18. OLIVIER DE SERRES; flowers deep 'rose, large and full; foliage, singular. Habit branching. Growth vigorous. 19. PETITE MARIE; flowers rose, of medium size, full; form globular. 22. SIDONIE; flowers salmon-rose, large and full; superb. Habit, erect; growth, vigorous. 23. YOLANDE D'ARAGON; flowers deep pink, their margin lilac blush, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, robust. The flowers of this variety are produced in immense clusters in summer. GROUP XXVI.-THE DAMASK PERPETUAL. A favourite old group of Autumnal Roses is this, chiefly descended from the old Monthly and Four Seasons, the varieties composing which are more remarkable for the delicious fragrance of their flowers, than for their size or symmetry of form. How delightful it is to wander through a plantation of Damask Perpetuals. on a still moist morning in autumn, when the flowers are just expanding! It is not necessary to pluck them to inhale the perfume they inherit, for the very air is laden with their fragrance. Until of late they were justly and highly prized, but are now dropping away to make room for the "Hybrid Perpetuals," with which Rose Amateur must be supposed to be familiar. every The Crimson Perpetual, or Rose du Roi, and the sports from it-Bernard, Mogador, and Striped Crimson-are the most beautiful of the group. The Rose du Roi was raised in the Garden of St. Cloud in 1812, of which the Count Lelieur was then superintendent. It was not, however, named Du Roi by him in compliment to his Royal Master; he named it Rose Lelieur: but an officer of the King's household, captivated by its beauty, had determined it should bear the name of the King. A warm disputation arose. The Count maintained that it was his: he created it, and had a right to name it. When the question was submitted to higher authority, his arguments were overruled, and the Count, mortified, tendered his resignation. be The Damask Perpetuals should be Damask Roses blooming in the autumn; they ought to possess the spines and leaves of the Damask, by which they may distinguished from other Autumnals. Although the "Crimson," and a few others, resemble the "French" more closely than the above, we retain them in their accustomed place, in preference to forming a new group. Some that have been. classed here, rarely blooming in autumn, are referred to the Damask Group IV. All the varieties of this group require a rich soil: they are best grown on their own roots or on short stems: they are of moderate growth, differing so little in this respect, that this item of description is dispensed with. 1. AMIRAL TOURVILLE; flowers violet red, of medium size, full. 2. ANGELINA; flowers crimson purple, colour fine, of medium size, full; form, expanded. Habit, erect; growth, dwarf. ANTIGONE; see Group XXV. Rose de Trianon. 3. ANTINOUS; flowers crimson and purple, variously shaded, large and full; form, cupped, good. 4. ARMIDE; flowers rose-coloured, very large and full; form, compact. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1847. 5. ATHOS; flowers bright rose, large and full; form, compact. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1847. 6. BELLE FABER; flowers bright rosy crimson, sometimes tinted with purple, (Grande) very large and full; form, globular. Very sweet. 7. BELLE ITALIENNE; flowers deep rose, large and double; form, cupped. 7a. BERNARD; flowers salmon, of medium size, full; form, cupped. A beautiful (Madame Ferray) little Rose, a sport from the Crimson. 8. BIFERA VENUSTA; flowers pale rose, of medium size, full. 9. BILLIARD; flowers fine peach, large and double; form expanded. Habit, (Georgina) erect; growth, dwarf. Foliage of a pale green. BLUSH; See Palmyre. 10. CARMIN ROYALE; flowers light crimson, very double; form, expanded. CAPTAIN RENARD; see Crimson Striped. CHABERT; see Grandiflora. 11. CLAIR DUCHÂTELET; flowers rosy pink, fine clear colour, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. 12. CŒLESTINA; flowers rose, large and very double; form, compact. Fine. 13. COURONNE DE BERANGER; flowers lilac red, of medium size, full; form, cupped. 14. COURONNE DE POURPRE; flowers purplish rose, large and double; form, cupped. 14a.CRIMSON; flowers bright crimson, sometimes purplish, large and full; form, (Rose du Roi) cupped. A fine rose and very sweet. CRIMSON STRIPED; see Striped Crimson. CRIMSON SUPERB; see Mogador. 15. D'ANGERS; flowers pale rose, large and double. Very sweet. 16. D'ESQUERMES; flowers lively rose, large and full; form, compact. A showy (Royale) rose, and very sweet. A good seed-bearer. 17. DE RENNES; flowers bright red, large and very double; form, cupped. 18. DE MONTMORENCY; flowers vivid rosy crimson, large and very double; form, expanded; foliage, fine. Forms a handsome compact-headed tree. DE TRIANON; see Group XXV. Rose de Trianon. 19. DÉLICE D'HIVER; flowers pink, tinted with lilac, their margin blush, large and double; form, cupped. Blooms very late in the year. 20. DESDEMONA; flowers rosy purple, small and double; form, cupped. Distinct and very sweet. 21. DESESPOIR DES AMATEURS; lilac rose, worthless. 22. DEUIL DE DUMONT D'URVILLE; flowers dark purplish crimson, spotted with chocolate, of medium size, double; form, cupped. 23. DOUCE MELIE; flowers pale rose, of medium size, very double; form, (Ma Délice) cupped. Du Roi; see Crimson. 24. DUC D'ENGHIEN; flowers pale flesh, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. 25. DUCHESSE DE ROHAN; flowers rosy crimson, margined with lilac; large and full; form, compact. A good Rose. 26. EBENE; flowers violet purple, of medium size, very double. Of weak growth. 27. EMILIE DUVAL; flowers pale rose, large and very double; form, cupped. 28. ERNESTINE AUDIOT; flowers pale rose, large and double. 29. FANTASQUE; flowers blush, tinged with pink, large and full; form, expanded. FEBURIER; see Group IV. Damask, Madame Feburier. FEROX; see Group IV. Damask, La Féroce. 30. FERRET; flowers rose, of medium size, full. FLON; see La Mienne. GEORGINA; see Billiard. GLOIRE DES; see La Mienne. GRANDE; see Belle Faber. 31. GRANDE ET BELLE; flowers purplish rose, very large and double; form, globular. 32. GRANDIFLORA; flowers deep rose, very large and double; form, globular. (Chabert) 33. HENRIETTE BOULOGNE; flowers rosy blush, large and full; form, compact. 34. INDIGO; flowers dark purple, occasionally tinted with rosy crimson, large and double; form, expanded. Very distinct. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. 35. ISAURE LABLÉE; flowers pink, shaded with lilac, of medium size, very double; form, expanded. A very free bloomer. 36. JEAN HATCHETTE; flowers lilac rose, large and double; form, globular. 37. JENNY AUDIOT; flowers rose, large and full. 38. JOSEPHINE ANTOINETTE; flowers pink, margined with blush, large and full; form, globular. One of the best, and very sweet. 39. JULIE DE KRUDNER; flowers pale flesh; form, compact. Laffay of Bellevue. Raised by M. 40. JULIE DELAROCHE; flowers deep rose, finely spotted, of medium size, full. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1847. LADY ELPHINSTONE; see Group XXVII. Hybrid Perpetual. 41. LADY SEYMOUR; flowers dark rose, spotted, of medium size, full. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1843. 42. LA CAPRICIEUSE; flowers crimson, of medium size, double. Very sweet. Raised at Montmorency. 43. LA FAVORITE; flowers whitish flesh, sometimes striped with carmine. Raised at Bellevue. Introduced in 1847. LA GRACIEUSE; see Group IV. Damask. 44. LA MAGNANIME; flowers deep rose, very large and double. (Perpetuelle d'Anvers also Damas Monstreux) 45. LA MINIATURE; flowers pale rose. An abundant bloomer and very hardy, but small. 46. LA MIENNE; flowers beautiful rosy crimson, large and very double; form, (Flon also Gloire des) compact. Habit, erect. Forms a handsome bush or tree, with dense foliage. 47. LAURENCE DE MONTMORENCY; flowers rich rosy lilac, glossy, large and full; form, cupped; fine. A superb Rose, and very sweet. at Montmorency. 48. LEPAGE; flowers blush; worthless. 49. LODOISKA MARIN; flowers bright rose, large and full. Raised 50. LOUIS PHILIPPE; flowers crimson, shaded with dark purple, large and double; form, expanded; colours rich and fine. A good seed-bearer. 51. LOUIS PUGET; flowers rosy blush, of medium size, full; form, cupped; fine in bud. Very sweet. Introduced in 1843. MA DELICE; see Douce Mélie. MADAME FEBURIER; see Group IV. Damask. MADAME FERRAY; see Bernard. 52. MADAME THÉLIER; flowers flesh-colour, of medium size, double. 53. MARIE DENISE; flowers rose, large and full; form, globular. 54. MARJOLIN; flowers blush, with rosy centre, large and full; form, cupped. A good rose. 55. MATHILDE JESSE; flowers bright rose, very large and full; form, compact; fine. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. Introduced in 1847. 56. MAUGET; flowers flesh-colour, of medium size, full; form, compact. 57. MINERVA; flowers rosy pink, their margin of a lilac tint, large and full; form, compact. Fine foliage and habit, and very sweet. 57a.MOGADOR; flowers brilliant crimson, often shaded with rich purple, large (Crimson Superb) and full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A superb kind. MONSTREUSE; see La Magnanime; 58. NOEL; flowers rose, tinted with lilac, of medium size, full; form, compact. 59. ODEISKA; flowers lilac rose, of medium size, full. 60. PALMYRE; flowers blush, with rosy pink centre, of medium size, full; form, (Blush) compact. 61. PANACHÉ DE GIRARDON; flowers pale flesh striped with red, of medium (Striped) size, double; form, cupped. PESTINA; see Group XXIV. Four Seasons. 62. POLYCLÈTE; flowers deep lilac, centre carmine. Bellevue. Introduced in 1847. Raised by M. Laffay of 63. PONCTUEE; flowers bright rose, spotted with white, of medium size, very dou ble; form, expanded. 64. PORTLAND BLANC; flowers white, worthless. 65. PORTLAND DOUBLE; flowers deep rose, large and double. 66. PORTLANDICA CARNEA; flowers flesh, semi-double; form, cupped. PORTLANDICA GRANDIFLORA; see Grandiflora. 67. PORTLANDICA POMPONIANA; flowers deep crimson purple. 68. POURPRE; flowers deep purple, of medium size, semi-double. 69. PREVAL; flowers delicate blush, large and full; form, expanded. 70. PRINCESS ROYAL; flowers bright crimson, small and full; form, cupped. A delicate plant. 71. PRUD'HOMME; flowers bright rose, of medium size, full. 72. PULCHERIE; flowers rich deep crimson, tinted with purple, large and double; form, cupped. QUEEN OF PERPETUALS; worthless. 73. REQUIEN; flowers delicate blush pink, very large and very double; form, cupped. Distinct, and fine late in the year. 74. ROSALBA; flowers bright purplish red, very large and double. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1847. ROYALE; see D'Esquermes. 75. SAINT-BARTHELEMY; flowers pale rose, of medium size, double; form, cupped. 76. SAINT FIACRE; flowers violet and crimson marbled, of medium size, double; form, cupped. A good seed-bearer. SCOTCH; see Group XXX. Perpetual Scotch. STRIPED; See Panaché de Girardon. 77. STRIPED CRIMSON; flowers rosy pink, sometimes striped, but oftener merely (Captain Rénard) mottled with white, large and very double; form, cupped. A sport from the Crimson Perpetual. A plant of this variety growing here bore white flowers last season. 78. SURPASSE ANTINOUS; flowers deep crimson, of medium size, full. 79. THIERS; flowers deep rose, of medium size, full. |