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among them were the Blush Tea and Yellow 

 Tea, two varieties from which most of the 

 sorts now in cultivation have descended. 

 Both of these kinds are free seed-bearers, the 

 Yellow Tea more particularly; it has beauti- 

 ful buds of pale yellow, but the habit of the 

 plant being unhealthy it has now nearly gone 

 out of cultivation. The old Blush is also no 

 longer named in most catalogues, but there 

 are many rosarians still living who cherish 

 it in affectionate remembrance and recollect 

 it as one of the most fragrant in the family. 

 Most of the varieties in this group are very 

 sensitive to any neglect, and will show very 

 quickly whether they have met with good or 

 ill treatment ; the soil can scarcely be made 

 too rich for their reception, but it must be 

 light, warm, and well drained. If the place 

 chosen consist of heavy clay soil, a foot or 

 more must be dug out, carted away, and 

 filled up with that which is mellow. As 

 most of the varieties are of but moderate 

 growth, they require rather close pruning. 

 To protect them during winter, we advise 

 hilling up earth about the plants and then 

 spreading over evergreen branches or loose 

 litter. Care must be exercised that the 

 plants be not embedded and packed down 

 with a heavy mass, otherwise decay and 



