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THE EOOK OF GARDENING. 



very free. Reynolds Hole (Fig. 57), deep maroon, flushed 

 scarlet ; very dark and distinct. Senateur Vaisse, bright red ; 



an old Rose, difficult to 

 excel. Ulrich Brunner, 

 cherry-crimson ; a mag- 

 nificent flower, and 

 very vigorous. Violette 

 Bouyer, white ; large 

 globular flowers ; free 

 and good. Xavier Olibo, 

 velvety - crimson ; of 

 good form, and a 

 moderate grower. 



Noisette Roses 



{Rosa indica 

 Noisettiand). 



The country of which 

 Rosa indica is a native 

 does not appear to be 

 known, but R. i. Noi- 

 settiana is probably the 

 result of crossing R. in- 

 dica with R. moschata. 

 Introduced into Europe 

 from America by Mons. 

 P. Noisette about 1820. 

 The majority of the 

 varieties have a deli- 

 cious perfume, somewhat similar to that of the Tea Roses. The 

 plants are nearly evergreen, and produce their flowers in clusters. 



In this class are included some of our finest Roses, and 

 some of the varieties are found in almost every garden of extent, 

 flowering continuously in many instances all through the summer 

 and autumn months. A few of the best known, like Marechal 

 Niel and W. Allen Richardson (Fig. 58), are sometimes termed 

 unsatisfactory, but if the soil or border is well prepared, as 

 already advised, and the plants are given a few good saturatings 

 at the roots during the summer, when planted against walls, 

 they will, in the majority of instances, grow and flower profusely. 

 None of these varieties should be severely pruned — merely 

 taking out, in fact, the weak wood and exhausted pieces, and 



Fig. 57. — Rose Reynolds Hole. 



