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branches erect and light green ; thorns few ; foliage deep 

 green ; flowers medium to large, double, perfect in form, 

 spherical ; petals broad and concave ; color a bright currant 

 rose magenta ; very fragrant. 



"Souvenir de C^cile Vilin (hybrid remontant). Plant 

 vigorous, branches firm and* straight, thorns not numerous, 

 foliage dark green ; flowers large, double, well formed, like 

 Annie Wood ; color carmine-amaranth, with bright purple. 



" Elie Lambert, Lyons, introduced Madame Elie Lambert 

 (tea). Plant exceedingly floriferous and uncommonly vig- 

 orous, although of small size ; buds borne on firm peduncles ; 

 flower cup-shaped, well formed, its center rose color, and 

 beautifully set off by the pure white of the exterior petals. 



"Mr. Veysset, of Royat-les-Bains, introduced Madame 

 Angelique Veysset (hybrid tea). Flower rose colored, 

 streaked with bright red. It is a sport of La France. 



"Alexandre Bernaix, of Villeurbanne, near Lyons, produc- 

 ed the following : 



"Mademoiselle Adelina Viviand-Morel (tea). Plant 

 sarmentous, foliage glossy ; the coloring is very clear apricot, 

 passing into canary-yellow, with golden tints which fade into 

 straw-yellow, relieved by carnation ; very fragrant. 



"Madame la Princesse Bassaraba (tea). Plant small, vig- 

 orous, branching, very floriferous ; bud ovoid ; flower medium 

 large and double ; color flesh carmine changing to carnation 

 in the outer petals, and changing from a canary yellow to pale 

 chrome while opening. 



" Souvenir de Mademoiselle Elise Chatelard (dwarf poly- 

 antha). Plant dwarf branching at the base and forming a 

 thick symmetrical bush ; foliage small, deep green above, 

 paler on the under side ; flowers abundant, about an inch in 

 diameter, and finely formed ; the color is a fresh red-carmine. 

 The external petals are mucronate, those of the center 

 crimped. 



"Jean Ducher, of Montplaisir-Lyons, introduced the 

 Beauts de Grange de H^by (hybrid tea). Plant vigorous, 

 wood smooth, branches straight ; foliage glossy, bronzed green, 

 thorns few. The flower is large, double, and borne on a firm 

 peduncle ; color pure white, lightly tinged with yellow at the 

 center. Cross between Baronne A. de Rothschild and 

 Madame Ch^danne Guinoiseau. 



