192 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



MADAME CLEMENCE JOIGNEAUX is of a red and lilac color, 

 and grows with great vigor. LORD MACAULAY is of a 

 rich scarlet-crimson : a bloom of it is now before me, 

 cut here, in the open air, on the 22d of October. 

 SOSUR DES ANGES owes its singular name to the delicacy 

 of its tint, a soft flesh-color ; yet the habit of the plant is 

 vigorous, and it seems of a hardy nature. Due DE ROHAN 

 is red, shaded with vermilion. BEAUTY OP WALTHAM, 

 an English seedling like Lord Macaulay, is of a bright 

 carmine, and blooms profusely. MADAME FURTADO is 

 very large, fragrant, and double : its color is a light 

 rosy-crimson. LE RHONE is of a brilliant and deep ver- 

 milion. Due DE GAZES is of a purplish crimson, so deep 

 as almost to appear black. PRESIDENT LINCOLN is cherry- 

 red. PRINCESS OF WALES is a recent seedling of Mr. 

 William Paul, the English rose-grower ; and, though I 

 have not yet seen it in flower, it is so highly extolled by 

 an English amateur, that I mention it here. It is of a 

 bright crimson, with thick and firm petals, and said to be 

 very hardy. SENATEUR VAISSE is of a brilliant red, and 

 has found numerous admirers. VICTOR VERDIER is car- 

 mine, shaded with purple, large and showy. LOUISE MAR- 

 GOTTIN is of a delicate, glossy rose-color, beautifully 

 formed; and, though marked of moderate growth on 



