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as La Superha^ Grande et Belh^ Pceony Noisette^ &c., 

 but is kno\vn with us under the two former names 

 only. Trioraphe de Gand approaches the former, 

 but the colors are not so varied, and the plant is 

 more robust in habit. Yesuvins^ very bright, 

 rich crimson, medium size, fully double, fragrant, 

 a strong gTower, very desirable. Virginal^ yqtj 

 beautiful blush passing to blush white, full cup- 

 form, quite distinct. Yiridiflora^ flower under 

 medium size, double, blooming in large clusters of 

 a bright green color, evidently a sport from the 

 daily rose that (as we believe) originated in the 

 vicinity of Baltimore a few years ago ; quite a 

 curiosity. Washington was one of our first Ame- 

 rican seedling roses, grown by the old house of 

 D. and C. Landreth ; it is yet a distinct variety in 

 both flowers and foliage ; the former are crimson, 

 with white at the bottom of the petals, and fre- 

 quently striped much more distinctly than Don 

 Carlos ; the foliage is a pale peculiar green, with 

 red nerves ; it grows and blooms freely. 



This tribe of the rose family is yet susceptible 

 of great improvement ; we want some of pale rose 

 and blush colors, with a few of dark rich crimson. 

 For the former, we strongly urge the impregnat- 

 ing of MeiUez with Lady Warrender and Queen of 

 Lomhardy; and Roi des Crasaoisis with Marjolin ; 

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