CHAPTER X 

 THE ROSE GARDEN 



The rose is the most universally beloved of flowers 

 and for all time has been the chief floral embellish- 

 ment in the gardens of both castle and cottage, shed- 

 ding its delightful fragrance impartially over prince 

 and pauper and commanding the admiration of 

 every enlightened people. It is found in a wild 

 state in all parts of the earth, and cultivated varie- 

 ties are given an equally wide dissemination. 



TYPES OF ROSES 



The mosses are not much grown in California, 

 and in the southern end of the state are seldom 

 seen, being chiefly noted for their scarcity of flowers. 

 The varieties are usually known by their names 

 specifying the type, as : Pink Moss, Glory of Mosses, 

 etc. 



The noisettes are better known to us, though only 

 in climbing sorts. They are abundant bloomers, 

 bearing flowers in clusters. The better-known sorts 

 are : Cloth of Gold, Lamarque, Madam Alfred Car- 

 riere, Marechal Niel, and Reve d'Or. 



The Bourbons and Bengals are not universally 

 popular. The former is extremely variable in type, 

 generally bearing light-colored flowers, while the 

 latter, often called Chinas, are small, compact grow- 

 ers, bearing myriads of fragrant crimson flowers, 

 and make good hedge plants. Examples are : Agrip- 

 pina, Grus an Teplitz, Souvenir de Malmaison 

 (pink Bourbon) , and James Sprunt, a good climbing 

 sort. 



