94 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



Rigny, is a Noisette, of very perfect form ; its 

 bright rose coloured flowers are produced in large 

 clusters ; it is of a dwarf habit, and makes a fine 

 border variety. Fellenberg, as a Noisette, has no 

 equal for brilliancy of colour, during the autumnal 

 months ; in the early part of the season, it is of a 

 pale red, but in the fall its colour approaches a 

 scarlet, with large flowers produced in clusters of 

 thirty to fifty. It is perfectly hardy, a great acqui- 

 sition to this family, and should be in every garden 

 or rosary that has any pretensions to variety ; the 

 foliage, when young, has also a peculiar red colour. 

 Fleur de Jeune *flge is quite a new variety, and 

 has the growth and habit of Jaune Desprcz, and 

 no doubt is a seedling from that rose ; it is of a 

 yellowish-white, with a delicate pink centre, quite 

 fragrant, and has been classed among .the "Teas." 

 The Noisette Roses have become so much impreg- 

 nated with the varieties of Rosa Odorata, that 

 many of the sorts, when they bloorn for the first 

 time, are denominated "Thea".roses, but their far- 

 ther growth and subsequent bloom brings them 

 under the head of Noisettes, from their tendency 

 to produce their flowers in large clusters. Jaime 

 Desprez, Desprez D'rfrcole, and French Yellow 

 Noisette, are the same. It has been cultivated 

 about Philadelphia these ten years past, and is yet 

 a scarce variety. It enjoys a celebrity which few 



