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planted against a south wall, would probably give some 

 seed.* If any pollen can be found, it might be fertilized 

 with the flowers of Julie de Loynes. A pure white and 

 true Bourbon Rose ought to be the object : therefore it 

 should not be hybridized with any otner species. Bouquet 

 de Flore may be planted against a south wall with He- 

 noux, with which it should be carefully fertilized : some 

 interesting varieties may be expected from seed thus pro- 

 duced. Queen of the Bourbons, planted with the yellow 

 China Rose, might possibly give some seeds; but those 

 would not produce true Bourbon roses, as the former is a 

 hybrid, partaking of the qualities of the Tea-scented roses. 

 Anne Beluze, planted with Madame Nerard, would give 

 seed from which some very delicate Blush roses might be 

 raised ; and Le Florifere, fertilized with the Common 

 Bourbon, would also probably produce seed worthy of 

 attention." Rivers. 



We reach, at length, the vast family of the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals, a race of brilliant parvenus, which, within the 

 last twenty-five years, have risen to throw other roses into 



* In America, several varieties bear seed well. Sir Joseph Paxton 

 rarely fails, and is a very good subject for experiment. The varieties 

 named above by Mr. Rivers are not, for the most part, of the first merit. 



