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sorts have been introduced. What, comparatively, would our Eoaes be without 

 such gems as Abel Grand, Alfred Colomb, Antoiiie Ducher, Beautij of JValfhani, 

 Charles Lefehvre^ Countess of Oxford^ D^vienne Laniy, Dr. Andrji, Dake of 

 Ediuburgli, Dupuy Jamain, Edouard Morren, Elie Morel, Ferdinand da Lesseps, 

 Fislii-r Holmes, Glory of Waltham, Horace Vernet, La France, Lord Macaiday^ 

 Louis Van Iloutie, Madame la Baronne de Rothschild, Mdlle. Therese Level, 

 Marguerite de St. Amande, Marie Baumann, Marquise de Castellane, Marquise 

 de Mortemarte, Monsieur Neman, Paul Neron, Belle Lyonnaise, Catherine Mermet, 

 Jean Fernet, Madame Ti-ifle, Madame Level, Madame Margottin, Marechal Niel, 

 and Monsieur Furtado ? Well, these, with many others, some as good, and many 

 nearly as good, have been introduced since the period alluded to. 



But perhaps my readers will feel more interested in an- opinion as to the 

 merits of the novelties introduced within the last three years. In the autumn 

 of 1870 were introduced Capitaine Laniure, a good dark rose, and a few Tea- 

 scented Eoses of fair average quality. But this was the year of the war between 

 France and Germany, when our neighbours' efforts were absorbed in that great 

 struggle, and the transit of goods was both difficult and uncertain. The next 

 autumn, 1871, gave us, among others. Abbe' Bramerel, Andre Dunand, Auguste 

 Rigoiard, Baron de Bonstetten, Baronne Louise Uxkull, Coquette du Blanches, 

 Etienne Level, Franqois Michelon, Lyonnais, Madame Bellon, Madame de Bidder, 

 Madame Georges Schioartz, Madame Lefebvre Bernard, Madame Scipion Cochet, 

 Princess Beatrice, Richard Wallace, Madame Camille, Mdlle. Cecile Berthod, 

 Madame Jules Margottin, Marie Van Houtte, Perfection de Monplaisir ; and 

 these have already taken a place amongst our established favourites. 



The autumn of 1872 brought before us a tempting array of novelties, with 

 glowing descriptions, and I doubt not that some of them will realise those 

 descriptions ; but how they may behave in this insular climate of ours is as yet 

 problematical, so that what I may say of them must be taken cum grann salis. 

 Among the best, I think will be found Perpetual Moss — Madame Moreau ; 

 •Hybrid Perpetual — Bessie Johnson, Claude Level, Firebrand, Madame Jjucharme, 

 Madame Marius Cote, Mrs. Veitch, Pierre Seletsky, Souvenir de John Gould 

 Veitch, Souvenir de Remain Desprez ; Noisette — Madame Caroline Kuster ; Tea- 

 Scented — Amazone, Anna Ollivier, Madame Denis, Mdlle. Maine Arnaud, 

 Marcelin Roda, Perle de Lyon, Valle'e de Chamonix. 



While writing on new Eoses, it would seem in order to look fairly in the face 

 what we are gaining and what we are losing on this count. Well, we are gaining 

 in size — witness Paul Ne'ron. We are also gaining more globular-shaped Eoses. 

 The flat Eosc with circular outline was formerly the favourite form with the 

 French ; for years I have been endeavouring to induce the raisers there to adopt 

 the globular as the ideal of form, while not neglecting the other, which we term 

 " compact," because such is valuable for the sake of variety ; but there now seems 

 a danger of losing the " compact " Eoso altogether. One of our wits has, I 

 think, said that it would require a surgical operation to get an idea into some 



