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gardens in 1789. Its ever-blooming qualities have 

 made it a favourite, from the cottage to the palace ; 

 and perhaps no plants have contributed so much 

 to enliven our cottage walls as the common China 

 Rose (Rosa Indica), and the crimson China Rose, 

 or Rosa semperflorens. These roses have been, 

 and are, considered distinct species by botanists. 

 Like all other cultivated roses, they sport much 

 from seed ; but the descendants of each may ge- 

 nerally be recognised by a close observer. The 

 common and its varieties make strong green 

 luxuriant shoots, with flowers varying in colour 

 from pure white to crimson. The crimson also 

 takes a wide range ; for though its original colour 

 is crimson, yet I have reason to believe that the 

 pure white, which was raised in Essex, came from 

 its seed. In describing the varieties, those that 

 are decidedly of the Semperflorens family I shall 

 mark with S. after the name. I should most 

 certainly have placed them in a separate division, 

 were it not for the numerous intermediate va- 

 rieties, in which it is impossible to decide to 

 which species they lean. 



Admiral Duperri, S., is a pretty, brilliant, crim- 

 son rose, distinct and worth cultivating : Alba 

 elegans, though not white, as its name implies, is a 

 fine double rose of the palest flesh-colour, and a good 

 distinct variety. Archduke Charles is a new rose, 

 and very beautiful. Soon after expansion, the tips 

 of most of its petals change to crimson, giving it 



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