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but its offspring have generally a delicious fra- 

 grance, which I impute to their hybridisation 

 with Rosa odorata. In France the yellow Tea Rose 

 is exceedingly popular, and in the summer and 

 autumn months hundreds of plants are sold in the 

 flower markets of Paris, principally worked on little 

 stems or C( mi-tiges." They are brought to mar- 

 ket in pots, with their heads partially enveloped 

 in coloured paper in such an elegant and effective 

 mode, that it is scarcely possible to avoid being 

 tempted to give two or three francs for such 

 a pretty object. In the fine climate of Italy 

 Tea-scented Roses bloom in great perfection 

 during the autumn : our late autumnal months 

 are often too moist and stormy for them, but in 

 August they generally flower in England very 

 beautifully. I was much impressed in the autumn 

 of 1835 with the effects of climate on these roses ; 

 for in a small enclosed garden at Versailles I saw, 

 in September, hundreds of plants of yellow Tea 

 Roses covered with ripe seeds and flowers. The 

 French cultivators say that it very rarely pro- 

 duces a variety worth notice. The culture of 

 Tea-scented Roses is quite in its infancy in this 

 country, but surely no class more deserves care 

 and attention ; in calm weather, in early autumn, 

 their large and fragrant flowers are quite unique, 

 and add much to the variety and beauty of the 

 autumnal rose garden. / 



Among the most distinct varieties known to 



