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can scarcely be too highly spoken of; it is in the way of William 

 Griffiths, but larger, and brighter in colour ; the growth is compact, and 

 it will doubtless form an excellent standard Rose. Madame Knorr is 

 entirely new in style, being a perpetual Gallica Rose, possessing in a high 

 degree the form and fragrance for which the Gallica Roses are so 

 esteemed ; the Howers are Rose colour, with blush edges. Madame 

 Desiree Giraud is the best of the striped Perpetual Roses ; it may be 

 described as a striped Baronne Prevost, and is recommended with 

 confidence as a large, full, and good flower. Ornement des Jardins is 

 quite worthy of the name it bears, for it is one of the most attractive 

 flowers in the garden ; the colour is brilliant crimson, the flowers are 

 well shaped, full, very velvety, and produced freely in autumn ; growth 

 moderate. Pseonia is a large showy crimson Rose, good also for effect, 

 but what the critical eye might pronounce rather coarse. Prince Noir 

 is a novelty, and an advance upon all previous dark velvety Roses ; it 

 might very appropriately be called a perpetual Tuscany, and like that 

 old favourite is but semi-double. Pauhne Lanzezeur is a good Rose ; 

 colour bright crimson changing to violet. Souvenir de Reine d'Angle- 

 terre is unquestionably a first-rate variety ; it is blooming now 

 (October 20) equal to any Rose in the garden ; the flowers are bright 

 rose, large, full, finely shaped, and very sweet ; a vigorous habit renders 

 it equally suitable either for a standard, pillar, or pot Rose. Triomphe 

 d'Avranches is one of those large, full, bright red Roses which is sure 

 to please ; the growth is compact rather than vigorous. The above are 

 all Hybrid Perpetuals. 



Among the Perpetual Moss Roses, Alfi-ed de Dalmas and Emilie de 

 Girardin are perhaps the best of the new ones ; both are rose colour : 

 the flowers of the former are whitish at their circumference, and 

 produced in clusters. 



Of Bourbon Roses, Comte de Montijo, rich reddish purple ; Empress 

 Eugenie, rose, edges purple ; and Marquis Balbiano, rose, tinged with 

 silver, are decided acquisitions ; the two latter are sufficiently vigorous 

 to be grown as perpetual blooming, pillar, or climbing Roses. There is 

 one Noisette Rose to which attention should be directed, — Miss Gray. 

 It has been received here from a correspondent in Philadelphia, in whom 

 we have implicit confidence, as a variety of great merit ; the flowers are 

 of a bright yellow, egg shaped, and said to be better than either Augusta, 

 Cloth of Gold, or Solfaterre. It is evidently a free growing hardy- 

 constitutioned sort, but our propagator has left it no chance to flower 

 this summer ; it is, therefore, still one that requires to be taken on trust. 

 Another American variety. Souvenir d' Henri Clay, we turn to with more 

 complete satisfaction, as we are enabled to recommend it from our own 

 sighting ; the flowers are blush pink, in the way of Stanwell Perpetual, 

 which it surpasses, while resembling that Rose in the good qualities of 

 fragrance and late blooming. 



Thus far I have endeavoured to lay before your readers a brief sketch 

 of the most valuable novelties Allowances must be made for difficulties 

 in the way of arriving at definite conclusions. Many of the new Roses 

 travel some hundreds of miles, and often in a weakly state, on their 

 way to the English Rose grounds ; many require a year's rest before they 



