THE FLOIU.ST. 



M. Bravy. I have replenished my stock of these. Magnan I won't 

 have ; she is delicate, I hear. Henon is just come. The other Teas 

 just come are mixed and delicate colours : Willermoz, Mansais, Comte 

 de Paris, Sombreuil, and Bardlet des Champs, and (H. P.) Madame 

 de Manoel, a beautiful silvery blush, not strong on a briar, but very 

 strong on Manetti. 



I have put the Teas and also pot Roses under tents. The place 

 looks like Aldershot. I have no faith in Teas here, except Dijon, 

 which blooms magnificently in any place, as a dwarf or standard. 1 

 have it also on Manetti untried ; and here I may say, that where Roses 

 suit Manetti, it will in middling soil or indifferent, beat the same Rose 

 on a Dog Briar, and give it a year's establishment. I speak only of 

 one year's experience. How Manetti may go on I cannot say. See 

 Rivers' excellent book (quite a charm), page 186, last edition. My 

 experience this year tallies with what he says. Schmidt, Rebecca, 

 Reveil (B.), Laffay, Victoria, Duchess of Norfolk, Bonaparte, Suther- 

 land, have done well here on it this summer. Laffay and Norfolk revel 

 upon it. The former is my oldest love, but will do nothing here as a 

 standard ; she does well on her own roots. Bacchus also does better 

 on his own roots than either on Manetti or Briar. It is quite a first 

 class Rose. 



At Mr. Gill's, nurseryman, of Blandford, T saw on the 19th of 

 October, the following Roses blooming sumptuous blooms on Manetti : 

 The Geant, Bonaparte, Jesse, Prevost, Duchesse d'Orleans, Comte de 

 Nanteuil (both first class Roses, but delicate here on a Briar), Norfolk, 

 Jacqueminot, Dupuy, Victoria, and C. Sansal. Auguste Mie was out 

 on a briar, very splendid. She is one of England's greatest beauties. 

 How beautiful has this Rose bloomed here this summer ! The Duchess 

 of Sutherland, which has done nothing here for two years, has bloomed 

 splendidly on both stocks. When she so blooms there is nothing better. 

 You must keep your eye on Manetti sports. I have lost one Rose by 

 this neglect. 



I have a volume to say, but must consider your space, and cast the 

 blame of this lengthy article on several of your readers, who have urged 

 me into this indiscretion. 



I will now say, away with the cautious maxim, " Medio tutissimus 

 ibis;" and dash in " Medias Rosas," as I have done, and order the ^ 

 novelties ; for I know they are getting scarce, having seen a letter from 

 one best known, saying, " I am out of the novelties, but I have plenty 

 of the old stuff." Haste, therefore, haste, and buy Lselia, and wait 

 for the time when you shall use Charles Mackay's words, on the 

 beauties of his Primrose : — 



" Stand back, my joyous people, you shall see her every one, 

 You shall see, but not touch her, when I place her in the sun. 

 She will smile on you serenely, 

 And fairy -like, and queenly, 

 And pour upon your hearts, like the dew from Heaven's own dome, 

 The feelings, and revealings, and the pleasures of our home." 



W. Radcltfpe. 



Rushton Rectory, December 5. 



Dec. 24.— P.S. I thank " S. R. H." and " Prince Leon." Louis 

 Chaix is not so good in paint as Raglan. 



