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named Parsons ; and it is also certain that it has since been 

 introduced at different times by different travellers, notably by 

 Mr. Evans about 1803 or 1804, and by Sir A. Hume in 1809. 

 But what gives it its greatest value in the eyes of the amateur 

 is the long duration of its flowering season, from early Spring 

 till late in the Autumn. 



The greater part of 

 the varieties, and even 

 hybrids, which it has 

 produced since its in- 

 troduction participate to 

 a certain extent in this 

 remarkable quality. We 

 may cite amongst the 

 most ancient varieties : 

 Bette Gabrielle, Belle 

 Eliza, Belle Helene, Ze- 

 nobie, Reine de Gol- 

 conde, Roi de Siam, 

 Carnot, Bengale Jaune, 

 Aurore, Floralie, Moiree, 

 Strombio, &c. Among 

 the more modern varie- 



ties we indicate the fol- Fig . 88 . Tea Eose , M61anie willermoz . 

 lowing, which have al- 

 ready become classical : Melanie Willermoz (fig. 88), large, 

 full, white with salmon centre ; Safrano, medium, double, light 

 yellow or fawn ; Bougere, large and very double, lilac rose or 

 rosy bronze ; Devoniensis, very large and full, pale or creamy 

 yellow; Gloire de Dijon, very large and full, fawn shaded 

 with salmon, one of the most splendid and useful Roses in 

 cultivation, most likely of hybrid origin. We might add 

 many more deserving of notice out of the hundreds of sorts 

 found in catalogues ; but it is evident that to do so would 

 be of no great utility. It is almost superflous to say here 

 that the Tea Eoses are less hardy than most of the other 

 groups, almost all except Gloire de Dijon requiring slight pro- 

 tection against frost even in the South of England. 



R. Bengalensis, or R. semperflorens, the Bengal or Per- 

 petual Eose (fig. 89), united by most authors with the pre- 

 ceding, but which for horticultural purposes it is more 

 convenient to keep separate. It is a somewhat spreading bush 



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