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the climate that wins. Extra warmth makes amends for deficiency 

 of food. Mr. Keynes was enabled to take the first position at the 

 Crystal Palace on the 23t'd of June, through the forward state of his 

 flowers, consequent on their enjoyment of a genial clime, Messrs. 

 Paul and Son being second. But on the 5th of July the tables 

 were turned. Messrs. Paul and Son then took first place at Bir- 

 mingham, Mr. Keynes being second. At Salisbury the thin soil and 

 the warm climate do not well agree after the summer has fairly set 

 in ; at Cheshunt, a strong soil gives the roses plenty of substance to 

 endure heat, and the climate being later, the 5th of July is a better 

 date for them than for the flowers grown at Salisbury. 



Another point of some importance may have a word with ad- 

 vantage. Out-door roses were everywhere in a miserable plight 

 when the month of June came in ; they were almost leafless, and 

 such promise of bloom as they gave was a promise of such blooms 

 as a genuine rosarian would sooner destroy than keep. But there 

 came a time of cool and plentiful rain, and, as if by magic, the roses 

 became themselves again. How true it is, that much as the rose 

 loves sunshine, it also loves abundance of water, and cannot reveal 

 its beauties without copious supplies of food. This, however, is a 

 lesson often told and repeated — the experience of every season 

 tends to confirm it : if the season be cool and moist, roses are superb ; 

 if hot and dry, they are thin and speedily fall to pieces. During 

 the second and third weeks of last month the heat was great, and 

 in most places the roses were burnt up within a few hours after 

 they were expanded. 



The new roses have not completely driven the old ones out of 

 the field, and so a few ancient friends remain to embellish the 

 rosarium. We are frequently assured that Jules Margottin is quite 

 beaten and superseded, but we do not believe it. Madame Rivers 

 and Madame Vidot are certainly still in the first rank. Lord Raglan 

 and Lord Clyde, which are really second-rate varieties, have been 

 very fine this year, and valuable for their intense carmine colouring. 

 V^ictor Verdier, one of the grandest of roses, stands almost alone for 

 substance, finish, and colour. General Jacqueminot is valuable on 

 account of its profuse habit of blooming and its splendid colour, and 

 occasionally it may be cut in fine condition. Comte de Nanteuil, 

 La Ville de St. Denis, Colonel de Eougemout, Alex. BechmeteflT, 

 with many other old favourites, are, as our reports of exhibitions 

 testify, still in the front rank of show flowers. Perhaps, for garden 

 use, the three best roses are Lord Nelson, Sir Joseph Paxtou, and Due 

 de B/Ushpler, but, as might be expected, they are very defective in 

 show qualities ; we cannot have qviantity and quality too. Amongst 

 roses of recent introduction, that may be considered fully established, 

 we may name, as pre-eminently fine, Francois Lacharme, Charles 

 Lefebvre, Baron A. de Eothschild, Marechal Niel, Beauty of Wal- 

 tham, Le Rhone, Due de Rohan, Lord Macaulay, John Hopper, 

 Madame Charles Wood, Madame Derreux Douville, Cointesse 

 Chabrillant, Olivier Delhomme, Dr. Andry, Grloire de Santhenay, 

 Vicomte Vigier, Maurice Bernardin, Prince Camille de Rohan, and 

 Senateur Vaisse. ISTo one pretending to love roses and grow them, 



