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Madame 3Ioreau. — A rather flat and perhaps quartering rose of 

 large size, very fiue stout petals, colour brilliant carmine crimson, 

 shaditis to dark crimson, first-rate. 



Duke of Edinburgh. — A fine deep crimson, great in substance, 

 end massive. 



Exposition de Brie. — A large, deep crimson, varying to shades of 

 carmine in the centre, and purplisli outside. 



The foregoing three are very iniicli alike, but which is best of 

 the three it is impossible at present to say. 



Alfred Colomh is most beautiful in form, and justifies all we 

 said in its praise at page 228 last year. Colour fiery red, with sil- 

 very turn over, firi>t-rate. 



JItchel Bonnet. — We see no merit in this, and hope it will meet 

 with no encouragement. In form it resembles a wool mat for a 

 teapot. 



Charles Verdier. — Very fine form, the colour bright rose. Must 

 have a phice in every rose-garden. 



Abel Grand. — Large and full, silvery rose, extremely beautiful. 



Triomphe de Soissons. — Not so good as Emotion. 



Prince de Porcia. — Large, full, almost a good form, but defective 

 in a few points. In colour most remarkable, being brightest ver- 

 milion, and a very near approach to scarlet. This will quite su- 

 persede Eveque de Nisraes. 



Thorin. — Large, full, cupped, brilliant crimson, splendid foliage, 

 one of the finest of the season. 



Ville de Lyon (Ducher). — Form globular, and as nearly perfect 

 as in any other rose known. Colour dark rose. This is a real ac- 

 quisition, though coming into a class where we have already many 

 fine roses. 



Elizabeth Vtgneron. — Large rosy pink, fine ; sometimes coarse, 

 but not more so than many varieties that are still considered first- 

 rate. 



Mdlle. 2Iargaret Doinbrain. — Described last year from one 

 flower v\hich we saw when past its best. A very nice rose, of good 

 globular form, the colour delicate blush. 



Marguerite de St. Amand. — Large, full, most beautiful form, 

 colour bright pink ; one of the finest roses in its class, and quite 

 essential in every collection. 



As our old friend, Greneral Jacqueminot, is a great favourite, 

 and was last year threatened with eclip&e, it may interest many of 

 our readers to know that it has been exhibited in an extraordinary 

 degree of perfection this season. Mr. Cranston had one in his first 

 prize, 72, at Birmingham, which measured five inches over, was 

 completely double, with enormous shell-like petals, and the colour 

 nearly black. King's Acre, too, has been good this season, and has 

 been shown in very many stamls. As for Marechal Niel, it is al- 

 ways good; and the best tiower of the year was one shown in Mr. 

 Hedge's 48 at the Crystal Palace. Kespecting the much talked-of 

 yellow perpetual, nothing definite has been heard or seen, and we 

 must livens best we may on the delightful and, perhaps, delusive 

 rumours. S. H. 



