498 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



Division I. — Hardy J^^ne Roses. 



Under this liead are the following: sub-divisions or classes given 

 •nearly in the order commonly adopted in late nursery catalogues. 



Class I. Hybrid China Roses. — These are the hardy crosses 

 which long cultivation has produced between the European June 

 roses of various families and the true China roses. They are mostly 

 free growers, with long flexible shoots ; many of them well adapted 

 for pillars or trellises, though of less rank growth than the wild 

 climbers. The fine old crimson rose, known as George the Fourth, 

 is one of the finest of this class. The following six are among the 

 most desirable varieties. Those marked with a {P) are the tallest 

 growers, and may be used for post-roses. The descriptions refer to 

 the flowers. 



1. Bizarre de la China. — Crimson purple, globular and double. 



2. Charles Duval. — Deep rose, large, and well formed. 



3. Chenedolle (P). — ^Brilliant light crimson, large, double, and 

 fragrant. 



4. George the Fourth {-P). — Deep velvety crimson, and dark 

 glossy foliage. 



5. La Tourterelle {P). — Dove colored, and well formed. 



6. Madame Plantier. — Pure white, blooms in great clusters. 

 The best white. 



Class H. Hybrid Provence, Damask, and French Roses. — 

 The old cabbage or hundred-leaved rose is the type of the Provence 

 roses, which are noted for fragrance and globular forms. The 

 damask roses are of shades from white to the deepest crimson. 

 Those which of late years are known as French or Galilean roses 

 are of stiff" erect growth, and the foliage is rough and hard, and of 

 a lighter green than other roses. On the other hand, the minia- 

 ture roses long known as Burgundy roses, and noted for their dwarf 

 habit, in all respects are also hybrids of this class. The following 

 half dozen are among the choicest of all these sorts, but do not in- 

 clude the Burgundys: 



