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Mr. Cranston, of Hereford, a well-known grower, exhibited 

 several remarkably fine and new varieties last season, which are 

 especially deserving of attention. These are — 



Climbing Jules Margottin. — A free-growing variety of our old 

 friend Jules Margottin, well adapted for training over trellises and 

 up pillars. The flowers are precisely the same in colour and form 

 as the variety from which it has originated. 



Crimson Bedcler, H.P. — A brightly-coloured and continuously- 

 flowering variety, well adapted for bedding purposes. The flowers 

 are of a brilliant crimson colour, and produced freely throughout 

 the summer and the early part of the autumn. The growth is 

 short-jointed, and the foliage ample and glossy. 



Sir Garnet Wolseley, H.P. — A grand exhibition rose ; the flowers 

 of large size, globular, and of superb form ; colour brilliant carmine 

 crimson ; one of the finest of the season. 



In selecting the Continental novelties, we are bound to depend 

 very much upon the names of the raisers, for, whilst several send 

 us the veriest rubbish, some, let it be said to their honour, are very 

 careful in distributing none but really good varieties, and therefore 

 some reliance may be placed upon, their description. After a care- 

 ful scrutiny of the lists, and taking into consideration the merits of 

 the varieties the several raisers have sent us, I have selected 

 the under-mentioned twelve as most likely to give satisfaction, 

 viz. : — 



Aline Sisley. — Tea-scented, flowers of medium size, varying from 

 deep rose-purple to dark red, a quite new colour in the tea-scented 

 section. 



Antoine Mouton, H.P. — A desirable variety ; the flowers very 

 large, resembling in size and build Paul JSIeron, but fuller; colour 

 bright rose, reverse of petals, delicate pink, a fine garden rose. 



Bernard Verlot, H.P. — A showy rose, in the way of ior<^ Raglan, 

 flowers globular, larger, and said to be full. 



Colonel de Sansal, H.P. — A promising variety ; flowers of good 

 size, form, and substance ; colour, bright carmine, red shading to 

 shaded velvety crimson. 



Comiesse de Serenye, H.P. — A beautiful rose ; flowers very large, 

 full, and of good form ; colour, delicate rose pink, as exhibited at 

 the first spring show of the Royal Botanic Society, it appeared to be 

 full of promise. 



Hippolyte JoAnain, H.P. — A fine rose, the flowers extra large, 

 very full, and of a rich rosy carmine colour. This was exhibited at 

 South Kensington in March last, when it had a first-class cer- 

 tificate conferred upon it ; the foliage is good, and it is said to be 

 very free in growth. 



La Hosier, H.P. — Distinct in colour ; the flowers are said to be 

 extra large, and of fine form ; colour amaranth, shaded blackish 

 crimson ; it is described as very vigorous and free. 



Madame Lefebvre de St. Ouen, H.P. — Flowers bright cerise red ; 

 large, full, and freely produced ; very sweet. 



Madlle. Nona d'Adorjau, H.P. — Flowers above medium size, 

 and full ; colour, pale rose ; reverse of petals, silvery. 



May. 



