110 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



strong growing rose, quite large, of a creamy-blush 

 colour, and frequently deep pink, though the French 

 describe it as "a yellow edged with rose;" it is 

 highly fragrant, and an indispensable variety. 

 Belle Marguerite; the distinctive character of this 

 rose is easily perceived at a considerable distance, 

 its strong upright habit producing its flowers on 

 short stiff footstalks ; the colour from a pale rosy- 

 lilac to a dark crimson, perfectly double; when 

 well grown, a great bloomer and tolerably hardy. 

 Bon Silene, or Silene, is a very variable rose, with 

 extremely large petals; though not so double as 

 some, yet it amply compensates for this deficiency 

 in the size of the flowers, which are of a bright 

 rose, changing to cherry red, with an agreeable 

 fragrance. Bottgere has a great many admirers ; 

 the flowers are extremely large, fully double, of a 

 rosy-lilac colour, always cup-shaped, and even 

 fading away in that form ; the buds are very large 

 before they expand; it is one of the strongest 

 growers, and bears our winters with very slight 

 protection. Boutrand is a noble rose, of a bright 

 pink colour, perfectly formed, and a free grower. 

 Caroline is a beautiful rose, of a bright rosy-pink 

 colour, with finely formed flowers, always bloom- 

 ing perfect, and in great profusion, even five or six 

 in a cluster ; it is one of the hardiest, and not ex- 

 celled by any of the family, having every quality 



