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claim to the title of distinct. The flowers are of a delicate peach colour, 

 large, full, and of good shape, the petals are round, and of thick sub- 

 stance. Mademoiselle Godard is a large well-shaped flower, of a glossy 

 lilac rose colour ; the growth is vigorous. Mademoiselle Henriette 

 deserves a place in every collection. The style of growth resembles 

 that of Madame de Cambaceres ; the flowers are purplish crimson, of 

 globular and good form, large and full ; it flowers abundantly, and is 

 very sweet. Maria Portemer produces purplish crimson flowers, which 

 are large, full, and most exquisitely cupped ; the petals are also of 

 great substance. The flowers, which expanded here during the hottest 

 days of June, were singed at the edges by the sun, but this might have 

 been accidental, rather than constitutional. Marie Thierry is a good 

 flower, of a lilac rose colour, cupped, large and full. Maximilian II. is 

 also a good dark purplish crimson Rose. Monsieur de Montigny 

 resembles La Reine, from which it is a seedling : the flowers are of a 

 purplish rose, much darker in colour than its parent ; large, full, and of 

 fine shape. This is a splendid Rose, but probably a little uncertain. 

 Queen of Denmark is a very large, full, flesh-coloured Rose, of good 

 quality. The colour is much like that of the old Alba Rose of the 

 same name, but the build of the flower closely resembles that of 

 Baronne Prevost. Thomas Rivers, a seedling from Colonel Foissy, is of 

 a brighter and more cheerful colour than that variety ; the flowers are 

 larger, but scarcely full enough. Triomphe des Beaux-Arts, said to 

 surpass General Jacqueminot, from which it is a seedling, has become 

 an object of more than common interest. The flowers produced here 

 scarcely enable us to endorse this statement, although they have left 

 upon the mind a favourable impression. Triomphe de Montrouge is in 

 the style of Standard of Marengo, but apparently of larger size, more 

 double, and of hardier constitution : the form of the flower is cupped, 

 the colour crimson, the outside of the petals whitish. 



" By those who are interested in Perpetual Moss Roses, Ma Ponctue 

 will no doubt be hailed with satisfaction : the flowers are rose colour, 

 covered with small white spots, very pretty in bud, and produced 

 abundantly. Madame de Stael is a promising variety, with soft, rosy, 

 flesh-coloured flowers, full, and of unexceptionable form. Valide 

 produces flowers of a bright rosy carmine, which grow paler soon after 

 expansion : the outline is good. 



" Among Bourbon Roses, Caroline Riguet is an acquisition, on 

 account of the scarcity of good white autumnal Roses. The flowers 

 are pure white, not large, but of good form and full : the plant is of 

 vigorous habit, and flowers abundantly. Josephine Clermont is a very 

 pretty pink Rose. Madame Contesse, a seedling from Louise Odier, is 

 a peach-coloured flower, not large, but full and well formed : the plant 

 is of vigorous growth. Madame Elisa de Chenier, a variety much in 

 the way of Armosa, blooms most abundantly, and will probably prove 

 valuable for planting in masses : the flowers are bright pink, of fine 

 colour, but scarcely double enough ; the petals are smooth and round. 

 Monsieur Jard is a large, full, imbricated Bourbon Rose, with flowers 

 almost cherry colour. 



" Claudia Augustin, belonging to the Noisette, is an addition to our 



