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eould afford to purchase them. With me, out of over twenty varieties 

 the Eebecca resists the attacks of mildew best of all, not excepting 

 Concord, Salem, or any of the so called ironclads, which some years 

 suffer to the injury of the crop, while the Eebecca growing by their 

 side exhibits bright clean foliage and perfect fruit. It is also regular 

 in its bearing, yielding a fair crop every year, and when properly grown 

 often throws out arms fifteen or twenty feet in length. Then too the 

 symetrical and uniform size of the clusters rehders it one of the most 

 pleasant grapes to handle in packing for market, besides possessing 

 the quality of withstanding injury by rough handling on the road better 

 than any other grape of its class. I believe there are several new 

 varieties soon to be offered to the public, and it is claimed that some 

 of them bear a strong resemblance to the Eebecca, which is certainly 

 a recommendation for the young strangers worthy of notice, and should 

 ensure them at least a space in the experimental row of every 

 vineyard. 



THE VAEIEGATED TEA EOSE, AMEEICAN BANNER 



In the January number of the American Agriculturist, is an 

 article from the pen of Peter Henderson, giving an account of this 

 striking novelty in the way of a striped Tea Eose. He states that it 

 originated in 1877, with George Cartwright, Esq., of Dedham, Massa- 

 chusetts, as a "sport" upon the old Tea Eose, Bon Silene, and that the 

 most marvellous feature in this sport is the fact that not only is the 

 flower different, but the leaves also are quite unlike the leaves of the 

 parent plant. It is nothing uncommon to find flowers of very dis- 

 similar colors upon the same plant; instances of this are quite frequent 

 ill Dahlias, Yerbenas, Petunias, and Carnations, but such a marked 

 change in the foliage is something quite unprecedented. This rose is 

 distinctly striped crimson and white, and has this advantage over aU 

 former striped roses, that it is of the ever-blooming class. Peter Hender- 

 son secured this beautiful novelty, and having propagated it sufficiently, 

 now offers it for sale. We understand that so far, at least, the rose 

 has retained its beautiful striped variegation, and gives promise of being 

 a very valuable and unique addition to our list of ever-blooming roses. 

 It is an exceedingly free bloomer, and retains the delightful fragrance 

 of the parent rose. 



