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at all uncommon. Unfortunately it flowers very little in 

 the autumn, but in the summer its deep crimson flowers 

 are a rich picture, and it makes a formidable rival 

 to Crimson Rambler. Sir Joseph 1'axton is too dull in 

 colour, being a rosy shade of crimson. It is, however, a 

 good variety in smoky districts upon walls, pillars, or in 

 shrubberies. Souvenir de la Malmaison needs but 

 little notice here, as it is so well known. Even to-day, 

 as an autumnal variety, it is of much use. The flowers 

 are very charming when half-open as buds, but the flat 

 expanded blossoms are not generally admired. They 

 are showy, however, upon the plant. Purity is a beautiful 

 white Hybrid Bourbon. 



The Bourbon Perpetuals usually produce their flowers 

 in clusters, and both here and among the Noisette 

 Perpetuals some of the hardiest and freest white Roses 

 are found. Taking them in alphabetical order, the first 

 to be named is Baron Gonella, a peculiar Rose of beautiful 

 shading, the deep carmine and lilac and w hite harmonising 

 delightfully. Baronne de Maynard is perhaps the best of 

 (he white Roses, very pure, and with remarkably smooth 

 petals, which give the plant when in full blossom an 

 effective appearance ; it is also thoroughly perpetual. It 

 i^ not unlike the next Rose in many ways, but of the two 

 the former is certainly the best. Boule de Neige, a 

 perfect little while flower with petals of great substance, 

 which are frequently lined or splashed with red. The 

 rich green glossy foliage and pale green growths are very 

 distinct. Mme. Isaac Eereire, a splendid Rose, the 

 flowers rosy carmine in colour, large and lull, a good 

 summer as well as autumn Rose, vigorous, and hardy. 

 This i 1 - probably the parent of many Roses, such as 

 La France de 89 and Mrs. Paul. Mme. Pierre Oger, 

 one of the most beautiful of all Roses, the colour shading 

 being delightful, while with heavy rose suffusion, and 

 the form is perfect. Reine Victoria is doubtless the 



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parent of the above. It is a perfect flower, bright rose in 

 colour, and very free. 



The Noisette Perpetuals appear to fall in with the 

 Bourbon group more than with the Noisette Roses, which 

 originated from the Musk, or Moschata, and Chinese. In 

 this section are some excellent decorative Roses, as tree 

 almost as a Tea or China, and far too valuable to suffer 

 extinction The best are : Coquette des Blanches, which 



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is [jure white, free and hardy ; Mme. Alfred de 

 Rougemont, white, delicately shaded with rosv pink. 

 The small unopened buds are red, and very attrac- 

 tive mingled with the expanded flowers. A useful 

 Rose for the garden, and constantly in flower. Mme. 

 Auguste Perrin, pale rose flowers with a satiny 

 sheen and produced in large corymbs. Mme. Fanny 

 de Forest, a noble white Rose, larger than any 

 of the preceding. It is a showy pot plant, but is 

 none the less beautiful outdoors. Mme. Francois Pitt et, 

 very double, like little snowballs, so pure are the 

 blossoms. Here again we have the red buds, so 

 conspicuous among the snow wdrite flowers. Paul's 

 Single White is certainly the most beautiful of the single 

 Roses, covering large spaces in a short time with its long 

 s ;mi-climbing growth. 

 Boitrsault Roses (A'osa alpina). — Now that we have 

 the Crimson Rambler, the Boursault Roses are scarcely 

 worth retaining. They grow with extreme vigour, flower 

 freely, and are very hardy, but the flower colouring is 

 dull. They came to us from the Alps of Switzerland, 

 and will flower in poor positions, but must be freed from 

 crowded growths when pruning. The long growths 

 of one and two years old should be left their entire length. 

 The best kinds are : Amadis, crimson-purple, quite 

 smooth, reddish wood when matured ; Blush, pale blush ; 

 Gracilis, cherry colour, shaded with lilac, which much 

 mars an otherwise good Rose ; the prickles are very large 

 and the foliage rich green. 



Hybrid Chinese. — This is rather a varied family. 

 Originally they were hybrids of the French and Provence 

 crossed with the Chinese, but latterly the Noisettes and 

 Bourbon, have been hybridised with the same tribes. 

 None o.' the varieties bloom in the autumn, as is the case 

 with the true Chinese, Noisettes, and Bourbons, therefore 

 the whole may be practically grouped together. As a 

 rule the plants are very hardy, vigorous, and quickly 

 clothe a pillar, or make excellent Standards or pot 

 plants ; and as one does not want such Roses to flower 

 twice in pots, they are equallv as valuable as the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals for this purpose. For town gardens, smoky 

 districts, or in positions not favourable to Roses, this race is 

 happier than any other. The foliage is handsome, and 

 the vigorous, almost climbing shoots are graceful. 

 Although nowadays they are much neglected, they pay for 



