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it happily, for we vexed not ourselves about that 

 which might be, but delighted our hearts in that 

 which we had) when our dark Roses, such as 

 Boula de Nanteuil, D'Aguesseau, Ohl, and Shake- 

 speare — our pink Roses, such as Comtesse Mole 

 and Las Casas — our white Roses, such as Ma- 

 dame Hardy, — were painfully wide awake when 

 they reached the show, and our collection had 

 "eyes" like Argus, We are dismayed now if a 

 Cyclops shows himself, even in our "48." A 

 marvellous development and progress has been 

 made both in the form and complexion of the 

 Rose, and every season brings us new treasures. 

 See what we have gained in the last few years — 

 to the darker varieties we have added such Roses 

 as Alfred Colomb, Alfred Williams, Charles Le- 

 febvre, Duchesse de Caylus, Due de Rohan, Duke 

 of Edinburgh, Exposition de Brie, Louis Van 

 Houtte, Marie Beaumann, Paul Jamain, Reynolds 

 Hole, and Xavier Olibo ; and to the lighter Baron- 

 ess Rothschild, Captain Christy, Duchesse de 

 Vallombrosa, Emilie Hausburg, Francois Miche- 

 lon. La France, Marguerite de St. Amand, Marie 

 Finger, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, and many 

 others. Time was when the only yellow Roses 

 exhibited (Cloth-of-Gold was in existence, but 

 lived in strict seclusion) were Solfaterre, with 



