136 THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN. 



arrived at Bourbon in 1817, as botanical traveller 

 for the government of France, and curator of the 

 Botanical and Naturalization Garden there. He 

 propagated this rose very largely ; and sent plants 

 and seeds of it, in 1822, to Monsieur Jacques*, 

 gardener at the Chateau de Neuilly, near Paris, 

 who distributed them among the rose cultivators 

 of France. M. Breon named it " Hose de L'lle 

 de Bourbon ; " and is convinced that it is a hybrid 

 from one of the above roses, and a native of the 

 island. Owing to the original being a hybrid, the 

 roses of this family vary much in their characters ; 

 those that retain the leading features I have 

 termed true Bourbons. I shall now notice and 

 describe a few of the most striking and distinct 

 varieties of this very charming group ; and begin 

 with Armosa, quite a new variety, very double 

 and perfect in the shape of its flowers, which are 

 of a delicate rose-colour : the plant is of medium 

 growth. Augustine Lelieur is a charming rose, a 

 true Bourbon, so vivid and so beautiful that it 

 cannot be too much recommended: its flowers are 

 very erect and bell-shaped, and as fine in October 

 as in June. Diaphane is a small high-coloured 

 rose, almost scarlet. This is not a true Bourbon, 

 but a very pretty rose, of dwarf growth, adapted 

 for the front of a border. Dubourg is also a hy- 

 brid Bourbon, of a different character to the last, 



* Whence the name often given to the Common Bourbon Rose 

 of" Bourbon Jacques." 



