CLASSIFICA TION. 27 
hunt Hybrid, Mme. Alexandre Bernaix, and 
those of Mr. Bennett’s raising, it seems not 
only desirable but necessary to group them 
by themselves. The same is the case with 
the Hybrid Noisettes; both of these classes 
are being added to annually, and are now of 
very great importance. On the other hand, 
such groups as the Hybrid Bourbons are 
rapidly receding from prominence, and in 
order to simplify matters their disintegration 
should be made complete; the different varie- 
ties that are deemed worthy of being retained 
can be placed among the Hybrid Perpetuals 
or the Bourbons, according to their more 
prominent characteristics, 
