304 The Rose Garden. 



wonderful freedom, and is one of our best roses for garden decoration, especially in 

 late summer and autumn, when the beautiful colours of the flowers are intensified 

 by the lengthening nights. 



25. RED PET ; flowers small, colour dark crimson. 



26. RIVAL DE PAESTUM ; flowers white, shaded yellow. 



27. SOUVENIR DE A. TERREL DES CHENES; flowers yellow, shaded with rose 



28. VlRlDlFLORA ; flowers green, curious. 

 WHITE PET ; see Little Pet. 



Rosa Indica. 



GROUP. XXXVII. THE LAWRENCEANA OR FAIRY ROSE. 



The first of these interesting Roses was introduced from China in 1810. The 

 varieties form pretty objects cultivated in pots, rarely exceeding a foot in height. 

 Thousands of them are sold every year, and beautiful they are when covered with 

 their tiny blossoms. In dry soils the Fairy Roses may be planted in masses, also as 

 edgings for beds in the Rosarium ; for the latter purpose the hardiest kinds should be 

 chosen. They require the same treatment as the varieties of the succeeding group. 



r. ALBA or BLANC ; flowers white, delicate. 

 BLUSH ; see Fairy. 



2. FAIRY (Blush) ; flowers pale pink. 



3. GLOIRE DES LAWRENCEANAS ; flowers dark crimson. 



4. JENNY (Rubrd) ; flowers bright crimson. 



5. LA DESIR^E ; flowers crimson. 



6. NlGRA; flowers very dark crimson. 



7. RETOUR DU PRINTEMPS; flowers bright rose. 

 RUBRA ; see Jenny. 



Rosa Indica. 



GROUP XXXVIII. THE TEA-SCENTED ROSE AND ITS HYBRIDS. 



In 1810 the blush Tea-Scented Rose was introduced from China, and fourteen 

 years later the Yellow variety was received from the same country. They have given 

 birth to a very numerous family, some remarkable for their large thick petals ; others 

 for possessing a strong tea-like scent ; and others for the delicacy and bewitching 



