162 THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN. 



for the sake of curiosity a few flowers of the above 

 might be fertilised with the Double Yellow Briar 

 or Rosa Harrisonii. The Yellow Tea bears seed 

 abundantly, but it has been found, from repeated 

 experiments, that a good or even a mediocre rose 

 is seldom or never produced from it ; but fertilised 

 with the Yellow Briar, something original may be 

 realised. Gigantesque and Tea Hardy, planted 

 with Prince Esterhazy, would produce seed of 

 fine quality, from which large and bright rose- 

 coloured varieties might be expected. Archi- 

 duchesse Therese and Duchesse de Gazes, planted 

 with Bride of Abydos, would give pure white Tea 

 Roses ; and Mansais with Dremont would pro- 

 bably originate first-rate fawn-coloured roses ; but 

 the central petals of Mansais should be carefully 

 removed with tweezers or plyers, as its flowers 

 are too double for it to be a certain seed-bearer. 

 Belisaire, which is a hybrid, approaching very 

 near to the China Rose, should be planted with 

 William Wallace, as fine and large Crimson Tea 

 roses are still wanting. 



THE MINIATURE ROSE. 

 (RosA LAWRENCEANA.) 



In the botanical catalogues this curious little 

 rose is said to have been introduced from China 



