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double and compact, and is a good model for a show rose ; Due d'Orleans 

 ponctue, bright rose, distinctly spotted with white ; La Muskowa, fine velvetr 

 purple, very dark indeed ; Madame Damoreau, large deep reddish crimson ; 

 Peacock's Queen Adelaide, fine velvety purple; Tricolor d'Orleans, purplish 

 ground, distinctly striped with white; William the Conqueror, dark crimson, 

 very double, splendid. Moss: — A Feuilles d'Agathe, small pale flesh, in very 

 large clusters; Asepala, white and rose, with curious small sepals; Double, 

 fine dark red, clustered ; De Neuilly, single pinkish lilac, very pretty; Ecar- 

 late, fine bright rose ; and Striped pale flesh, striped with pink ; iir addition to 

 these we noticed seven or eight newly-imported sorts, some of which appeared 

 distinct. Provence : — Duchesne, superb large blush ; fringed— in some collec- 

 tions this is arranged with the mosses, but as a proof that it ought to be placed 

 among the Provences, we noticed a plant, where even on the same branch some 

 of the sepals were fringed, and others plain like the common cabbage rose ; 

 Bullee, rose colour, with singular blistered leaves ; Spotted, fine deep rose, 

 spotted, globular, large and double ; New Unique panache, an improvement on 

 the old striped unique ; and Wilberforce, a very bright cherry, almost scarlet. 

 HYBRID Provence; — La Volupte, vivid rose, cupped, large and double; 

 L'Ingenue, pure white, tinged with yellow; Pompone de la Queue, fine blush; 

 and Reine des Beiges, very double, pure white. Alba ! — Elise, deep flesh, 

 double, very pretty; La Seduisante, delicate rose, prettily cupped ; Naissanee 

 de Venus, compact, deep blush; Sophie de Marseille, very double blush; and 

 Viridis, greenish, with a white centre; the buds of this variety are quite green. 

 Damask: — Arlinde; Coralie, white with a rosy centre, cupped; Elise Vioart, 

 large, double, deep blush, an abundant bloomer ; Madame de Mainteuon, rose 

 edged with white. Hybrid China: — A l'odeur de Pate d'Amande, globular, 

 bright red, with a peculiar almond-like scent ; Aurora, large rosy lilac, striped 

 with white — splendid ; Belle et Mince, fine globular rosy lilac ; Blairii, No. 1, 

 large bright rose, highly scented, with remarkably red wood ; Capitaine Sissolet, 

 rich rose, the petals almost of the same consistence as those of a Camellia; 

 Coutard, large bright rose, flowers in fine clusters; Daphne, bright red, shaded 

 wiih salmon, habit of the plant very compact; Daubenton, bright crimson, 

 beautifully shaded ; General Lamarque. a very dark crimson, with quite a 

 bronze tint; Lady Stuart, large globular blush, clustered; La Quaintinine, 

 large, deep rose, very double ; La Seulissienne, pale flesh, with curiously-cut 

 petals; Lord John Russell, bright cherry-colour, veined and marbled ; Marechal 

 Mortier, rich dark purple, beautiful ; Probus Empereur, large, double, violet- 

 purple ; Promethee, fine rosy lilac — an extraordinary bloomer; Robin Hood, 

 very deep rose, globular, and cupped ; Rosine Dupont, purple, striped with 

 scarlet, very double ; and Wandhuisson, very bright red, shaded with purple. 

 Perpetual: — La Magnanime, deep rose, curiously veined, blotched, and 

 marbled ; La Mienne, small, double, compact, deep red ; Rose du Roi, deep 

 crimson — of this variety we saw several beds of plants on their own roots, which 

 dotted the ground with a superb carpet ; Torrida, rich deep crimson, quite 

 velvety; and Triomphe de Montmorency, fine deep red. Hybrid Perpetual : — 

 Aubernon, large, deep crimson ; Edward Jessie, rich purple-crimson ; Louis 

 Buonaparte, fine deep rose ; Princesse Helene, splendid rose, beautifully veined ; 

 and William Jesse, large pinkish rose. Bourbon: — Henri, fine blush white ; 

 Julie de Loynnes, beautiful double white, cupped, and clustered ; Phillipart, fine 

 shaded rose ; and Queen of the Bourbons. China: — Don Carlos, cream colour, 

 tinted with yellow; Macrophylla, beautiful reddish pink — always in bloom; and 

 Heine de Lombardie, fine crimson. Tea-scented: — Calliope, fiue yellowish- 

 white ; Cels, blush, with a pink centre ; Fragrantissima, beautiful deep pink, 

 shaded with salmon, very sweet; Goubalt; Grandiflora, large, deep pink; Le 

 Pactole ; Mansais ; Nina, superb large blush ; Niphetos, large, globular, pale 

 lemon ; Pharoon, deep carmine ; and Strombio. Noisette : — Aim6e Vibert, 

 pure white, producing large clusters, and almost always in flower; Boulogne, 

 cupped, very small, double, dark velvet; Fellemberg, beautiful bright red; 

 Hudsoni, blush white, with a rosy centre, and having quite the odour of a tea 

 rose; Jaune Desprez, growing everywhere in great luxuriance, and quite unin- 

 jured by the winter ; Miss Glegg, superb pure white, beautifully cupped ; Vitel- 



