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Marie Cordier, H.P. — Flowers large, of good shape, and full, 

 deep carmine, shaded fiery red ; very vigorous. 



Marie Guillot. — Tea-scented. — A beautiful variety, the flowers 

 large, full, and very double, white, faintly tinted yellow. I had 

 an opportunity of seeing this the other day, and was struck with it 

 as being a most useful variety, and valuable for its distinctness. 



Shirley Hibherd. — Tea-scented. — A very distinct variety; the 

 flowers of medium size, beautifully tipped, and of a bright nankeen 

 colour. This was awarded a first class certificate at the Lyons 

 Cono-ress, and is described as a most valuable addition to its class. 



The new roses are sent out at this season of the year nicely esta- 

 blished in small pots. If it is intended to plant them out, a rather 

 sheltered situation should be selected for the bed. "Where the time 

 can be spared for giving them the requisite attention, it is better to 

 keep them in pots during the summer, and to plant in the autumn. 

 In any case they should be kept in a cold frame, with abundant 

 ventilation for a fortnight after they are received. Those planted 

 out should have a little nice friable and rather rich soil placed 

 about the roots to enable them to make a good start, and be well 

 supplied with water during the summer. Those to be kept in pots 

 will require shifting into five or six-inch pots, according to their 

 strength, and a compost consisting of three parts turfy loam, and 

 one part of well-decayed hotbed manure used. They may be kept 

 rather close for ten days or so after they are potted, and afterwards 

 be placed in an open position out of doors. Provided they have 

 proper attention, they will make a good growth during the summer, 

 and bloom abundantly next year. 



WHAT TO DO WITH SPRING BEDDEES. 



BY WILLIAM GARDINER. 



iN this communication it is not my intention to touch 

 upon the great question of spring bedding, for the 

 subject has already received ample attention in past 

 issues of the Floral World, but simply to olfer a few 

 hiats on the management of the plants during the 

 summer season. I am induced to do this because of the losses some 

 amateurs suffer through putting the plants, when removed from the 

 flower-beds, in positions altogether unsuitable to them ; some plants 

 which thrive in a moist and shady situation are planted in hot, sunny 

 positions, and others which enjoy the sunshine are planted in the 

 shade. There are others again which produce the best elieet when 

 raised from seed annually, and require to be placed in a situation 

 favourable to the quick maturation of the seed. 



The spring bedders may for the present purpose be divided into 

 classes : the first to comprise those which require shade during the 

 summer, and the other those which enjoy a certain amount of sun- 



