Plate 449. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE— EDOUARD 



MORREN. 



There are some of our older roses which, notwithstanding 

 the very numerous varieties of great excellence which we are 

 continually receiving from abroad, are still looked up to as 

 models of excellence and beauty, and are to be found in almost 

 every winning stand of flowers at the various exhibitions held 

 throughout the country ; amongst these is Jules Margoltln, 

 raised many years ago at Bourg la Eeiue. When then we were 

 told that a flower larger, more refined in colour, and as vigorous 

 in growth, had been exhibited at the Great Rose Show held a 

 couple of years ago at Brie Corate-Eobert, and had gained the 

 medal of honour, we were prepared to look for sometliing of 

 sui-passing excellence. It was understood to have been pur- 

 chased by the Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith, and to have been 

 raised by Mons. Gfrainger 



The exceedingly unpropitious nature of last season prevented 

 it from being seen in its true condition, and this year it lias 

 not been exhibited very freely ; one box of it was at the Great 

 Rose Show of the Crystal Palace ; many of the blooms, as was 

 the case with most roses this season, showed a green eye, but 

 there were some very excellent ones, and they were, as has been 

 stated, of unusual size. It is, we believe, a mistake to regard 

 a rose only in its aspect as an exhibition flower ; there are 

 thousands of rose lovers who never exhibit, and, for ourselves, 



