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11. BELLE DE FLORENCE; flowers pale cherry, produced in elegant clusters, of medium size, semi-double; form, cupped. A showy Rose.

12. BELLE EMILIE; flowers blush, their centre flesh, large and double; form, (Theresia Stravius) expanded. Excellent for planting in masses.

13. CARMIN D'YÈBLES; flowers deep carmine, of medium size, double; form, (Carmin Superbe) cupped. Raised by M. Desprez. A pretty Rose, unique in form.

14. CITOYEN DES DEUX MONDES; flowers deep blackish crimson, of medium size, full; form, expanded.

15. CRAMOISIE EBLOUISSANTE; flowers vivid crimson, small and full.

(L'Éblouissante)

16. CRAMOISIE SUPÉRIEURE; flowers velvety crimson, of medium size, very double; form, cupped; exquisite in bud. A good Pot-Rose.

17. DUC DE BORDEAUX; flowers deep purplish crimson.

18. DUCHESS of PARMA; flowers purplish crimson.

19. DUCHESS OF KENT; flowers creamy white, sometimes beautifully edged with rose, then very pretty and distinct, small and full; form, cupped. 20. EUGÈNE BEAUHARNAIS: flowers amaranth, the buds beautiful when first (Prince Eugène) unfolding, sometimes dying off blackish crimson, large and very double; form, cupped.

21. FABVIER; flowers crimson scarlet, of medium size, semi-double; form, expanded. One of the most brilliant of Roses, very showy, and a superb kind for planting in masses.

22. GÉNÉRAL LAWOESTINE; flowers bright red, of medium size, full.

23. GOUVION ST. CYR; flowers rose, changing to crimson, of medium size, full; form, globular. Very showy.

24. HENRY THE FIFTH; flowers crimson scarlet, often striped with white, large and very double; form, cupped.

25. JACQUES PLANTIER; flowers brownish red, of medium size, full.

26. LADY OF THE LAKE; flowers pure white.

27. LA RÉGULIÈRE; flowers clear reddish crimson, of medium size, full. L'ÉBLOUISSANTE; see Cramoisie Éblouissante.

28. L'HOSPITALIÈRE; flowers bright amaranth.

29. LEONIDAS; flowers vivid rose, changing to dark crimson, of medium size, double; form, globular.

30. LOUIS PHILIPPE; flowers dark crimson, the edges of the centre petals almost white, of medium size, full; form, globular. Raised at Angers.

31. MADAME DE CREQUI; flowers blush, carmine, and crimson, variable, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. A lively and pretty Rose.

32. MADELINE; flowers bright cherry colour.

33. MARJOLIN; flowers rosy crimson to deep crimson, variable, large and full; form, cupped. A fine Pot-Rose. Raised at the Jardin du Luxembourg.

NEMESIS; see Group XXXIV. The Fairy Rose.

34. ORIFLAMME; flowers bright carmine.

35. PRESIDENT D'OLBECQUE; flowers cherry red; form, cupped.

36. PRINCE CHARLES; flowers brilliant crimson, often suffused with light purple, of medium size, full; form, cupped.

PRINCE EUGENE; see Eugène Beauharnais.

37. POUPRE ÉCLATANTE; flowers deep crimson.

38. REINE D'ANGLETERRE; flowers crimson, tinged with purple, of medium size, very double; form, cupped.

39. ROI DES POURPRES; flowers purplish crimson, the centre petals tinged with blush, large and full; form, cupped.

40. ROMEO; flowers dark red.

41. ST. PRIX DE BREUZE; flowers rich deep crimson, their centre rose, of medium size, full; form, globular.

42. SANGUINEA; flowers crimson, small and very double.

THERESIA STRAVIUS; see Belle Emilie.

43. VICTOIRE D'AUMAY; flowers dark crimson; form, cupped.

ROSA INDICA.

GROUP XXXIII.-THE CHINESE, OR MONTHLY ROSE.

The varieties of this and the preceding species are included in one group by many cultivators; and in some of the hybrids the balance is so nicely adjusted, that it is hard to say to which species they belong. But the majority are well marked in character. Compare, for instance, Alba, Cramoisie Supérieure, Fabvier, &c., of the former group, with Archduke Charles, Comble de Gloire, and Général Soyez, of the present. Archduke Charles, and many others classed here, are distinct and beautiful as variegated Roses: they expand rose and white, soon becoming mottled with, then changing wholly to, crimson, from the action of the sun's rays. Strange that he who bids the colours of other roses fly at his approach should lend these a deeper and more brilliant tint!

The varieties of this group are also of even growth, although more robust than the Crimson Chinese: they are suited for the same purposes, and, in addition, form fine Standards, thriving under common treatment. It has been said that the Bourbon Roses are hardier than the Chinese, which has led many to suppose that they are easier of culture; but nothing could be more contrary to fact. The Bourbons are less susceptible of frost; but if we except the varieties hybridized with the Tea-scented, which are marked thus*, the Chinese are of the freest growth. The first Chinese Rose was introduced from China in 1789. The varieties which have sprung

from it are too numerous to be described, and withal resemble each other so closely, that we content ourselves with making a selection of the best.

1. *AIMÉE PLANTIER; flowers fawn colour, shaded with blush.

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2. ALEXINA; flowers creamy white, large and very double; form, compact. ANNETTE GYSELS; flowers white, tinged with sulphur; form, cupped. ANTEROS; flowers white, with creamy centre, large and full; form, cupped. A capital Forcing Rose, but does not at all times open well out of doors.

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5. ARCHDUKE CHARLES; flowers rose, their margin almost white when newly expanded, gradually changing to rich crimson, from which peculiarity the plant bears flowers of various tints at the same time; very large and full; form, expanded. A fine Rose.

6. * BELLE FERRONNIÈRE; flowers blush, with flesh centre, often tinged with pink, very large and double; form, cupped. Very showy, and a good Rose for planting in masses.

7. BELLE ISIDORE; flowers crimson and blush variously shaded, sometimes opening nearly white and dying off crimson, large and full; form, compact.

8. BLANC SARMENTEUX; flowers white, large.

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9. *BOISNARD; flowers sulphur, with yellowish centre, large; form, cupped. 10. CAMELLIA BLANC; flowers white, large and very double; form, globular. A free bloomer, but rather loose.

11. CAROLINE DE BERRI; flowers flesh colour, tinged with fawn; form,

cupped.

12. *CELS MULTIFLORA; flowers white, their centre flesh, large and full; form, cupped. A good forcing Rose; flowers very freely.

13. *CLARA; flowers white, with creamy centre, outer petals often a little rosy, very large and full; form, cupped. A good forcing Rose.

14. CLARA SYLVAIN; flowers pure white, large and full; form, cupped. A very (Lady Warrender) fine Rose, suitable either for the borders or the greenhouse. 15. COMBLE DE GLOIRE; flowers lilac, shaded with reddish purple, variable, (Gros Charles) very large and full; form, expanded.

16. DESFONTAINES; flowers pure white, large and double; form, cupped.

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17. DON CARLOS; flowers white, with salmon-coloured centre, large and very (Jeannie Deans) double; form, cupped.

18. ETNA; flowers blush, often edged with crimson, variable, very large and full; form, expanded.

19. EUGÈNE HARDY; flowers white, their centre flesh-colour, of medium size, full; form, cupped. This variety, being of a drooping habit, does not shew its beautiful flowers to advantage unless grown as a Standard.

20. EUGÈNE PIROLLE; flowers delicate pink.

21. FANNY DUVAL; flowers white, their centre flesh, large and full; form, cupped.

22. FENELON DU LUXEMBOURG; flowers rose, changing to bright red, large and

full.

23. FLORUS; flowers deep red, variable, double; form, cupped.

24. GÉNÉRAL SOYEZ; flowers cherry crimson, very large and full; form, cupped; A beautiful Rose in the autumn.

25. GRANDIDIER; flowers rosy crimson, changing to pale rose, large and full; form, cupped.

GROS CHARLES; see Comble de Gloire.

26. HANNELOUP; flowers rosy crimson, shaded with lilac blush, of medium size, full; form, globular.

27. *ICTEROS; flowers cream, their centre straw colour, large and full; form, cupped.

Infidélité de LISETTE; see Madame Bureau.

28. JEUNE ARCOLE; flowers rosy lilac, large and full.

29. JOSEPH DESCHIENS; flowers dark crimson, their centre rosy purple, of medium size, full; form, cupped. An excellent Rose in fine weather.

30. LE CAMÉLÉON; flowers whitish pink, often changing to blackish crimson before decaying, of medium size, double; form, expanded.

LA SÉDUISANTE; see Virginale.

LA SUPERBE; see Triomphante.

31. LE CAMOENS; flowers rose colour shaded.

32. LORRAINII; flowers French white; form, cupped.

33. MADAME BRÉON; flowers rich rose colour, sometimes a little tinged with salmon, very large and full; form, compact. A beautiful Rose, with handsome foliage. See Plate XII.

34. MADAME BUREAU; flowers white, their centre inclining to straw, large and (Infidélité de Lisette) very double; form, cupped. One of the finest White (Madame de Rohan) Autumnal Roses grown.

35. * MADAME CHAVENT; flowers blush, shaded with pink, very large and double; form, cupped. Showy.

36. MADAME DESPREZ; flowers white tinged with lemon, large and very double; form, cupped.

MADAME DE ROHAN; see Madame Bureau.

MADAME GOUBAULT; see Group XXXV. Tea-scented.

MADAME LACHA RME; see Virginale.

37. MIELLEZ; flowers pale lemon, changing to white, of medium size, double;

form, cupped. A very desirable variety.

MRS. BOSANQUET; see Group XXXVI. Bourbon.

38. NAPOLEON; flowers blush, mottled with pink, large and double; form, cupped. Fine.

NEMESIS; see Group XXXIV. The Fairy Rose.

39. OLYMPE; flowers rosy lilac.