TEA-ROSES 
The merits of the many beautiful Roses which are known as 
tea-scented owing to their peculiar odour, are not yet fully 
recognized in gardens. They are supposed to be too tender to 
be grown in the open air, developing their full beauty only 
under glass; but with few exceptions they will bear as much 
cold as most Roses, provided they are afforded protection from 
nipping wind and frost in early spring, when they are apt to 
suffer through starting too early into growth. Breeders have 
done more within the last ten years to improve this class than 
any other, and there are now hundreds of varieties, many of 
which are as large and beautiful in form and colouring as the 
three represented in the plate herewith. Of the 6000 cut 
blooms of Roses shown at the last exhibition at the Crystal 
Palace, half were Tea-Roses. They have the valuable quality 
of flowering freely and continuously from June to November, 
and even later. They are best on their own roots or budded on 
seedling Brier. When grafted or budded on the Manetti they 
are least satisfactory. 
