ROSES i:s; general cultivation. 33 



The Climbing Tea Rose {Rosa Indica Odo- 

 rata Scandens) is a class, or division, so distinct 

 from the other Teas, that it requires a place for 

 itself. Nearly all the varieties catalogued in this 

 division are descendants of Gloire de Dijon, but 

 hybridizers are making great progress of late, 

 and it is probable we shall soon have varieties 

 from other strains and outcrosses to be added to 

 the list of Climbing Teas. The origin of Gloire 

 de Dijon is unknown. It was raised in the 

 South of France by Jacotot, and sent out in 

 1853, creating a great furor in rose-circles. My 

 opinion is, that we have in this a natural hybrid 

 produced from the seed of some strong growing 

 Tea, or Tea-Noisette which had been impregnat- 

 ed by a Bourbon of robust habit. Gloire de 

 Dijon and its offspring are of vigorous growth 

 when once established, but the young plants re- 

 quire a long time (if grown from cuttings) before 

 they have vitality enough to push into strong 

 growth. It is therefore a great advantage to 

 obtain them worked on some other stock, such 

 as Solfaterre, De la Grifferaie, or seedling Brier. 

 The foKage is very large, thick, and lustrous ; 

 thorns comparatively few ; the flowers are of 



