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of her smiles as her royal namesake ; Thyra Hammerich, 

 light flesh -colour, making a very pretty ''head" on a 

 standard ; and Triomphe de Paris, valuable as an early 

 bloomer, and a handsome purple-crimson Rose. 



Of the Bourbons, although two only now attain public 

 honours, there are several which are valuable additions to a 

 general collection of Roses. Acidalie is extremely pretty, 

 nearly white, and blooming bountifully in a genial season, 

 when other Roses are scarce, that is, in the later autumn. 

 Although it grows vigorously both upon stocks and per se, 

 when the soil and the summer are propitious, it is but a 

 fine-weather sailor, and " like that love which has nothing 

 but beauty to keep it in good health, is short-lived, and apt 

 to have ague-fits." I advise the amateur, consequently, to 

 remember Acidalie in the budding season, so that he may 

 always have a duplicate in reserve. Armosa is a charming 

 little Rose, neat in form, and bright pink in complexion. 

 Bouquet de Flore, an old favourite, still claims a place for 

 its carmine flowers ; and Catherine Guillot, with Louise 

 Odier, having both the beauty and the family likeness of 

 Lawrence's " lovely sisters," are as two winsome maids of 

 honour in waiting upon the Bourbon Queen — dethroned, 

 it is true, by more potent rivals, but still asking our loyal 



