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the -weather of the past season, notes on ''Early Eoses," "Old 

 Roses," "New Eoses," " The Favourites of 1858-59," "The Exhibitions 

 of the Season," and " The Eorthcoming Erood." On the 7th of June last 

 year the Scotch and Austrian Eoses were over ; many of the Moss, Gallica, 

 Hybrid China, and a few Hybrid Eerpetual were in full bloom ; and on 

 that day perfect specimens of the following kinds were cut in the open 

 borders at the Cheshunt nurseries, and may therefore be considered 

 Eaely Eoses : — Moss, Julie de Mersant, Le Meaux ; Provence, Adelo de 

 Senangc ; Damask, La Ville de Bruxcllcs, Madame Soetmans ; Gallica, 

 CjTithie ; Hybrid China, Eelle Marie, Blanchefleur, Comtesse Laciepede, 

 Madame Plantier, Madeleine, Velours episcopal. Vivid ; Hyhrid Perpetual, 

 Geant des Battailles, General Jacqueminot, Sladame Laffay ; Bourhon, Sir 

 J. Paxton ; Tea, Narcissc. The sketch of "Old Eoses" is one that will 

 be cnjoj^ed by every lover of the royal flower, and few will be found to 

 disagree with Mr. Paul, that as " every season — even to the latest — yields 

 something new to delight and surprise us, we may well look forward 

 hopefully to the next." On New Eoses Mr. Paul says, " The question lies 

 in a small compass. A few good novelties issue yearly from the raisers' 

 hands — novelties which every real lover of roses would wish to possess as 

 qtUckly as possible, but whose merits are often not demonstrated for two 

 or three years. These are gradually lowering the position and value of the 

 older kinds ; but there are also many indifl'erent varieties — base coin, bear- 

 ing the impress of the true, but without its intrinsic value — which are 

 smuggled into circulation Avith the good in the twilight of knowledge. 

 What do we know of a new rose when first announced ? "What can we 

 know of it? It has seldom, if ever, bloomed in this island-climate of ours, 

 and not half-a-dozen people have seen it abroad. Then there pnifs direct 

 and puffs oblique, solemn quacks and quacks comic, charlatans and brag- 

 gadocios, whose toils the man of action cannot always expect to escape. 

 My advice to purchasers of new Eoses is, ' Do not buy too many sorts 

 at a time, and what you buy, buy from the most trustworthy source. 

 If a respectable vendor does not know a sort to be good, he will not say 

 it is so ; the real state of the case will be laid before you ; you will know 

 when you are speculating, and can speculate as far as you please in 

 the matter.'" The "analysis of the exhibitions of the season" is a 

 most instructive one, as it shows at a glance the relative degrees of 

 popularity of the varieties groAvn for exhibition. Among pot I'oses, 

 those most shown were Baronne Provost, H. P., 4 ; Blairii, No. 2, H. C, 

 3 ; Coupe d'Hebe, H. B., 3 ; Duchess of Sutherland, H. P., 3 ; Eliza 

 Mercoeur, H. B., 3 ; Louis Odier, H. P., 3 ; Paul Eicaut, H. B., 6; Paul 

 Perras, H. B , 10. Among a few of the most noted roses shown as cut 

 flowers, the following were selected by the greatest number of exhi- 

 bitors : — Gallica, Boula de Nanteuil, 6; Kean, 5; Cynthie, 4; Dr. 

 Dielthim, 3 ; Ohl, 3. IIoss, Crested, 4 ; Baronne de AVassenaer, 3 ; 

 Gloire des Mousseuses, 3. Damask, La Ville de Biiixelles, 3. Hybrid 

 CVn'^o!, Paul Eicaut, 12; William Jesse, 9; Charles Lawson, 9; Coupe 

 d'Hebe, 9 ; Chenedole, 5 ; Paul Perras, 5. Hybrid Perpehud, Jules 

 Margottin, 18 ; Lord Eaglan, IC ; Prince Leon, 15 ; General Jacqueminot, 

 14; Madame Vidot, 11; "William Griffith, 11; Madame Prevost, 11; 

 Madame Masson, 10; Mrs. Elvers, 10; Triomphe de Paris, 10; Caro- 

 line de Sansal, 1 ; Pauline Lansezcui', 9 ; Triomphe de I'Exposition, 8 ; 

 Madame Domage, 8 ; La Eeine, 8 ; August Mie, 8 ; Colonel de Eouge- 



