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a semi-double yellowish Tea Rose (i?. odorata, var. 

 ochroleuca). In 1825, the Small-leaved Rose (R. Rox- 

 burghii, better known as R. microphylla) with double 

 reddish flowers blossomed for the first time in Messrs. 

 Colville's Nursery in London. 



We have already mentioned that China Roses 

 were introduced into India in the eighteenth century 

 and that some of them toward the end of that century 

 were introduced into the French Isle of Bourbon, south 

 of the equator, where we learn they thrived amazingly 

 and produced new forms. 



From Mauritius in 1810, Sweet introduced into 

 England the Fairy Rose (R. chinensis, var. minima) ; 

 this I consider to be merely a variant of var. semper- 

 florens, the Crimson Monthly Rose. About 1819, 

 from the Isle of Bourbon, the Rose Edward reached 

 France, and, crossed with the French Rose (R. gallica), 

 gave rise to the Hybrid Bourbon Roses. This Rose 

 Edward is of much interest ; long ago it was cultivated 

 in Calcutta and it is obviously a Hybrid China. 

 The specimen I have seen strongly suggests R. chinen- 

 sis X R- centifolia as its parentage. 



The China Monthly Rose (R. chinensis) crossed 

 with the French Rose (R. gallica) gave rise to the 

 Hybrid China Roses. The Hybrid China and the 

 Hybrid Bourbon crossed with the Damask Rose (R. 



