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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
Division I. —Hardy June Roses. 
Under this head are the following sub-divisions or classes given 
nearly in the order commonly adopted in late nursery catalogues. 
Class I. Hybrid China Roses. —These are the hardy crosses 
which long cultivation has produced between the European June 
roses of various families and the true China roses. They are mostly 
free growers, with long flexible shoots; many of them well adapted 
for pillars or trellises, though of less rank growth than the wild 
climbers. The fine old crimson rose, known as George the Fourth, 
is one of the finest of this class. The following six are among the 
most desirable varieties. Those marked with a ( P ) are the tallest 
growers, and may be used for post-roses. The descriptions refer to 
the'flowers. 
1. Bizarre de la China. —Crimson purple, globular and double. 
2. Charles Duval. —Deep rose, large, and well formed. 
3. Chenedolle (B ).—Brilliant light crimson, large, double, and 
fragrant. 
4. George the Foitrth (B ).—Deep velvety crimson, and dark 
glossy foliage. 
5. La Tourterelle ( B). —Dove colored, and well formed. 
6. Madame Blantier. —Pure white, blooms in great clusters. 
The best white. 
Class II. Hybrid Provence, Damask, and French Roses.— 
The old cabbage or hundred-leaved rose is the type of the Provence 
roses, which are noted for fragrance and globular forms. The 
damask roses are of shades from white to the deepest crimson. 
Those which of late years are known as French or Gallican roses 
are of stiff erect growth, and the foliage is rough and hard, and of 
a lighter green than other roses. On the other hand, the minia¬ 
ture roses long known as Burgundy roses, and noted for their dwarf 
habit, in all respects are also hybrids of this class. The following 
half dozen are among the choicest of all these sorts, but do not in¬ 
clude the Burgundys: 
