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the Manetti stock. So overwhelmed are we with 
Roses of this class that the great difficulty now is 
to make a choice selection, which, considering the 
large number of varieties, may naturally be sup- 
posed to be not a very easy task. I beg, however, 
to submit the following, which I think will be found 
to contain all the best sorts which have been intro- 
duced up to the present time :-— 
Abel Carriere (E. Verdier, 1875): dark velvety crimson, colour 
of Prince Camille de Rohan, large and well formed, good shape, 
and one of the best dark Roses; v/y. 
Abel Grand (Damaizin, 1865): clear silvery pink, flowers large, 
full, and well formed ; a good Rose, and very sweet; viy. 
Alexandrine Bachmeteff (Margottin, 1853): light cherry-red, 
large and full; wy. 
Alexander Dupont (Liabaud, 1883): purple velvety red, shaded 
crimson ; very large; wg. 
Alfred Colomb (Lacharme, 1865): brilliant carmine-crimson, 
flowers very large, full, and globular; superb; vig. 
Alfred de Rougemont (Lacharme, 1863): purplish crimson, 
shaded fiery red, large and full; v7y. 
Alfred K. Williams (Schwartz, 1877): fine carmine-red, large, 
full, and imbricated ; one of the most beautiful and perfect; wig. 
Alice Dureau (Vigneron, 1867): rosy lilac, centre deep red 
rose, flowers very full, globular; very fine and sweet-scented; viv. 
Alphonse Soupert (Lacharme, 1884): pure vivid rose, the flower 
in the way of La Reine; growth very vigorous, in the way of 
Jules Margottin ; first class for forcing ; 
American Beauty (Bancroft, 1885); bright rosy carmine, large 
and full, sweetly scented ; a good Rose; viy. 
Andre Gill (Barrault, 1883): bright carmine-red, large, fuil, 
and well formed, globular ; v7. 
Anna Alexie (Margottin, 1858): pretty rose colour, large, full, 
and of good habit ; flowers freely; v7q. 
Annie Laxton (Laxton, 1871); deep rose, beautifully shaded 
with cherry-crimson ; very early ; mod. 
vu. 
