GARDEN CLASSIFICATIOX. 



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"At the Isle of Bourbon, the inhabitants generally in- 

 close their land with hedges made of two rows of roses; 

 one row of the common China Rose, the other of the Red 

 Four Seasons. M. Perichon, a planter in the island, found 

 in one of these hedges a young plant, differing very much 

 from the others in its shoots and foliasre. This he trans- 

 planted into his garden. It flow^ered the following year, 

 and proved to be of a new race, and very different from 

 the above two roses, which at that time were the only 

 varieties known in the island." 



Its resemblance to the Bengal Rose w^as, however, so 

 strong, that it was soon considered a variety of that spe- 

 cies. Its characteristics are, however, so entirely different 

 from the Bengal, that we give it a separate place in our 

 garden classification. To the French we owe nearly all 

 the varieties of this class which have been produced from 

 the original semi-double rose, or Bourbon Jacques, as it 

 was called. Of these varieties, the following are distinct, 

 and possess many charming qualities that cannot fail to 

 gratify the amateur. 



AcidaliC* — One of the best light roses, being sometimes 

 light blush, and at others white. Its autumnal bloom is 

 its best. 



Appolinc* — A vigorous grower; its color is rose and 

 pink. 



Comte Bobrinsky, — A moderate groAver, with a large 

 and full crimson scarlet flow^er. 



DuchCSSe de Thuringe. — Of moderate growth; its 

 color is white, inclining to lilac. 



Enfant d'Ajaccio. — A robust growing rose. As a 

 pillar rose, or even a climber, it is perhaps the best of this 

 group. Its flow^er is double, cupped, fragrant, and of a 

 bright scarlet crimson. 



Gloirc de Rosam^ne. — A rose of very luxuriant growth, 

 and lar2:e foliao:e. It will make loni^-er shoots in the same 



