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house, and is a scentless variety of rather a 
muddy shade of color; we do not consider it 
of value. Nancy Lee is highly perfumed 
and gives lovely formed buds, but it is of 
very delicate habit. Michael Saunders and 
Viscountess Falmouth are two sorts of con- 
siderable substance, highly scented, which 
we consider valuable introductions; the latter 
has a delightful blending of the perfumes to 
be found in the parents President (Tea) and 
the Moss Soupert-et-Notting, the odor of the 
Moss predominating. Duke of Connaught 
and Hon. George Bancroft are two dark roses, 
which will be more valuable to the florist, if 
sufficiently vigorous, than all the rest; the 
former is the deeper in shade, but, in spite 
of its breeding, is without scent; the latter, 
though of lighter color, is highly perfumed; 
both give beautiful buds. Pearl is a small 
rose with a distinct Bourbon fragrance, a 
good thing for cut flowers. The four new 
Hybrid Teas of French origin, Cannes La 
Coquette, Mme. Alexandre Bernaix, Mme. 
Etienne Levet, and Mdlle. Brigitte Violet, 
all promise to be useful sorts. This class of 
roses, on account of its novelty and promise 
of usefulness, is now looked upon with more 
interest than any other, and will, in a few 
years, very likely prove the most popular 
