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variety, our choice would immediately settle upon. Its beauty sug- 

 gests a blending of the finest sculpture and the loveliest feminine 

 complexion. 



Second to the Bourbons we rank the Remontantes, as the French 

 term them ; a better name than the English one — Perpetuals ; for 

 they are by no means perpetual in their blooming habit when com- 

 pared with the Bourbons, China, or Tea Roses. They are, in fact, 

 June Roses, that bloom two or three times in the season, whenever 

 strong new shoots spring up ; hence no name so appropriate as 

 Remontante, — sending up new flower-shoots. We think this class 

 of Roses has been a little overrated by Rose- growers. Its great 

 merit is the true old-fashioned Rose character of the blossoms — large 

 and fragrant as a Damask or Provence Rose. But in this climate 

 Remontantes cannot be depended on for a constant supply of flowers 

 like Bourbon Roses. Here are our favourite 



HALF A DOZEX REMONTANTES. 



La Reine, deep rose, very large. 

 Duchess of Sutherland, pale rose. 

 Crimson Perpetual, light crimson. 



Aubernon, brilliant crimson. 

 Lady Alice Peel, fine deep pink. 

 INIadame Dameme, dark crimson. 



Next to these come the China Roses, less fragrant, but everlast- 

 ingly in bloom, and with very bright and rich colours. 



Mrs. Bosanquet, exquisite pale flesh 



colour. 

 Madame Breon, rose. 

 Eugene Beauharnais, bright crimson. 



HALF A DOZEN CHINA ROSES. 



Clara Sylvain, pure white. 

 Cramoisie Superieure, brilliant crim- 

 son. 

 Virginale, blush. 



The Tea Roses, most refined of all Roses, unluckily, require con- 

 siderable shelter and care in winter in this climate ; but they so 

 richly repay all, that no Rose-lover can grudge them this trouble. 

 Tea Roses are, indeed, to the common garden varieties, what the 

 finest porcelain is to vulgar crockery-ware. 



HALF A DOZEN TEA ROSES. 



Safrano, the buds rich deep fawn. 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, salmon, shaded 



with rose. 

 Goubaultjbright rose, large andfragrant. 



Devoniensis, creamy white. 

 Bougere, glossy bronze. 

 Josephine Malton, beautiful shaded 

 white. 



We thought to give Noisettes the go-by ; but the saucy rampant 

 little beauties clim.b up and thrust their clusters of bright blossoms 

 into our face, and will be heard. So here they are : 



Cloth of Gold, pure yellow, fine. 

 Fellenberg, brilliant crimson. 

 Joan of Arc, pure white. 



HALF A DOZEN NOISETTES. 



Solfaterre, bright sulphur, large. 

 Jaune Desprez, large blight fawn. 

 Aimee Vibert, pure white, very free 

 bloomer. 



" Girdle of Venus ! does he call this a select list V exclaims 

 some leveller, who expected us to compress all Rose perfections into 

 half a dozen sorts ; when here we find, on looking back, that we 



