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Beauty of Bath, Salter's. Its nearest ally appears to be the Sylph, 

 but it is said to possess a larger blotch, and being ecpially free to 

 bloom as the Sylph, will be a more ornamental variety than the pre- 

 sent favourite. 



Rival King, Salter; form and colour much the same as Gaines's 

 King. Its prolific habit of flowering, and the greater brilliancy of 

 colouring, constitute the chief merit of this variety, and renders L 

 much superior to the King. 



Peril of the West, Lyne's ; a beautiful blush, having a pretty light 

 centre, and a very dark splash, shaded off with scarlet, and covering 

 nearly the whole of the upper petals; form and habit excellent. 



Picta Perfecta, Lyne's. This flower is a deep peach coloured 

 pink ; the centre light, with a decided dark spot on the upper petal : 

 the ground colour is remarkably vivid and striking ; form and habit 

 very superior. 



Queen of England, Lyne's ; a very delicate pink flower, with a 

 beautiful pure white centre, reaching halfway down the under petal, 

 and breaking suddenly off, so as to be quite distinct from the ground 

 colours ; the upper petals are partially covered by a splendid black 

 splash, which shades gracefully off into the ground colour ; form 

 and habit very good. 



London, September 16lh, 1840. 



ARTICLE IX. 



A LIST OF THE BEST KINDS OF PILLAR ROSES. 



BY MR. H. M'MII.I.AN, WESTEKHAM, KENT. 



Your correspondent " Azalea " wishes for a list of the best Pyramid 

 Roses. He should have said%hat the soil was, and whether wet or 

 dry ; also if the Roses get hurt by spring frost at his situation, as 

 there are many Poses of the Isle de Bourbon and Noisettes that 

 make fine Pyramid Roses, as well as some of the Hybrid China, but 

 which, in some situations, get injured. However, I send a list of 

 very rapid-growing ones, viz., 



1. Ayrshire Queen, shaded crimson. 



2. myrrh scented, creamy blush. 



