Ornamentals. 43 



'*Mme. H. Montefiore. {Soupert & Notting.) ri strong 

 grower ; flowers large, double and quartered. Color white, 

 marbled soft flesh, with center of chrome or ochre yellow. 



"Augustine Guinoisseau or White La France. An exquis- 

 ite sport from La France, not white at all, but very much 

 lighter than the parent ; will probably be very widely grown 

 in this country. 



"The hybrid perpetuals of value are: 



' ' Gustave Piganeau. {Perftet-Ducher. ) Flowers extra large, 

 equaling Paul Neyron in size, double and of cup form. Color 

 a beautiful shade of red and brilliant carmine. Received 

 four medals, and was illustrated in the Joiir7ial des Roses. 



"Laforcade. Color brilliant carmine-red; flowers large 

 and quite double ; a strong grower. A variety of the very 

 highest order. 



"Mme. Renah}^ (^Guillot.) Flower large, double, and of 

 fine globular form ; color rosy carmine, with brighter center ; 

 reverse of petal soft silvery heliotrope. Very sweet and very 

 free. 



"Lady Arthur Hill. {Dickso?i.~) A most vigorous grower, 

 with flowers of the largest size, double, and finely formed. 

 Color fine silvery rose of most pleasing shade. Seedling from 

 Beauty of Waltham. Extra good. 



"Roi de Suede. {Soupert 6^ JVottmg.) One of the very 

 darkest of hybrid perpetuals, with touches of brown in the 

 shadings ; very velvety in texture; a very distinct variety. 



"Two new American teas are promising: 



"Waban or Red Mermet. Catherine Mermet is a magnifi- 

 cent tea rose and universally admired ; and its sports, so far, 

 are keeping up the family reputation, judging by The Bride, 

 our finest white, and now Waban, which is a Mermet of deep 

 rose color, and the same splendid rounded form. As there 

 can be no question as to its forcing qualities, and as it does 

 not turn pale in dark weather, it will doubtless prove a great 

 acquisition. 



"Rainbow* hails from California, a sport from Papa Gon- 

 tier ; it might be described, in short, as a light pink Gontier 

 striped and variegated with the true Gontier red ; it has 

 created great interest in the west, where it has been shown 

 in fine shape." 



* Annals Hort., 1889, 104. 



