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REGELIANA ; see Rugosa. 



1 6. ROSE APPLES ; pale silvery rose. This variety is of vigorous growth. 



17. RUGOSA (Regeliana) ; flowers crimson, large and single, succeeded by an 

 abundance of large scarlet fruit ; growth moderate. 



1 8. RUGOSA ALBA ; flowers white, large and single, followed by larger and brighter 

 coloured fruit than the preceding, though less abundant. 



19. RUGOSA FLORE PLENO (Himalayensis) ; flowers crimson, large and double; 

 growth moderate. 



20. SCHNEKLICHT; flowers white. 



21. SOUVENIR DE CHRISTOPHE COCHET; flowers pink, semi-double, fruit extra 

 large. 



22. SOUVENIR DE PIERRE LEPERDRIEUX ; flowers semi-double, of a bright red 

 colour. Fruit and foliage very attractive. 



23. THUSNKLDA; flowers light salmon pink, very free and perpetual flowering. 

 As with No. 7, this variety resembles the hybrid Perpetual in size of blossom. 



24. WEEPING RUGOSA ALBA ; this variety should be budded upon Standard 

 Briars to enable one to appreciate its merit. 



Rosa Damascena. 



GROUP XXXI. HYBRID PERPETUAL. 



How came we in possession of these lovely Roses which so suddenly delighted us 

 with their presence, forming, as they unquestionably now do, a most valuable group 

 among Autumnals ? Their origin is various ; doubtless in many instances unknown. 

 The first varieties recognised as such were raised by M. Laffay from between the 

 Hybrid Bourbon or Hybrid Chinese and Damask Perpetual. Princess Helene, which 

 was introduced in 1837, was the first striking variety that was obtained; Queen 

 Victoria followed next ; and in 1840 there were above twenty varieties enumerated in 

 the Rose Catalogues. Several of these, however, were drawn from other groups ; 

 one-fourth were Bourbon Perpetuals. The " Crimson Perpetual," or " Rose du Roi," 

 raised by M. Souchet at Sevres in 1819, although grouped here, differs materially from 

 its associates ; still it is a Hybrid Perpetual, probably between some variety of French 

 Rose (A*. Gallicd) and Damask Perpetual (R. Damascena}. It is said by some that this 

 Rose originated in the gardens of the Palace of St Cloud in 1812. 



If we analyse this group we shall find several races or strains of flowers, which in 

 some cases may be traced very near to their first source. Other varieties are so 

 intermixed that it is difficult to say which race preponderates. After maturely 

 weighing all the circumstances, I have cast these Roses into four groups HYBRID 



