164 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



Rosa Indica. ARCHDUKE CHARLES is of a bright rose- 

 color, gradually deepening as the flower grows older, till 

 it becomes, at times, almost crimson. GELS MULTIFLORA 

 is white, shaded with pink, and flowers very freely. 

 MADAME BREON is of a rich rose-color, very large, double, 

 and compact in form. CLARA SYLVAIN is pure white. 

 MADAME BUREAU is white, with a faint tinge of straw- 

 color. MRS. BOSANQUET may be placed in this division ; 

 for, thougli it is certainly a hybrid, the blood of the China 

 Rose predominates in it, and characterizes it. It is of a 

 pale, waxy, flesh color, very delicate and beautiful, at the 

 same time large and double. NAPOLEON is of a bright 

 pink, and the DUCHESS OP KENT is white. 



The Dwarf roses, called Lawrenceanas, or Fairy roses, 

 are varieties of the Chinese. They are very small, many 

 of them not exceeding a foot in height, and are used as 

 edging for flower-beds in countries of which the climate is 

 not too severe for them. Like all other China roses, they 

 are very easily grown in pots. 



" China roses are better adapted than almost any other 

 class for forming groups of separate colors. Thus, for 

 beds of white roses, which, let it be remembered, will 

 bloom constantly from June till October, Clara Sylvain 

 and Madame Bureau are beautiful. The former is the taller 



