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Hybrid China Rose, Brennus. For growing on its own roots, and pegging 

 down, for a pillar Rose, and as a standard, it is equally well adapted, 

 and will soon be in every Rose garden. Sir John Franklin and Gloire 

 de la France are of the race of the Geant des Batailles, and two fine 

 robust growing Roses ; the former bright red, the latter more approaching 

 to deep crimson; they are two fine varieties. General Jacqueminot is, 

 like the above, one of our new Roses, and most striking, from the size 

 of its flowers, which are of rich shaded crimson. It has, however, two 

 faults — its flowers are not sufficiently double, and its habit of growth is 

 rather slender and delicate. We now require Roses perfect in all points ; 

 large and double flowers, opening freely, fine healthy foliage, and a 

 vigorous hardy habit. Duchess of Norfolk, which you have figured 

 in the present Number, will probably form a nice pillar Rose. 

 Now we come to a host of new names applied to Roses, with shades of 

 rose colour and pink, such as Alphonse de Lamartine, Colonel de 

 Rougemont, Madame Osmage (both varieties of the race of Baronne 

 Prevost), Ceres, Gloire de Parthenay, La Ville de St. Denis, Lady 

 Milsom, Madame Hector Jacquin, a large and vigorous growing Rose. 

 Madame Harriet Stowe, Aline Gibbon, Mademoiselle Quetel, Marie de 

 Bourges, Sephora, Triomphe en Beaute, James Veitch, Leon Plee, and 

 several others all pretty enough — for what Rose is not? — but with very 

 little distinction in their characters. Gervaise Rouillard is a cheat ; it 

 is the old Hybrid China, General Lamoriciere. Some few of the 

 Roses among the Hybrid Perpetuals introduced in 1853 have bloomed 

 this season in great perfection, and have proved themselves worthy of a 

 place in every Rose garden. Such are Prince Leon Hotschouberg, or 

 simply Prince Leon, which is a shorter and better name ; and Paul 

 Dupuy, two charming Roses. Alexandrina BachmetefP, with its brilliant 

 carmine flowers, is also a great acquisition, as is another Rose, with a 

 tiresome Russian name. Prince Chipetouzikoff, with brilliant deep red 

 flowers. It is not perhaps generally known how those crabbed names 

 came to be appUed to Roses by the French florists, so that a word or 

 two about it may not be amiss. Before the war Paris was the great 

 resort of the Russian nobility, who, in their visits to the Rose gardens 

 near Paris, to make purchases, had new seedling Roses, to use the 

 French term, ** dedicated " to them, i. e., in plain English, named after 

 them. In return for this honour, orders were given and presents made. 

 I have drank wine out, of a gold enamelled cup, the gift; of a Russian 

 Princess ; and with the same florist, I saw a handsome bracelet, and 

 two or three showy rings, the gifl;s of the Russian great folks. To 

 return to the Roses of 1853 ; Adam Paul is too double and large to 

 open well in our climate. Souvenir de Leveson Gower" is a magnificent 

 crimson and first-rate Rose, and Triomphe de Paris, very dark crimson, 

 has also bloomed beautifully. Lady Stuart, of the same colour, is not 

 equal to Madame Rivers. Victoria has not opened well, and seems 

 tender, as it suffered much by the winter. Archimede, 'Volta, and 

 Ferdinand Deppe, are good rose-coloured and pink Roses, but not 

 distinct enough. Among Bourbon Roses we have but one this season 

 really worthy of attention, viz., La Quintinie; this is most superb, its 

 deep crimson flowers are of! the most perfect shape ; but it has one. fault, 



