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and spotted with white ; Hippocrates, deep crimson lilac, beautifully 

 mottled; La Grandeur, bright rose, very compact, regular and 

 double; and Vingtneuf Juillet, a large dark crimson. Boursault : — 

 The kinds in this and the two following sections are rapid growers, 

 abundant bloomers, and well adapted for training over trellis-work, 

 or " en pyramide ;" grown in the latter style they form handsome 

 objects on a lawn, but only flower once in the season. The best are: 

 Amadis, deep purple-crimson ; Drummond's Thornless, bright rose ; 

 and Gracilis, double, rosy lilac. Ayrshire : — These are very hardy, 

 and grow well in rough places where few other Roses succeed ; Ruga, 

 semi-double, pale flesh; Splendens, white, with a reddish edge— 

 this variety grown as a standard, and with its pendent shoots spurred, 

 forms a beautiful globe, or mass of flowers ; and Ayrshire Queen, 

 deep purplish crimson. Sempervirens : — The kinds in this class 

 produce large corymbs of flowers, and when their pendent branches 

 are spurred, they form fine masses of flower; among the more de- 

 sirable are, Brunonii, bright purple ; Leopoldine d'Orleans, white and 

 rose, not quite so strong-growing as the others of its class ; and Myri- 

 anthes renoncule, pretty little double blush, changing to white. Multi- 

 flora : — Most of these Roses are rather tender, and will only succeed 

 against a wall with a good aspect; Laure Davoust, pink, changing to 

 blush, and Russelliana, are hybrids, and will answ : er well as pillar Roses. 

 Moschata : These are abundant autumn bloomers, and possess apeculiar 

 fragrance ; Madame d'Arblay, white, and Princesse de Nassau, light 

 sulphur changing to white, are the most striking. Noisette : — These 

 are generally free flowers, well suited for growing against trellis-work ; 

 but a few are tender, and require the protection of a fence or wall. 

 The following are some of the best of the class : — Aimee "Vibert, pure 

 white, a most abundant bloomer, and if budded on a dwarf stock, and 

 potted, forms an excellent pot Rose ; Camellia rosea, pretty double, 

 rose or violet — it grows strong, and forms an admirable pillar Rose ; 

 Desprez a fleur jaune, deep buff or sulphur, beautifully tinted with 

 rose or purple — this variety is tender, and will scarcely do in the open 

 border; Eupbrosyne, pale rose and yellow, large, double, and very 

 sweet; Lamarque, large, double, pale lemon; and Yittelina, creamy 

 white, sometimes coming rosy yellow and white. Bourbon : — These 

 are remarkably free bloomers, and some are good climbers; the 

 colours of most of them arc bright, and, from the succession of flowers 



