THE 

 PEEPETUAL EOSE. 



Hosier Sijhrkh BeiiionUiiite. 

 Rosa Iitjhrirla sempcrjinretis. 



,T appears in the nature of a duty 

 to be sentimental when there is 

 anything to be written about 

 roses; therefore^ in order to be 

 hetei'odox, we propose to be 

 businesslike^ and refrain from 

 gushing. The flower figured is 

 one of the so-called " perpetual ■'■' 

 class, with a decided preponder- 

 ance of the blood of the China 

 rose. The hybrid perpetuals 

 have been produced by crossing 

 and re-crossing tlie China and 

 Bourbon races until a tolerably 

 distinct class has been produced, 

 but the evidences of their origin 



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are for the most part j)lain]y 

 manifested in their more pro- 

 minent characteristics. 

 The hybrid perpetuals are the most useful of all 

 roses, and may be said to combine in tliemselves the 

 best qualities of all the best garden roses, for in a cer- 

 tain number we have the rich scent of the " Provins " 



