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PARSONS OX THE ROSE. 



leathery foliage, its luxuriant growth, its more constant 

 bloom than the Remontants, and its thick, velvety petals, 

 of a consistency to endure the summer's sun. 



It was introduced into France by Jacques, head garden- 



Fjo". 2. — BOURBON ROSE. 



er of the Duke of Orleans, at Neuilly, who received it in 

 1819 from Breon, director of the Royal gardens in the Isle 

 of Bourbon. The following^ account of its oricrin is g-iyen 

 by Breon, and is also mentioned by Rivers : 



