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giving protection in a cold pit or cellar and returning to the open ground in spring, they will 

 thrive from year to year the same as any other class of tender Roses. Some of the Tea- 

 scented Roses are too double to be classified as bud-varieties a few of which are not fully 

 double when open. These produce large flowers of the unapproachable tints, shades and colors, 

 and possessed of the tea- fragrance, for which this class is peculiar. 



NOISETTE ROSES. This class, although quite limited in number of varieties, is of 

 great value for permanent planting in the soil of a greenhouse or conservatory, as by means of 

 their free climbing habits they can be permanently trained to the rafters and trellises. Plants, 

 after having spread to some distance, produce immense crops of beautiful, fragrant and fine 

 colored flowers at intervals of quick succession. Severe pruning of the young shoots is neces- 

 sary to secure the best results. By keeping the leading branches well cut back, numerous varie- 

 ties of this class are excellent for growing as ordinary pot Roses and for bedding in summer. 



VARIETIES OF TENDER ROSES. To distinguish the classes, the following abbreviations 

 are used in the description of varieties: Bour., Bourbon; Beng., Bengal or China ; Tea, Tea- 

 scented ; Nois., Noisette. When the term hardy is employed, it is in a comparative sense : 

 Adam (Tea), pinkish purple color, of large size, but not blooming as freely as some. 

 Adrienne Christople (Tea), apricot yellow, shaded with rose ; a beautiful variety. 

 Agrippina (Beng.), one of the brightest and most free-blooming Roses in cultivation and one 



that should be found in every collection ; the flowers are of a deep crimson color, and 



double ; excellent in the open ground or for pot culture. 

 Alice Walton (Beng.), rosy pink, very double and of fine form, flowers of small size; unrivalled 



as a hardy, free-flowering variety. 



Appoline (Bour.), a fine large Rose, of robust growing habit, light pink, double and compact. 

 Arch Duke Charles (Beng.), rose, changing to deep crimson; good form and habit. 

 Beau Carmine (Beng.), light satiny crimson, double, medium to large size; fine compact grower. 

 Beauharnois (Beng.), a bright amaranth-colored Rose, quite distinct; of vigorous growth, and 



free-blooming habit. 

 Bella (Tea), perhaps the finest pure white Tea-scented Rose in existence when it is well grown. 



I find that the greatest difficulty with this recently introduced variety is, that being very 



double, it does not always open perfectly ; vigorous and remarkably healthy. 

 BMe of Orleans (Nois.), this is a beautiful white Rose, and although small, it is perfectly double 



to the center ; blooms with amazing freedom, in clusters, all through the season ; a Noisette 



Rose, but well adapted to garden or pot culture, as its growth is easily controlled. 

 Bon Silene (Tea), very beautiful and desirable as a bud Rose; color purplish carmine with a 



peculiar bright rosy shade; rich, delicate tea-scented fragrance; good healthy grower. 

 Bouquet de Marie (Beng.), deep pink, of good form and habit. 



Bourbon Queen (Bour.), rose color with salmon tint, large and double; a very fine variety. 

 Caroline de Manaise (Tea), white ; a good bloomer and double ; vigorous. 

 Cels (Beng.), blush; a very profuse bloomer, good and healthy grower; excellent. 

 Count de ^Ure (Bour.), salmon and carmine, quite double and fine ; a very desirable Rose. 

 Count le Bart he (Tea), flesh color, changing to deep blush; very fragrant. 

 Compte Bobrinsky (Beng.), crimson scarlet, of good form. 

 Devoniensis (Tea), creamy white with rosy center; large and fine. 

 Duchess de Brabant (Tea), blush shade on rosy ground ; unequaled for its delicate tint and 



satiny texture. 



Fallemburg (Nods.), deep rose, fine form, and attractive. 

 Gen. Tartas (Tea), rosy pink of various shades; large, rather irregular, but very attractive; 



free bloomer, and healthy grower. 

 Gen, Wayne (Beng.), a medium sized deep crimson Rose of good substance, and a very free 



bloomer ; sometimes the petals around the center are green. 



Geo, Peabody (Beng.), light crimson, nearly white; free bloomer and a good compact grower 

 Gigantesque (Tea), flesh color, large size. 



Glorie de Dijon (Tea), yellow shaded with salmon and rose ; distinct and large. 

 Hermosa (Bour.), an old but very excellent Rose; clear rose color; double and very fragrant; 



a healthy, free-blooming variety. Should be in every collection. 

 Homer (Tea), rosy pink with salmon shade ; fine form and a good bloomer. 

 Hymenee (Tea), a whitish rose with blush yellowish center. 

 Indica Alba (Beng.), pure white; small, free flowering. 

 Isabella Sprunt (Tea), a gem among Tea-scented Roses. Canary yellow; beautiful large buds, 



very sweet ; profuse bloomer and free grower. 



Joseph Gourdon (Bour.), a beautiful Rose; deep rose color; compact and double; very fragrant. 

 Julia Mansaise (Tea), pure white with slight yellowish tint; large and full; desirable in every 



collection ; fragrant. 



Lady Warrcnder (Tea), a beautiful white Rose, of fine habit and form. 

 Ijzmarque (Nois.), valuable white Rose; very double and fragrant; a luxuriant grower and 



very prolific ; one of the best Roses in cultivation for conservatories. 



Laurencia or Fairy Rose (Beng.), rosy pink ; very small, of fine form and healthy growth. 

 Laurette (Tea), creamy white, shaded with rosy amber, very full and sweet; a free grower and 



excellent bloomer. 



