April.'] ROSA ODORATA OR TEA ROSE. 69 
Prince Eugene, very bright red, perfectly double cup form, 
and a profuse bloomer. 
Roi de Cramoisis or Eugene Beauharnais, bright crimson, fine 
cup form — -fragrant. 
Rubens, dark rosy violet. 
Vesuvius, very dark crimson, perfectly double, and quite 
sweet scented. 
Queen of Lombardy, Reine de Lombardie, brilliant cherry 
red, cupped, perfectly double, a strong grower, and 
will be a great favourite — superb. 
Semperflorens, Crimson Chinese or Sanguinea, the type of 
all the scarlet and crimson varieties of this division ; 
it is perfectly double, of a rich crimson colour, and 
is everywhere cultivated, and will not be easily dis- 
placed from the window of the cottage, or the veranda 
of the palace. 
Virginal, pale waxy blush, very distinct. 
ROSA ODORATA OR TEA ROSE. 
The original Rosa odorata or tea rose has been and will be 
a lasting favourite. It is supposed to have been imported 
from China so kite as 1810, and is the leading parent of all 
the fine varieties we now possess. As this very popular and 
interesting group of Roses require more care in their culture 
than any yet described, I will endeavour to give the most ex- 
plicit directions I am able, so as to insure, at least, a great 
ehai se of success. They delight to grow in a rich soil with 
a dy bottom, and in rather an elevated situation, and a 
southern aspect. Select a spot of the dimensions requisite 
for a quantity of plants to be planted, and dig therefrom soil 
to the depth of at least eighteen inches ; six inches of the 
bottom may be filled with pieces of bricks, stone, or lime — 
rubbish of any sort ; on this, place a layer of compost (at 
least fifteen inches thick, to allow for its settling), half turf, 
or good garden mould, and half well-rotted manure, with 
about an eighth of sand, all completely mixed together. A 
few weeks after the bed is thus prepared — say about the first 
of 31 ay — the roses may be planted about two feet apart. In 
this latitude, during the severity of winter, the} 7 should be 
protected by a temporary frame: if covered with glass, so 
