Familiar garden flowers . ROSE. THEPEEPETUAL EOSE. Hosier Sijhrkh Iitjhrirla sempcrjinretis. ,T appears in the nature of a dutyto be sentimental when there isanything to be written aboutroses; therefore^ in order to beheteiodox, we propose to bebusinesslike^ and refrain fromgushing. The flower figured isone of the so-called perpetual ??class, with a decided preponder-ance of the blood of the Chinarose. The hybrid perpetualshave been produced by crossingand re-crossing tlie China andBourbon races until a tolerablydistinct class has been produced,but the evidences of their ori
Familiar garden flowers . ROSE. THEPEEPETUAL EOSE. Hosier Sijhrkh Iitjhrirla sempcrjinretis. ,T appears in the nature of a dutyto be sentimental when there isanything to be written aboutroses; therefore^ in order to beheteiodox, we propose to bebusinesslike^ and refrain fromgushing. The flower figured isone of the so-called perpetual ??class, with a decided preponder-ance of the blood of the Chinarose. The hybrid perpetualshave been produced by crossingand re-crossing tlie China andBourbon races until a tolerablydistinct class has been produced,but the evidences of their origin o are for the most part j)lain]ymanifested in their more pro-minent hybrid perpetuals are the most useful of allroses, and may be said to combine in tliemselves thebest qualities of all the best garden roses, for in a cer-tain number we have the rich scent of the Provins
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