122 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASO:N'. 



blooms freely, quite distinct. Beau Carmin is of the 

 Sanguinea habit, a very distinct variety, with dark 

 crimson-purple shaded flowers, quite double, and cup 

 formed, is a free grower, and continually in bloom. 

 Belle de Monza, though one of the oldest varieties, 

 holds its distinctive character in producing a profusion 

 of flowers, when first open, of a rosy colour changing 

 gradually to very dark crimson, perfectly double ; the 

 plant is a strong grower, and very hardy. Belle de 

 Florence is a pale carmine variety with very perfect 

 flowers under medium size, a profuse bloomer. Belle 

 Isidore grows rampantly, even stronger than the com- 

 mon China, from which its flowers differ, being more 

 double, and changing from pink to crimson. Boisnard 

 IS of a pale sulphur, changing to nearly white, and 

 appears to have all the character of a Tea Rose ex- 

 cept fragrance. Camel liajlora^ not white as some will 

 suppose from its name, but rosy red changeable to 

 dark red, very perfect form, large and distinct. Ca- 

 meleo7i is another of the changeable sorts, opening a 

 fine rose colour, and then gradually changing to crim- 

 son \ is perfectly double, and a strong grower. Car- 

 min t/' YebleSj is very appopriately named, being of a 

 bright carmine colour, very perfect, growing and 

 blooming freely ; said to be. " striped with white ;'' 

 many crimson roses have stripes of white, which, in 

 general, is more a fault than a beauty. Cels^ or Mul- 



