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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: 
—-Belle Gabrielle, Belle 
Eliza, Belle Héléne, Zé- 
nobie, Reine de Gol- 
conde, Roi de Siam, 
Carnot, Bengale Jawne, 
Aurore, Floralie, Moirée, 
Strombio, &c. Among 
the more modern varie- 
ties we indicate the fol- 
lowing, which have al- 
ready become classical :—Mélanie Willermoz (fig. 88), large, 
full, white with salmon centre ; Safrano, medium, double, light 
yellow or fawn; Bougére, 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 Roses 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. Bengalénsis, or R. semperflorens, the Bengal or Per- 
petual Rose (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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Fig. 88, Tea Rose, Mélanie Willermoz. (4 nat, size.) 
