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the season I cut a handful on November u, 

 last Autumn and with its good foliage made 

 it admirable in a group. Beaute Inconstante, 

 true to its name in both particulars for 

 beautiful it is, and one of the most variable 

 of roses is only exceeded in its vagaries by 

 Souvenir de Wm. Robinson. This last, when it 

 conducts itself properly, is a quaint and pretty 

 little Rose, with its strange mixture of " pceony- 

 pink, salmon, cream-white and apricot with 

 violet veins," to quote the description by its 

 raiser, M. Bernaix. But how seldom is its 

 conduct satisfactory ; for it is a weak grower, 

 and its variations, even on the same plant, make 

 it more curious than beautiful. Far more pre- 

 cious are that grand pair Souvenir de Catherine 

 Guillot, and Souvenir de J. B. Guillot ; the nas- 

 turtium, carmine and orange of the first, the 

 deeper shades of nasturtium-red and crimson 

 of the second, are startling in intensity ; and a 

 handful of their long pointed buds and half- 

 open flowers in October are a joy not easily 

 forgotten. 



The beautiful Mrs. B. R. Cant (1901) Rose, 



