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CHINA ROSE. 



And, first, the China rose. While treating of paren- 

 tage, we may also include the tea rose, which, with the 

 China, comes from the same ancestor, the Rosa Indica and 

 its varieties. From this stock come all the China and tea- 

 scented roses, which, by skilful hybridization, are now so 

 multiplied that already their name is legion. Prop- 

 erly speaking, the three roses which are the oldest, and 

 may be considered parents of the race, are Rosa Indica, 

 the common Chinese rose, R. semperflorens, the crimson or 

 sanguinea rose, and JR. odorata, the Chinese or sweet- 

 scented tea rose. 



The China rose and its hybrids are usually stout growing, 

 and sometimes of a close, twiggy habit. With us they 

 will not endure the winter without protection, but south of 

 Baltimore, stand out uninjured. 



They are the common rose of window gardening, and 

 are known as " monthly roses." The colors vary from 

 white to deep crimson or red, running through all the 

 shades of blush and pink. 



They are often exposed for sale in early spring at the 

 corners of streets and in the market places, every little 



