164 THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN. 



seeming very impatient of cold and damp. Petite 

 Laponne is a brilliant little rose, quite worthy a 

 place in the group ; as is also Retour du Prin- 

 temps, which is different from all the others ; its 

 pretty little flowers being surrounded by a leafy 

 calyx, and the whole plant tinged with a reddish 

 colouring matter. 



These roses are all very impatient of moisture, 

 and in all moist soils require a very dry warm 

 raised border. I have not yet had an opportunity 

 of seeing them grow in dry soils, but I think it 

 probable .that the light sandy soils of Surrey 

 would suit them admirably. In cold situations it 

 will be advisable to grow them constantly in pots, 

 protecting them in a cold pit or frame till Janu- 

 ary, and then, if required to bloom early, remove 

 them to a warm situation in the greenhouse, or 

 force them with the Tea-scented Eoses. A col- 

 lection of these little rose-bushes, covered with 

 their bright flowers in March and April, will be 

 found one of the most eligible and unique orna- 

 ments for the drawing-room. 



THE NOISETTE ROSE. 



The original of this remarkable group, the 

 Blush Noisette" Eose, was raised from seed in 



