whom more anon), but an early, reliable, 

 vigorous, bright carmine Rose. Were the Roses sentient, 

 as I sometimes think they are, this one would have their 

 special regard and honour. Mr Dombrain has been, as it 

 were, the consul for French Roses in England, and more 

 than any other man has made known the merits of the 

 new-comers, and so insured for them a kindly welcome. 



Of the Tea-Roses, those which are hardy are suitable for 

 exhibition, and none of them, except Gloire de Bourdeaux, 

 which has more of the Noisette character, and which has 

 been described at p. 151, 152, can be considered as garden 

 Roses. Madame Falcot and Safrano would be valuable 

 additions, but they only withstand our severest winters in 

 southern or sheltered localities. Reve d'Or, a new variety 

 of similar habit and bloom, appears to have a more vigor- 

 ous constitution, and likely to be a valuable Rose. 



Of the Noisette, Jaune Desprez, Lamarque, and Solfa- 

 terre, have been selected as Climbing or Pillar Roses, and 



