16 . noSES THAT BLOOM IX JUNE. 



it during winter, and there grow and bloom in pro- 

 fuse wreaths or garlands, making them objects of 

 great attraction in their season. They are in colour 

 generally pale, making a decided contrast with the 

 Boursault family. They grow rapidly, and are well 

 adapted for arches, grottos, rockwork, pillars, or trel- 

 lises. The foliage is of a peculiarly bright shining 

 green. Adelaide d^Orleans has flowers of apale rosy 

 blush, very double and perfectly formed, in large 

 clusters, valuable for blooming later than any of what 

 are termed June Roses. Do?ina Maria^\nd Princess 

 Maria, appear to be the same, or so nearly alike, that 

 a distinction cannot be even faintly drawn. Flowers 

 nearly white. Felicite Perpetuelle has been recog- 

 nized under many names in Europe, but it is believed 

 to be pu7'e here : it is a very perfect rose, beautifully 

 cupped, of a creamy-white colour, and when well 

 grown makes a magnificent pyramid. Myrianthes is 

 of the most regular form, being very double, and 

 imbricated to the centre ; a plant covered with its 

 delicate rosy-coloured flowers is a charming object. 

 It has been sold (as its name imports) as a Noisette 

 blooming all the season^ a character which it never 

 merited, never had, and never will have. Semper- 

 vireiis Pleno^ a pure white, is our oldest variety, 

 perfectly double, and a very desirable rose ; it is the 

 parent of Noisette Aimee Vibert, an association which 



