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to hold the palm ; though the three Prince de la Moskowas in Mr. 

 Cant's 50 were such as I do not believe any Rose grower ever saw 

 before ; Prince Noir was also good, as was Emperor Napoleon ; but 

 the first of the four is better in shape and fuller than the other three ; 

 and in some stands was nearly black — indeed, in Hybrid Perpetuals 

 we are fast getting to the shade of the old Tuscan Piose. Amongst 

 Bourbons there was nothing very remarkable ; Dr. Leprestre was 

 very fine; and Souvenir de la Malmaison of course good as usual. In 

 Teas there was nothing particularly new ; Devoniensis was as usual 

 beautiful ; and Gloire de Dijon, good. A Noisette in Mr. Standish's 

 stand, named Ledia, was very fine, the centre being a very bright 

 yellow. In Hybrid Bourbons Charles Lawson takes almost first place, 

 and is a magnificent flower, of the true rose colour ; and Coupe d'Hebe 

 still lays claim to being one of the most beautiful of Roses. In the 

 Gallica class, Boula de Nanteuil was exhibited in great perfection, as 

 was that old and fine flower Kean ; a truss of Baron de Wassenaer, 

 in Mr. Hilyer's stand was perfectly grand, having in buds or blossoms 

 14 or 15 in one head. So much for old Roses. New ones were of 

 course well looked after ; and there are some claimants for favour 

 which will, I fancy, find their place in every Rose grower's hands. 

 First and foremost stands Eugene Appert, of which 23 blooms were 

 exhibited by Mr. Standish, of Bagshot ; it was raised amongst others 

 by Mons. Trouillard, Rose foreman to Mons. Leroy, of Angers, about 

 the largest nurseryman in the world, and was named by him after 

 M. Appert, M. Leroy 's son-in-law ; it is of the Geant class, and I am 

 inclined to stake my Rose reputation on it, that it will be a general 

 favourite ; in colour it combines the rich velvety appearance of 

 Victor Trouillard with the bright scarlet of Geant, very thick in 

 the petal, while its shape is good ; some of the blooms (Mr. S. said) 

 had been out a week, and yet there was no appearance of that 

 slatiness with which the Geant and others die. Mr. S. says it is a 

 model of growth, and I can only say, if it be so with every one, it is 

 the finest and best Rose yet raised ; it will not be let out until the 

 autumn, and though I do not often venture so far, I would advise no 

 one to begrudge the half guinea at which it will be sold ; its constancy 

 there can be no doubt of, for no one could exhibit 23 blooms of a seed- 

 ling, and all good ones, without its being so. I hope and believe it 

 will soon be figured in the Florist. Eveque de Nimes is a gem, 

 brilliant crimson, beautiful rosette shape, but I rather fancy delicate in 

 growth ; Duke of Cambridge is a large rose, of bright red colour, very 

 fine in shape ; Triomphe des Beaux Arts (how these French names 

 break the teeth of our honest John Bull gardeners) is a very fine thing, 

 of the General Jacqueminot shade, but more double than that noble 

 flower generally is — if, however, it comes always as this season, we 

 shall have no reason to complain ; Louis Chaix was in one or two 

 stands, very beautiful indeed, a rich bright rose colour. I do not think 

 that any one will by and bye call me a deceiver if I recommend them 

 to add these Roses to their collection. There was a Rose in Mr. 

 Tiley's stand, Cecile de Chabrillard, but it seemed to me a pale 

 Mathurin Regnier. 



I have thus fulfilled my task of giving some guide to Rose growers, 



