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attention, the oldest of which is the Hybrid 

 Noisette family, that may be divided into 

 two sections. The original variety, Madame 

 Recamier, was sent out byLacharme in 1853. 

 Nothing more is known of the origin of this 

 sort, other than that one of the parents is 

 supposed to have been a Noisette rose. Be- 

 longing to this type are Mademoiselle Bon- 

 naire, Madame Noman, Eliza Boelle, and 

 Madame Oswald de Kerchove. The flowers 

 are of medium size, and of circular, very 

 beautiful form. Though devoid of fragrance, 

 the flowers are freely produced from June 

 throughout the summer; for which reason 

 these varieties are to be valued as most 

 charming acquisitions on our list of white or 

 light-tinted roses. 



In 1860, Lacharme sent out Madame Gus- 

 tave Bonnet, the head of the second division 

 of the Hybrid Noisette family. This variety, 

 the originator claims, was produced from 

 seed of Blanche Lafitte (Bourbon), fertilized 

 by Sappho (Portland). If this be true, this 

 type should go by some other term than Hy- 

 brid Noisette ; but the name has been fixed 

 by usage, and as they have no fragrance, 

 they will, at all events, smell as sweet by 

 this name as any other. Belonging to the 

 same type as Madame Gustave Bonnet are 



