122 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



Rosa Alba. The parent of the Alba, or White roses, 

 is a native of Central Europe. The species is so called 

 from the prevailing delicacy of hue in its varieties, many 

 of which are of a pure white, while none are of a deeper 

 coloring than a bright pink. The original stock is spine- 

 less ; but many of its progeny, in consequence, probably, 

 of hybridization, have spines in greater or less number. 

 The upper surface of the leaves has a glaucous or whitish 

 tinge, and the shoots are of a clear green. 



FELICTTE is a large double rose, of a delicate flesh-color, 

 and a most symmetrical shape. LA SEDUISANTE is of a 

 bright rose in the centre, shading into flesh-color at the 

 circumference : it rivals the last in the perfection of its 

 shape. MADAME AUDOT is of a pale flesh-color. MADAME 

 LEGEAS is a white rose of a peculiar delicacy, and very 

 graceful in its habit of growth. THE QUEEN OF DEN- 

 MARK is of a clear rosy pink. SOPHIE DE MAESILLY is 

 of a delicate rose-color, slightly mottled, and, when half 

 opened, is a rose of remarkable beauty. 



The Alba roses bloom abundantly, and form in masses a 

 beautiful contrast, in their chaste and delicate hues, with 



