228 THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



BO one pretending to understand them, can do without the twenty 

 just named. As for still newer kinds, we have prepared the follow- 

 ing notes, descriptive and critical, after frequent inspection of the 

 varieties named, and trust they may be useful to our readers : — 



Admiral La Peyrouse. — Large, flat, bright purplish-red shading 

 to violet. IS'ot a first-class show rose, but a good grower and free, 

 which renders it valuable for garden purposes. 



Alfred Colomh. — The form not far from perfect, superbly rolled 

 Tip ; colour nearly the shade of Madame Crapelet, with a silvery 

 shade on the under side of the petals. 



Alpaide de Botalier. — The flowers shown were not in good condi- 

 tion. The variety is decidedly good, and of a class that needs a few 

 recruits. Colour transparent rose. 



A^'Ies Dxifour. — A quartered rose, though usually described as 

 globular ; the colouring is exquisite, consisting of refined shades of 

 crimson and violet, deepening to black. 



Auguste 'Riviere. — In the style of Victor Verdier, but showing 

 more abrupt and striking contrasts of silvery rose and rich carmine ; 

 the petals are shell-shaped, turning over silvery. 



Baronne de Kinkelin. — A first-rate imbricated dark rose, the 

 colour deep red shading to rich purple. 



Camille Bernardin. — A quartered and decidedly flat flower, very 

 neat and compact ; the colouring very beautiful, consisting of blended 

 shades of crimson and carmine. A very pleasing flower, despite its 

 bad shape. 



Charles Margottin. — Very flat, in the way of Lord Raglan. 



Comte Alplionse de Serengi. — Crowded and confused, but showy ; 

 colour rosy carmine. 



Comtesse de Paris. — As nearly as can be judged at present, there 

 is but a shade of difl'erence between this and Greneral D'Hautpoul. 



Buchesse de Caylus. — A small, neat, nicely-finished flower, a 

 good garden variety, on account of its free habit. 



Buchesse de Medina Coeli. — Second-rate in form, but very showy ; 

 colour carmine crimson. 



Duke of Wellington. — Small, form like Xavier Olibo ; colour dark 

 crimson, with purple shades. 



Eugene Verdier. — Purple crimson shading to blackish crimson; 

 fine. 



Exposition de Brie. — Globular, bold, and symmetrical ; colour 

 rich carmine, a shade or two more brilliant than Madame Moreau. 



Josephine Beauharnais. — Large, shell petals, good centre ; colour 

 clear pink, with silvery turn over. First-rate. 



Kate Haushurg. — This pretty rose is deficient of substance ; it is, 

 however, large and showy, the colour flame-crimson. 



La Buchesse de Morny. — Large, shell petals, very full and 

 majestic in carriage ; colour clear deep satiny pink, silvery turn- 

 over. 



Louis Van lloutte. — Large, full, rosy carmine shaded scarlet; 

 beautiful. 



Madame Amelia Halphen. — Eather flat, but fine; colour deep 

 rich velvety crimson. 



