60 THE ROSE. 
being seeded from a Hybrid Perpetual Rose 
(Victor Verdier) fertilized by the Tea Safra- 
no, while all the others are seeded from Tea 
Roses fertilized by Hybrid Remontants; but 
it seems eminently proper that at least all 
direct crosses between the two classes, no 
matter whether the seed parent be Tea or 
Hybrid Perpetual, should be grouped with 
‘the Hybrid Teas. These roses are all of 
moderate growth, and must have close prun- 
ing and be grown in rich soil. Most of them 
(ten varieties) were sent out in 1879 by Mr. 
Henry Bennett, of Stapleford, England. It 
is not yet known how desirable they will be 
for out-of-door culture, but for forcing under 
glass a few of Bennett’s raising are proving 
to be of some value. They seem to produce 
as many flowers in the season as do the 
Bengals, excelling many of the Teas proper 
in profusion of bloom. Beauty of Stapleford 
and Duchess of Westminster furnish very 
pretty rose-colored buds, which are unfor- 
tunately scentless. Duchess of Connaught, 
ata first glance, might readily be mistaken 
for La France, having much the same shade 
of color, but the flowers are somewhat 
smaller and of rqunder form; it is the only 
variety which resembles La France in per- 
fume. Jean Sisley does not open well in the 
