THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 5 



following, and they combine a vigorous habit with flowers of superb 

 colours and quality. 



Agrippa. — A showy rose-pink flower, of the finest form aud 

 substance. 



Belle of the Season. — Rosy carmine, fine form and most profuse 

 in flowering. 



Brightness. — Deep rose, white throat and margin of lower petals ; 

 a grand and telling variety for exhibition, as well as being most 

 useful for the conservatory. 



Cinderella. — Bright lilacy pink, white throat and margin ; fine 

 form, habit good. 



Excelsior. — Top petals bright rosy crimson, lower petals pale 

 rose, margined with white, white throat ; most desirable in every 

 respect. 



Fanny Gair. — Top petals deep rose, lower petals bright rose, 

 with white margin, fine form ; grand for exhibition aud conservatory 

 decoration. 



Lady Garrington. — Rosy pink, light blotch on top petals, white 

 inai'gin ; pretty and showy. 



Leotard. — Deep rose, whitish throat and margin; a fine exhibition 

 aud conservatory flower. 



Marmion. — Reddish carmine, whitish throat ; a pretty flower, of 

 large size and fine substance. 



Mrs. Mendall. — A fine light flower, blotched with rosy pink. 



Princess Tech. — Top petals bright rose, margined with white, 

 lower petals white with pink spot, free bloomer; fine for exhibition ; 

 one of the very best sent out for many years past. 



Vivandiere. — Dark rosy crimson, light margin ; a fine flower ; 

 very free flowering, and therefore valuable for decorative purposes. 



THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE.— No. V. 



CLIMBING EOSES. 



|HE " Rose Mount," at the Crystal Palace, should present 

 higher attractions to rosarians than it has ever done 

 hitherto, for it cannot be questioned that the roses that 

 encircle the pavilion consist for the most part of sorts 

 that have become antiquated ; that they are disposed 

 without taste, and that during a great portion of the year they are 

 neither useful nor ornamental. But he would be a poor rosarian who 

 should learn nothing from a visit to even that misused attraction, 

 and perhaps the climbing roses would interest a greater number of 

 connoisseurs of roses than any other particular feature of the mount. 

 There are on the pavilion some glorious examples of the best of 

 climbing roses, and there is considerable variety amongst the sorts 

 that contribute to the general effect. The ruddy Boursaults, the 

 delicate Ayrshires, and the best of the Sempervirens sectiou, here 

 present themselves in most creditable condition, clothing the trellises 



