Ornamentals. 



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''Souvenir de Victor Landeau (bourbon). Plant very vig- 

 orous ; foliage deep green ; the old wood straight, strong and 

 thorny ; flowers very large, double and cup-shaped ; color 

 bright red, shaded with carmine ; corymbs very strong and 

 numerous. 



"Commandant Larret de Lamalignie (hybrid remontant). 

 Plant vigorous, wood somewhat flexible ; foliage light green ; 

 flower large, double, opening well, and perfect in form ; color 

 a beautiful red scarlet ; floriferous ; flowers in corymbs. 



"Madame Lemesle (hybrid remontant). Plant very vig- 

 orous ; wood large and robust, armed with recurved prickles ; 

 foliage beautiful deep green ; flowers large and double, globu- 

 lar, red velvety-purple passing into violet. 



" Mr. Tesnier, near Angiers, introduced these varieties : 



"Etoile de Angers (tea). Plant very vigorous; the old 

 wood green ; thorns few ; foliage glossy green ; buds long and 

 borne on a firm peduncle ; flower large, very double, spheri- 

 cal and well formed. The ground color is copper yellow, 

 largely bordered with red peach reflection from the bronzed 

 petals. 



"Madame Dorgere (tea). Plant vigorous; wood deep 

 green and thorny ; foliage light yellow ; buds elongated, 

 oval ; peduncle long and firm ; habit excellent ; flower large, 

 very double, spherical ; color flesh carnation, softly shaded, 

 sometimes light salmon. The flowers remain half opened for 

 a long time and become purple rose as they grow older. 

 The variety is a cross between Sylphide and Catherine 

 Mermet. 



"Madame Charles de Rostang (hybrid remontant). 

 Plant vigorous, older wood light green ; thorns few ; foliage 

 broad and glossy green ; flower large, double, well formed ; 

 color china-rose, the outer petals a soft rose-mallow, the 

 veins being- rose-carmine. A seedling of Comtesse d' Ox- 

 ford. 



" The following varieties were introduced by Mr. Vigneron, 

 Olivet, near Orleans : 



"Madame E. Forgeot (hybrid remontant).- Plant very 

 vigorous ; branches straight and firm ; foliage beautiful light 

 green ; buds borne on firm leafy peduncles ; flowers medium 

 to large, double, of fine form ; color a very clear and bright 



