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PARSONS OX THE EOSE. 



Perpetnals, but are distinguished from the true Perpetual 

 or Everblooming Roses by their peculiarity of distinct 

 and separate periods of bloom. They bloom with the 

 other roses in early summer, then cease for a while, then 

 make a fresh season of bloom, and thus through the sum- 

 mer and autumn, differing entirely from the Bourbon and 

 Bengal Roses, which grow and bloom continually through 

 the summer. In order, therefore, to avoid confusion, we 

 have deemed it best to adopt the French term, Remontant, 



These roses have generally been obtained by hybridiza- 

 tion between the Hybrid China and Damask, and the 

 Bourbon and China Roses, uniting the luxuriant growth 

 and hardy character of the former two with the ever- 

 blooming qualities of the latter. They are generally 

 large, double, very fragrant, and bloom, some of them, 

 freely throughout the season. They are also perfectly 

 hardy, and grow well in any climate without protection. 

 These qualities render them very desirable, and they are 

 fast driving out of cultivation the Garden Roses, which 

 bloom but once, and during the rest of the season cumber 

 the ground. There are, it is true, among the latter, some 

 varieties, like Madame Plantier, Chenedole, Persian Yellow, « 

 and others, that are not equaled by any varieties existing 

 among the Remontants. Such, however, is the skill now 

 exerted by rose growers, that this will not long be the 

 case, and we may hope soon to have among the Remont- 

 ants, roses of every shade of color, with the snow-like 

 whiteness of Madame Plantier, the golden richness of 

 Persian Yellow, or the peculiar brilliancy of Chenedole. 



Adam Paul. — A fine grower. Its flower is double, and 

 its color rose, tinged with violet. 



August e Mie. — A seedling of the well-known La Reine, 

 a vigorous grower. Its color is a light pink, not so dark 

 as La Reine, which it resembles in form. 



Ardoise de Lyon, — One of the best of the dark roses ; 

 its color is a violet purple. 



