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autumn. Beauty of Waltham. 

 Charles Lefebvre : this is the finest 

 rose yet brought out, and this season 

 its autumn blooms have, if anything, 

 been finer than the first ; shape per- 

 fect, and petals thick and regular as 

 a camellia, grand Bourbon foliage, and 

 smooth wood, seems to be very dis- 

 tinct in character from General Jac- 

 queminot, and yet, if anything, richer 

 in colour, and almost as constant a 

 bloomer : should much like to know 

 the parentage of this. Comtesse de 

 Chabrillant, perfect, and full in 

 autumn. Due de Cazes, free. Due 

 de Eohan. Duchesse d'Orleans has 

 been very fine this season, and also 

 sotne good blooms in autumn. 

 Duchess of Norfolk, free. Emperor 

 de Maroc, rich colour, but rather shy 

 in autumn. Eugene Appert, splendid 

 colour, and very constant, but flowers 

 frequently ragged. Francoise La- 

 charme, magnificent, and very fine 

 ako in autumn, one of the best roses 

 grown. General Jacqueminot, the 

 most useful rose we have, the autumn 

 blooms just after the September 

 rains were finer than the summer 

 ones. General Washington — one of 

 the noblest fiowers ever raised when 

 well opened, blooms ^almost con- 

 stantly, requires fine weather, or else 

 the blooms split— has been superb this 

 season. Gloire de Santhenay, al- 

 though spoken of as being shy near 

 town, has bloomed very freely here, 

 more so than Senateur Vaisse, and 

 some blooms of rich colour in autumn. 

 Gloire de Titry. Jean Bart, good in 

 autumn. John Hopper. Jules 

 Margottin. La Reine, this on its 

 own roots blooms freely, and is now 

 covered with buds, but requires dry 

 weather to open well. Lselia. La 

 Brillant. Le llhone. Louis XIV.: 

 this rose with me blooms very freely, 

 and almost constantly, although so 

 shy nearer town ; a weak grower, 

 but yet does well on its own roots 

 here. Madame Boll, not free in 

 autumn, but yet has this season given 

 some good late blooms. Madame 

 Boutin. Madame C. Crapelet, colour 

 in dull weather very brilliant. Ma- 

 dame Charles Wood, a splendid rose 

 with immense petals, and tolerably 

 free in autumn. Madame Domage, 



good in autumn. Madame Knorr, 

 ditto. Madame Vidot. Marechal 

 Vaillant. Maurice Bernardin. Monte 

 Christo, free. Olivier Delhomme, free. 

 Prince Camille de Rohan, very beauti- 

 ful, almost black, free. Prince Leon. 

 Professor Koch. Senateur Vaisse : 

 this and " Santhenay," and Charles 

 Lefebvre, it is almost impossible can 

 ever be surpassed. Souvenir de 

 Comte Cavour, free. Turenne. 

 Vicomte Vigier, free. Victor Ver- 

 dier, very fine, and a very late 

 bloomer, with me has been infinitely 

 superior to Jules Margottin in its- 

 autumn blooms. Virginale : this has 

 done better with me than any of the 

 other white hardy perennials, but 

 requires dry w r eather; very free 

 blooming, but a weak grower. 



Bourbons. — - Acidalie, Catherine 

 Guillot, Louise Odier, Modele de 

 Perfection, and Mdmaison are much 

 finer than any of the others. Paxton 

 and Queen are useful as free bloomers, 

 but of no use as cut flower?. 



China. — Mrs. Bosanquet is most 

 exquisite, and is always in bloom, and 

 much more worthy a prominent place 

 than any of the white perpetuals, 

 besides which it is very vigorous in 

 growth, and always opens well with 

 me, and does well both worked on 

 dwarf briars and own roots. Teas 

 out of doors have been very fine, but 

 must have good protection in winter, 

 excepting Gloire de Dijon, which 

 seems more hardy than many per- 

 petuals. Devoniensis also on own 

 roots, in a well-drained border, seems 

 tolerably safe. I have grown a great 

 many under glass, which I must speak 

 of at a future time ; but the best out 

 of. doors, where protection can be 

 afforded in winter, I have found aa 

 follows : — Abricote, Bougere, Canary, 

 Devoniensis, Homere, Madame Fal- 

 cot, Madame Willermoz, Narcisse 

 (first rate), Pauline, Safrano, Som- 

 brieul, Souvenir d'un Ami. 



All the roses enumerated above 

 have done splendidly with me : many 

 others I could enumerate that have 

 also been fine, but it is far better to 

 have repeats of the best, than to fill 

 up valuable space with sorts that are 

 less satisfactory. 



Pinner, Oct. 17, 1864. Hardy. 



