44 THE WHITE KOSE. 



outer petals ; inner petals bright rose. Princesse 

 de Lamballe is one of the finest in this division, 

 possessing all the characters of the species in its 

 foliage, branches, and flowers: these are of the 

 purest white, and of the most perfect and beautiful 

 shape. Queen of Denmark, an old, but estimable 

 variety, produces flowers of first-rate excellence 

 as prize-flowers : so much was this esteemed when 

 first raised from seed, that plants were sent from 

 Germany to this country at five guineas each. 

 Sophie de Marsilly is a most delicate and beautiful 

 mottled rose, with flowers very double and perfect 

 in shape : when just expanding so as to show the 

 interior of the flower, this rose is of the most 

 exquisite beauty. 



The varieties of this family form a beautiful 

 mass, not by any means gay and dazzling, but 

 chaste and delicate, and contrast well with groups 

 of the dark varieties of Rosa gallica and Hybrid 

 China roses: they also make good standards, often 

 growing to a large size and uniting well with the 

 stock: they always bloom abundantly, and bear 

 close pruning ; in this respect they may be treated 

 as recommended for the French roses. The 

 varieties of this family, for the most part, are 

 too double to bear seed in this country ; it is 

 not therefore necessary to give any directions for 

 hybridising. 



