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burning heat of a tropical sun." Some fine varieties are, 

 Paul Joseph, Queen, Emilie Courtier, Bouquet de Flore, and 

 Madame Desprez. This last has proved the most tender, 

 and will not stand out here in the open ground. 



China Roses. This class of Roses we must set down as the 

 proper inhabitants of the green-house, in this section of the 

 country ; although, by planting in frames, taking up the plants 

 and laying them in the ground in a dry place, or preserving 

 them in a dry, cool cellar, they will do very well to plant out 

 in the spring, and make a fine bloom after the summer Roses 

 have passed away. Mr. Parsons remarks, that, " next to the 

 Bourbon, this is perhaps the most valuable class of Roses ; but in 

 this climate they need protection from the cold. This, however, 

 can be easily afforded by salt, hay, or straw." I have tried to 

 keep this class of Roses in the open ground, by protection of 

 all kinds, but unfortunately their location was rather too wet 

 in winter ; perhaps, in a dry, loamy soil, they would succeed 

 better. Further south, this is a most desirable class for out- 

 door culture. 



Tea and Noisette Roses. What has been said in relation 

 to the tenderness of the China Roses, will apply to the Tea 

 and Noisette Roses. " The Tea and Noisette Roses have been 

 generally classed distinct from the China." " They are, how- 

 ever, but varieties of the latter; arid there is so much confu- 

 sion in the old classification, that the amateur is frequently 

 misled. Many of the Roses now classed among the China, 

 have a strong tea scent, and many of the present Tea Roses 

 have very little fragrance. The characteristic of the Noisette 

 Rose is understood to be its cluster-blooming habit." The 

 Southern States must be the congenial climate for the whole 

 class of China and Tea Roses. The author of the work 

 already alluded to, however, says, " They will endure our win- 

 ters, with the thermometer at zero, but it is better to protect 

 them by means of straw and hay, or of boards upon low stakes. 

 Perhaps the least troublesome way of protecting them, is to 

 have one or more hot-bed frames, six feet by twelve, and about a 



