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some time duriDg the eighteenth century. Two 

 Yarieties were introduced, the Blush China and 

 Crimson China ; from these a great number of 

 seedlings have been raised, many of them crosses 

 from Teas. Two groups are often made of these 

 roses, but there is no necessity of this, as very 

 few differ sufficiently to make two divisions de- 

 sirable. They are of moderate, branching 

 growth, with foliage and flowers both small. 

 They require a rich soil and close pruning ; thus 

 favored, they give perhaps a greater quantity of 

 flowers during the season than any other class. 

 They are not hardy and have no fragrance, but 

 in spite of this are a very valuable group on ac- 

 count of the profusion of crimson buds which 

 are furnished by such sorts as Agrippina. A 

 bed of Agrippina, on a lawn, is a most desirable 

 thing ; none of the other crimsons are quite 

 equal to this old sort, from whatever point of 

 view they be considered ; among them, w^e note 

 Eugene Beauharnais, Fabvier, Louis Philippe. 

 The leading varieties of lighter shades are Cels 

 Multiflora, Clara Sylvain, Ducher, and Mme. 

 Bureau. Two varieties of the class which have 

 marked peculiarities are Yiridiflora or Yiridis- 



