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given ; there are others that pass Tinder very ex- 

 alted names, though roses of very inferior charac- 

 ter. A choice bright red or crimson Tea Kose is 

 still a desideratum. There are several that ap- 

 proach that color, but are not up to the standard 

 of a connoisseur. From the cultivation of the 

 many beautiful sorts here described, we may hope 

 to see, ere long, this long-expected treasure spring 

 forth to delight our eyes. The most successful 

 grower of roses from seeds has been Mr. Hardy, of 

 the Luxembourg Gardens, near Paris, who annu- 

 ally raises thousands by that process ; and there 

 is not a year passes that he does not send forth 

 some article worthy the name of the grower. The 

 Tea Kose is well adapted for forcing, either in the 

 hot-houses or hot-beds prepared for them. They 

 require a temperature of from 60° to 70°, and 

 vnll flower in six weeks from the time they have 

 been subject to the forcing process ; the atmosphere 

 must be kept moist by syringing. A good crite- 

 rion to know the humidity of the air they are in, 

 is by observing the dew upon the plants in the 

 morning. If they are lightly covered with it, 

 showing the pearly drops from the tip of the fo- 

 liage, it is a good sign ; but if this is not seen 

 every morning, the atmosphere is too dry, and the 

 plants must be freely syringed and kept well 



