Tea scented roses are distinguished by the 

 delicacy of their colours, slender thin growths, 

 usually covered with a bloom as on a grape, 

 rich coloured and shiny foliage and very free 

 flowering. In this tribe are found probably 

 every colour imaginable. Although some 

 few are powerfully fragrant, the majority 

 have the odour of a newly opened tea chest, 

 hence the name. As a rule they are not so 

 brilliant in colour and fullness of flower as the 

 Hybrid Perpetual roses, yet for bouquets or 

 cut flowers they are far superior and also last 

 longer when cut, in fact they improve in 

 water if kept in a cool place. Here are found 

 most of the charming bud roses that are so 

 useful for button holes or sprays. The group 

 generally is tender. 



The Hybrid Tea as its name implies is a 

 hybrid between a Hybrid Perpetual and a Tea. 

 Hybrid Perpetuals have been valued for their 

 rich colouring and fragrance ; Teas for their 

 free flowering and readiness to withstand 

 drought or sunshine better than the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals ; they are however poor in colour- 

 ing, mostly of light colours. The object in 

 crossing the two was to obtain hardiness and 

 better colouring. 



Bourbon roses appear closely allied to the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals ; so much so that one can- 

 not distinguish many of the modern kinds 

 from the latter. Bourbon roses have a very 

 large shiny foliage, of rather a leathery ten- 

 dency. The flowers are generally produced in 

 clusters, but upon stiff rigid growth and larger 

 than the Noissete. 



The Noissete was named after its raiser 

 Philipe Noissete, and they are distinguished by 

 their large clusters of blossoms and their late 

 flowering. Marechal Niel is classed with this 



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