RAISING NEW VARIETIES. IgI 
Mr. Bennett fertilized the flowers of various 
Tea Roses with the pollen of Hybrid Remon- 
tants; his productions are therefore true hy- 
brids, not crosses merely, and they are classed 
as Hybrid Teas. Ten of these hybrids have 
been raised by Mr. Bennett. We should pre- 
fer to consider sorts that have been longer in 
cultivation, but there are none such. Asa 
rule, the Bennett Roses lack a vigorous and 
healthy constitution; the best of them, for 
out-door culture, is Michael Saunders, raised 
from President fertilized by Madame Victor 
Verdier. The parents of this sort have com- 
paratively smooth wood, and they are not so 
widely separated in character as to prevent 
the production ofa healthy offspring. Beauty 
of Stapleford, the second in point of general 
usefulness, resulted from crossing Alba Rosea 
by Countess of Oxford, both smooth-wooded 
kinds again, of similar vigor of growth. 
Two objectionable qualities in this rose, a 
tendency to fade quickly and a liability to 
mildew badly, are inherited from Countess 
of Oxford. Yet these are both roses likely 
to be esteemed generally useful. 
From Alba Rosea crossed by Edward 
Morren came Nancy Lee, an exquisite little 
rose, with lovely buds, but in habit of 
growth so dwarf and delicate that our com- 
