2i6 THE ROSE. 



Louise Darzens, Madame Alfred de Rouge- 

 mont, Baronne de Maynard, Coquette des 

 Alpes, Coquette des Blanches, and Madame 

 Francois Pittet, all raised by Lacharme. 

 Madame Bellenden Ker, Perfection des 

 Blanches, and Madame Auguste Perrin, of the 

 same family, are the production of other per- 

 sons. These kinds differ from those of the 

 Mademoiselle Bonnaire type, in being of 

 more vigorous habit, of smoother wood, and 

 of more oval and glaucous foliage, more like 

 that of the Bourbons. The flowers are even 

 more freely produced, but are inferior in 

 quality to those of the other type. 



Gloire de Dijon was sent out in 1853. In 

 its habit of growth, it showed itself distinct 

 from all others, and has become the head of 

 a class now known as Climbing Teas. When 

 the plant has once become established it is of 

 vigorous growth, and has long been a favorite 

 as a pillar rose, both for conservatories and 

 in favorable situations out of doors. Its par- 

 entage is not known, but I believe it must 

 have originated from a natural cross between 

 a Bourbon and a tea-scented Noisette rose. 

 The most popular kinds of this type are 

 Gloire de Bordeaux, Belle Lyonnaise, Madame 

 Trifle, Madame Berard, Marie Berton, Beauty 

 of Europe, and Reine Marie Pia, but none of 



