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more oval and glaucous, like the Bourbon roses ; 

 tlie flowers are even more freely produced than 

 tliose of tlie other type, but are inferior to them 

 in quality. The principal sorts are : Baronne de 

 Maynard, Coquette des Alpes, Coquette des 

 Blanches, Madame Auguste Perrin, Madame 

 Frangois Pittet, Perfection des Blanches. 



Gloike de Dijon Type. — The head of this 

 fannly was sent out in 1853, and is the variety 

 from which most of the Climbing Teas have 

 sprung. Young plants of this type are often 

 difficult to start after being rooted from cuttings, 

 but when well established grow luxuriantly. The 

 parentage of Gloire de Dijon is unknown, but 1 

 believe it must have originated from a natural 

 cross between some Bourbon and Noisette (Tea- 

 scented) Rose. The foliage shows much of the 

 Bourbon character ; the flowers are of globular 

 form, very large and full. Yarieties belonging 

 to this type are Antonia Decarli, Belle Lyonnaise, 

 Gloire de Bordeaux, Jean Lorthois, Madame 

 Berard, Madame Trifle, Marie Berton. 



These types are about all that are really dis- 

 tinct ; among the Hybrid Teas it is likely that 

 a separation into groups will be desirable at some 



