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every shade of color, nearly every plant having the peculiarities of 

 the parent variety." — American Florist. 



THE PERFUME OF ROSES. 



In roses there are seventeen different sorts of scent. "Sweet Briar 

 -scent, as in the garden variety; Moss Rose scent, as in Common Moss 

 and family; Austrian Briar scent, as in Copper Austrian and family; 

 Musk Rose scent, as in Narcissus, old Musk and family; Myrrh scent, 

 as in Ayrshire splendens ; China Rose scent, an astringent refreshing 

 scent, as in old Monthly China and many others; Damask perpetual 

 scent, as in Rose du Roi, etc. ; Scotch Rose scent, as in the early 

 double Scotch ; Violet scent, as in White Banksia ; Old Cabbage scent, 

 as in the well-known double Provence ; Otto perpetual scent, as in 

 Oharles Lefebvre, Madam Knorr, etc. ; true perpetual scent, as in 

 Ohabrilland, Pierre Notting, etc. ; Old Tea scent, as in the old yellow 

 Tea or Magnolia Rose, and others almost unpleasantly strong for some 

 tastes; Sweet Tea scent, as in Goubalt, Marechal Niel, etc.; Hybird 

 Tea scent, as in La France ; Nectarine, or fruit scent, as in Socrater, 

 Jaune Dasprez, Aline Sisley, etc.; and the Verdier scent, represented 

 more or less by all the Victor Verdier hybirds, such as Eugenie Ver- 

 dier, Castellane, Countess of Oxford, Marie Finger, etc. The petals of 

 the highly scented varieties have ou their inner surface minute per- 

 fume glands or vesicles, containing the highly volatile essence, under 

 the microscope distinctly visible. Those on the petals of Sweet Briar 

 and Moss are almost visible to the naked eye. Mr. Curtis concludes 

 that the following are the most deliciously and powerfully-scented 

 varieties: La France, Goubault, Devoniensis, Marechal Niel, Bessie 

 Johnson, Madame Knorr, Pierre Notting and Charles Lefebvre."— 

 Tosarian. 



THE VIRGINIA CREKPER {Ampelopsls quinquefoUo) 



Is one of the most popular and best adapted for general uses ; it 

 has a dense and richly colored foliage ; the dark, glossy green of the 

 •older leaves is relieved by the light green of the young shoots, with 

 their gracefully curved tips. It is adapted to all good soils, and is 

 perfectly hardy in any exposure, even to the salty wind and spray from 

 the ocean. The long, graceful stems are rapid-growing and easily 

 trained in any direction, and it will cover a large surface with a dense 

 ■screen of foliage. The flowers are not very conspicuous, but the loose 

 clusters of blue fruit, with their scarlet stems, are quite attractive for 

 some weeks after the foliage has fallen. This plant has two distinct 



