ROSA GALLICA.

GROUP XI.-HYBRID NOISETTE.

The Hybrid Noisette Roses form but a small group. They are, nevertheless, a distinct and interesting one. Their parentage on the one side is mostly of the French or of the Provence, and on the other of the Noisette Rose. They resemble the Hybrid Chinese more nearly than any other group: they differ from them in the flowers being of smaller dimensions, and formed in large corymbs or clusters; owing to which there is a greater succession and longer duration of bloom. They are suitable for the same purposes, and require the same treatment as the Hybrid Chinese, Group X.

1. ADALILLA; flowers pale rosy flesh, shaded with blush, dying off almost white, large and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate; the foliage of a yellowish green. A very abundant bloomer, producing a grand effect on the tree.

2. ADOLPHE; flowers bright rose, changing to rosy lilac soon after expansion, (Bengale élégante) of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, pendulous; growth, vigorous. A showy Rose, blooming very abundantly. Forms a good Weeping Rose, also a good Pillar Rose.

3. ANISETTE DE CHANTEMERLE; flowers white, their centre flesh and cream, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, pendulous; growth, vigorous. A peculiar hybrid, the branches furnished with large hooked thorns; the flowers aniseed scented.

4. BELLE DE ROSNY; flowers delicate peach, their centre often rosy, of medium size, very double; form, globular. Habit, a little branching; growth, moderate. Forms a handsome compact-headed tree or bush: the flowers are held in an elegant position by the erect flower stalks. A free blooming variety, pretty and distinct.

BENGALE ÉLÉGANTE; see Adolphe.

5. BERANGER; flowers rosy lilac, marbled with bright rose, of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, moderate, compact, and pretty.

6. BRISEIS; flowers delicate flesh colour, of medium size, full.
7. BOUQUET BLANC; flowers pure white, of medium size, very
8. CLAIRE D'OLBAN; flowers delicate rose, of medium size, full.
EGÉRIE; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese.

double.

9. ELIZABETH FRY; flowers rose colour, large and very double.

Habit,

10. ETHEREAL; flowers rosy crimson, changing to pale rose, of medium size,

branching; growth, vigorous.

EMMELINE; see Madeline.

11. FIDELINE; flowers rose, of medium size, full. Raised at Angers. Intro

duced in 1843.

12. FLEURETTE; flowers rosy pink, of medium size, full.

13. GLORIETTE; flowers delicate flesh colour, small and full.

14. HYBRIDE PARFAITE; flowers delicate rose, of medium size, full.

15. LA COLOMBINE; flowers lilac rose, large and double; form, cupped, fine. Growth, moderate. A very showy Rose, but rather flimsy.

16. LA SENLISIENNE; flowers blush, shaded with peach, the petals very small and closely set, small and very double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A very distinct Rose. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue.

17. LEOPOLD DE BAUFFREMONT; flowers pale rose, large and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. A beautiful Rose: grows well in a pot.

18. LUSSELDEMBOURG; flowers pale rose, shaded with blush, large and full; form, compact.

19. MADAME PLANTIER; flowers creamy white when newly opened, changing to pure white, of medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; shoots, slender; foliage of a light green. An immense bloomer, and a beautiful Rose, forming a large bush or tree, producing a sheet of white blossom, and lasting a long time in flower.

20. MADELINE; flowers creamy white, or sometimes pale flesh, usually margined (Emmeline) with crimson, large and very double; form, compact. Habit, (Double margined hip.) erect; growth, vigorous. A beautiful Rose when produced

true to character, and by no means an inconstant one. It partakes slightly of the nature of the Sweet Brier, and is known also as the Double Margined Hip.

21. MARIA STELLA; flowers deep rose, of medium size, full.

22. MARIE DE NERREA; flowers clear pale pink, dying off lively blush, large and double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A most abundant bloomer, producing a fine effect on the tree. 23. NATHALIE DANIEL; flowers pale peach, of medium size, very double; form, cupped, fine. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; the foliage of a dull green. A distinct and good Rose. Raised at Paris. Introduced in 1845.

24. POMPON CARMIN; flowers bright carmine, changing to rosy pink soon after expansion, small and full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A neat and pretty Rose.

25. SOPHIE D'HOUDETOT; flowers shaded pink, large and full; form, compact. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1842.

26. TRIOMPHE DE LAFFAY; flowers delicate flesh when newly opened, changing

to white, large and very double; form, expanded. Habit, pendulous; growth, moderate. A showy Rose.

27. Ursule DeVEAUX; flowers rose, their margin blush, large and full; form, (St. Ursule.) compact. Habit, branching; growth, moderate.

ROSA GALLICA.

GROUP XII.-HYBRID BOURBON.

The Hybrid Bourbon Roses are also, in greater part, descended from the French or the Provence crossed with the Bourbon, or vice versa. They are less diffuse and more robust in growth than the Hybrid Chinese, being readily distinguished from them by their broad stout foliage, the leaflets of which are more obtuse. The tout ensemble of these Roses is particularly fine: some are compact growers, many are abundant bloomers, and the flowers are in general large and handsome. They are well suited for growing in pots, either for forcing or exhibition. In pruning, they may, with few exceptions, be treated as recommended for the Hybrid Chinese. Colonel Coombs, Daphne, L'Admiration, and Richelieu thrive best grown as dwarfs or dwarf standards: they should be planted in a rich soil, and be pruned in rather closely.

1. ADONIS; flowers clear violet red, large and full. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1835.

2. ANDRIEUX; flowers deep rose, large and full.

3. A PÉTALES MUCRONÉS; flowers rose, changeable, of medium size, full. 4. ATHELIN; flowers rosy crimson, sometimes spotted with white, lively, of medium size, double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, robust. A distinct and showy Rose, of a fine habit, blooming most abundantly requires but little pruning. A good seed bearer, and the parent, on one side, of many of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 5. BELLE DE ST. CYR; flowers pale rose, of medium size, full; form, cupped, fine. Habit, branching; growth, moderate.

6. BERNARD PALISSY; flowers deep rose, striped with purple, globular, large and full. Raised at Angers; first offered for sale in the autumn of 1847.

7. BRILLIANT; flowers deep pink, of medium size, and double; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, robust. A very showy Rose.

BROWN'S SUPERB; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese.

8. CAPITAINE SISOLET; flowers beautiful rose, large and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching, fine; growth, vigorous. A very showy Rose. A good seed bearer.

9. CELINE; flowers pale rose, very large and double; form, cupped. Habit,

branching; growth vigorous; the flowers produced in large clusters. A loose Rose. A good seed bearer.

10. CHATELAIN; flowers rosy lilac, sometimes striped with white, very large and double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. A good seed bearer.

11. CHARLES DUVAL; flowers deep pink, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, erect, fine; growth vigorous; the shoots clothed with beautiful foliage.

A good Rose, either for a pot or pillar; forms also a very handsome tree. A good seed bearer. Raised at Montmorency.

CHENEDOLE; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese.

12. CHRISTIANI; flowers bright rose, large and full; form cupped.

13. CLAUDE LORRAINE; flowers brilliant rose; form, cupped, fine.

14. COLONEL COOMBS; flowers brilliant red, sometimes spotted with blush, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, small. A neat and pretty Rose.

15. COMTE BOUBERT; flowers rose-colour, some of the petals occasionally coming blush and flesh, their summits reflexing very prettily soon

after expansion, large and double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, robust.

16. COMTE COLBERT; flowers deep pink, shaded, compact, large, and very double. 17. COMTESSE MOLE; flowers bright rose-colour, tinted with purple, changing to flesh colour, with a lilac tint, very large and full; form, cupped. Hahit, erect; growth, robust.

18. COUPE D'HÉBÉ; flowers rich deep pink, exquisite in colour, large and very double; form, cupped, perfect. Habit, erect; growth, vigorous; foliage, fine. Good either for a pot or a pillar, and a first-rate show Rose. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. A good seed bearer. See Plate VI.

19. DAPHNE; flowers light carmine, most beautiful in colour, of medium size, double; form, cupped. Habit, erect and good; growth, small. A distinct Rose, requiring to be well grown to be called a fine one. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1835. A good seed bearer. 20. DOMBROWSKII; flowers deep scarlet, often shaded with purple, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching, yet compact; growth, moderate. A very abundant bloomer, producing a fine effect on the tree. A good seed bearer. Raised in the vicinity of Paris.

Introduced in 1840.

21. DUC DECAZES; flowers deep rose, their circumference inclining to blush, very large and full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; requires but little pruning. A splendid Rose in dry warm seasons, but does not usually open well at other times. A good sort for a pillar in a sunny spot.