172 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



merged in each other by insensible gradations, so that it 

 is impossible to fix any clear line of demarcation between 

 them. 



The distinctive characteristic of the true Noisette is 

 blooming in clusters. Different varieties have different 

 habits of growth, some being much more vigorous than 

 others; but the greater part are true climbing roses. 

 Those in which the blood of the Musk and China predom- 

 inate are comparatively hardy. Many of them can be 

 grown as bushes in the open air, with very little winter 

 protection, even in the latitude of Boston. Two varieties 

 Madame Massot and Caroline Marniesse are to- 

 day (Oct. 16) in full bloom here, where they have stood 

 for several years, with very little precaution to shelter 

 them. Some other varieties, again, strongly impregnated 

 with the Tea Rose, are quite as tender as Tea roses of the 

 pure race. 



As rafter-roses in the greenhouse, the Noisettes are un- 

 surpassed. 



AIMEE VIBERT is one of the prettiest of the group. It 

 was raised by the French cultivator Vibert, who named it 

 after his daughter. The flowers are pure white, and grow 

 in large clusters. Though not among the most vigorous 

 in growth of the Noisettes, this variety is comparatively 



