ROSA CHINENSIS x MOSCHATA 
plants were still growing in 1829. Durands plants on their own roots 
came into the possession of Prevost fils, the celebrated nurseryman of 
Rouen, who at once proceeded to develop them. He found that many 
of the hybrids when grafted gave a greater number of flowers which 
opened better and were more perfect in form, but he noticed that the 
grafts united with difficulty to the canina stock and that many after 
having made a certain amount of growth turned yellow and came apart. 
The Noisette Roses do not seed freely, and this may account for 
the comparatively small number of hybrids obtained from them ; other- 
wise a race which could produce such Roses as William A lien Richardson 
and Lamarque would surely be worth developing further. One of the 
best known of the Noisette Roses is Aimee Vibert (see accompanying 
plate), raised at Angers in 1828 by the celebrated rose-grower J.-P. 
Vibert, who named it after his daughter. It has always been a favourite 
in gardens, not only on account of its very beautiful white clustered 
flowers, but because it blossoms profusely and is at its best in autumn 
when other Roses begin to feel the approach of winter. It is a useful 
Rose for gathering, for its stems are stiff and long and well able to 
support the heavy clusters of flowers. With so many valuable traits 
it is not surprising that its popularity has never waned. It still remains 
the most beautiful white Noisette we have, and being a true Noisette is 
absolutely hardy. Vibert was right in expecting great things from his 
Rose. Writing to Mr. Lee of Hammersmith to announce the magni- 
ficent new Rose he had raised and named after his daughter Aimee, 
he said the English when they saw it would go down on their knees. 
The variety purpurea figured by Redoute is a stage nearer Rosa 
chmensis than the original cross, and it has rose-red flowers. It is the 
earliest of the red-flowered forms. In the ninth edition of Paul’s Rose 
Garden 1 thirty-five Noisette Roses are enumerated in addition to sixteen 
hybrids between Rosa mdica fragrans and Rosa moschata. 
1 Pages 318-321 (1888). 
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