118 THE AUTUMNAL EOSE GARDEN. 



Crimson Perpetual,, deserves a few extra words of 

 comment. This fine rose was raised from seed, in 

 1812, in the gardens of the palace of Saint Cloud, 

 then under the direction of Le Comte Lelieur, 

 and named by him Rose du Roi ; owing, I sup- 

 pose, to Louis the Eighteenth soon after that time 

 being restored, and presenting an opportunity for 

 the Comte to show his loyalty : it is not recorded 

 that he changed its name during the hundred days 

 to Rose de 1'Empereur ! It is asserted that it was 

 raised from the Rosa Portlandica, a semi-double 

 bright-coloured rose, much like the rose known in 

 this country as the Scarlet Four-Seasons, or Rosa 

 Paestana ; which Eustace tells us, in his Classical 

 Tour, grows among the ruins of Paastum, enliven- 

 ing them with its brilliant autumnal flowers. This 

 is treated as a traveller's tale by one or two of our 

 English botanists, and the Rosa Paestana is said to 

 have been originated from seed in England : but 

 was that seed from Italy ? 



Every gentleman's garden ought to have a large 

 bed of Crimson Perpetual Roses, to furnish bou- 

 quets during August, September, and October; 

 their fragrance is so delightful, their colour so rich, 

 and their form so perfect. 



Crispata, or the Curled Perpetual, is one of 

 those whimsies of nature, more curious than pretty. 

 Each leaf is curled, and forms a ring, giving an 

 odd appearance to the plant. De Neuilly is a 

 hybrid Bourbon of great excellence, having all the 



