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Castellane, Eev. J. B. M. Caram, Marguerite de St. Amand, and 

 Jules Maigottin; and from the pink choose Eugenie Verdier, 

 Baroness Rothschild, and Comtesse de Serenye. Jean Liabaud, 

 Baron de Bonstetten, John Hopper, La Rosieie, Madame Gabriel 

 Luizet, Paul Neyron, Marcliioness of Exeter, Thomas Mills, Anna 

 de Diesbach, E. Y. Teas, Maurice Bernardin, Madame Hippolj'te 

 Jaraain, Charles Darwin, Abel Carri^re, Madame Victor Verdier, 

 and Monsieur Boncenne are grand garden roses ; while Marie 

 Verdier, Lady Sheffield, Duchess of Bedford, Madame Scipion 

 Cochet, Alfred K. Williams, Duke of Teck, Pride of Waltham, 

 Mrs. Jowitt, Harrison Weir, Merveille de Lyon, Ulrich Briinner, 

 Earl of Beaconsfield, Helen Paul, and Countess of Roseberry are 

 less known, but quite fine and estimable. Some of you are familiar 

 with many of the new roses, — Antoine Mermet, Alexandre Dupont, 

 Joseph Metral, Louise Cretien, Madame Delavaux, Souvenir de 

 Leon Gambetta, Violette Bouyer, Centenario de Camors, Fanny 

 Giron, Marie Lagrange, and Ernest Prime. A few of the new 

 French Remontants of 1884, which will soon be presented for your 

 approbation, are, from Pernet, the Baronne Nathaniel de Rothschild, 

 a large, globular, delicate rose color; from Levet, the Madame D. 

 Wettstein, cherry* red ; from Gonod, the fitendard de Lyon, a large, 

 fine shape, purplish crimson ; also the Souvenir de Labruy^re, vivid 

 rose, centre darker ; from Dubreuil, the Admiral Brisbet, a fine- 

 scented, pinkish crimson ; and from Liabaud, Docteur Dor, large, 

 tea-scented, dark cherrj' red, shaded darker ; Madame Pitaval, 

 light cherr}' I'ed ; Madame Stinouge, purplish red, and Monsieur 

 Hoste, velvet}' crimson. From Guillot, the Gloire Lyonnaise, fine 

 form, free and scented, creamy white, with yellow centre. Ever}' 

 season brings out novelties, but few real gems, mostly imitations 

 of familiar acquaintance ; and we must not expect to meet with the 

 improvement of former 3'ears, but must rest satisfied with the more 

 gradual development usual among plants that have been long in 

 cultivation. 



With all the beauty which the rose possesses, we cannot speak 

 of perfection in any one variety, and the fine qualities that are 

 manifest in one season are not likely to be obtained in another ; 

 while hindrances to good culture are constantly presenting them- 

 selves to the most experienced and best informed. Some varieties 

 will flower only in June ; others are handsome but not fragrant, 

 like Charles Lefebvre and fitienne Levet ; the petals of some fade 

 as soon as exposed to a shower, or a strong mid-day sun, like 



