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REVIEW. 



The Rose Amateurs Guide. By T. Rivers, Jun. 



(Continued from p. 19.) 



Rivers's George the Fourth is still, perhaps, one of the best of this family: 

 it was raised from seed by myself, about twenty years ago, and contributed 

 probably more than any thing to make me an enthusiastic rose cultivator. 

 it is now much esteemed in France, where it is comparatively a new variety 

 Grilony is a new and fine rose, of a purplish slate colour, and first rate form 

 and character. Hybride blanche is a hybrid noisette blooming in clusters, 

 and a pretty neat white rose a little tinged with rose colour. Hypocrate is 

 a most superb variety, one of the finest of its class, and well adapted for a 

 show rose, The King of Roses, or Saudeur panachee, is a rarity among hy- 

 brids, for it is finely striped, and as yet so few variegated roses are in this 

 class ; till this season (18S7) never has it bloomed in perfection, or in fact 

 scarcely at all, owing to its having been pruned too much : like some few 

 others mentioned, its branches may be thinned, but scarcely at all shortened ; 

 this rose will form a fine pillar, and a standard of the largest size, as it 

 grows with extraordinary luxuriance and vigour. Legouve is a hybrid 

 Bourbon Rose, and quite first rate in form and colour : this may be grown 

 for a prize or show rose. Lady Stuart, like the Duke of Devonshire, is a 

 gem of the first water, for no rose can surpass it in beauty ; the form of the 

 flowers before expansion is spherical, and exceedingly beautiful. This rose 

 lor some years to come, must and will be a favorite. La grandeur is, per- 

 haps, nearly as much to be admired, but for qualities quite opposite, as this 

 is when quite open an imbricated rose, exceedingly regular and pleasing in 

 its form. Las Casas is a hybrid Bourbon of the most robust habit, produ- 

 cing very large flowers, nearly the colour and shape of the common cabbage 

 rose. Lusseldembourg is a fine spherical -shaped rose : its flowers are of a 

 bright rosy lilac, very beautiful and distinct. Madame de Goursac is a hy- 

 brid noisette, blooming in immense clusters, and forming a very pretty 

 standard. Monteau and Miaulis are both good dark roses ; but they are 

 certainly surpassed by Miralba, which has recently been named Chevrier : 

 this is not a large rose, but decidedly one of the most brilliant and beautiful 

 dark crimson roses we possess. Moyena, a bright purplish rose, has flow- 

 ers very double and finely shaped ; it will prove a good show rose. Ne Plus 

 Ultra, the Palagi of two or three rose cultivators, and Called also Gloire 

 des Hybrides, is now an established favorite. Like many others of this di- 

 vision it is not at all adapted for a show rose; its flowers resemble in colour 

 the red stock and are singularly brilliant. 



Princess Augusta is an English rose, a vigorous grower, and well adapted 

 either for a pillar rose or a standard. Petit Pierre is one of those rapid and 

 diffuse growing roses, like Belle Parabere and the King of Roses in luxuri- 

 ance and vigour of growth ; this is one of the largest and the most double of 

 hybrids, and when grown as a standard, forms a magnificent tree. Pompone 

 bicolor is rather a small, but well shaped rose, its centre inclining to scarlet, 

 with outer petals of fine crimson purple, a most distinct and desirable rose. 

 Reine de Bclgique rivals Lady Stuart in the fine and perfect shape of its 

 flowers ; this rose has been sold for Reine des Beiges, a hybrid Provence : 

 but, as that is of the finest white, and this of a rosy lilac, the cheat is soon 

 detected. Riego is between the China rose and the sweet briar, a remark- 

 able, but most pleasing union, as it has the most delicious perfume. Rosine 

 Dupont is a very pale flesh coloured rose, with remarkable glossy foliage, 

 and erect growth, \ery distinct and pretty. Saphirine is one of the largest 



