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Thousands of feet of green-house are devoted exclusively to 

 this variety. 



Solfaterre, A bright straw color, of growth similar to 

 Lamarque, but more shy of flowering, and on this account 

 grown only hi limited numbers. 



James Sprunt, or Climbing Agrippina, Rich dark 

 crimson. 



Safrano, Saffron yellow; abundant bloomer; of rich 

 Tea odor ; the one grown next to Lamarque in greatest 

 abundance. 



Isabella Sprunt. Exactly like Safrano, except in color, 

 which is a bright canary yellow. 



Agrippina. Rich deep crimson, with an occasional 

 splash of white through the centre. 



Le PhceniX. Deep shade of carmine; most abundant 

 bloomer, with the rich fragrance of the damask or moss. 



Duchess de Brabant, Color, light carmine shade; a 

 very pleasing, lively color, and the most abundant bloomer 

 of any yet named ; Tea-scented. "We value this variety 

 so highly, both for summer and winter flowering, that we 

 have grown ten thousand plants of it alone this season. 



Hermosa, Another favorite variety, with rosy pink 

 flowers ; most prolific flowering variety. 



Pauline Labonte. Light blush or cream color, similar 

 hi style of growth and shape of flower to La Pactole. 



Bon Silcne, A variety largely grown in the vicinity of 

 Boston ; of a deep salmon shade of pink, of rich tea fra- 

 grance, and of large size ; the bud often two inches long. 



Gloire de Dijon, Large, full ; buff, shaded with salmon. 



Marshal Kiel. This we include from its distinctive col- 

 or of deep yellow and its large and handsome bud more 

 than for its productive qualities. It has now been tried 

 sufficiently to thoroughly test it, and from what we have 



