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elegant: its flowers are, perhaps, a little more 

 double than those of its parent ; and its habit is 

 more robust. Laurence de Montmorency is a 

 good rose ; flowers, very large, cupped, finely 

 shaped, and very double ; colour, deep rosy pink, 

 tinted with lilac. I observe that its foliage has 

 lost the downy appearance of the Damask rose ; 

 thus showing its departure from the habits of 

 this family ; another remove, and it would have 

 been placed with justice among the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals. Madame Thelier is a delicate and pretty 

 rose ; colour, pink ; flowers, middle-sized ; habit, 

 rather delicate. 



Celina Dubos, a white, or nearly white, rose of 

 this group, is really worthy of attention, both from 

 its origin and quality. It is said to have been 

 originated from a sporting branch of the Crimson 

 Perpetual ; its flowers are well shaped, very 

 durable, and highly fragrant. 



Culture and Pruning. 



As the culture of this class of roses is at present 

 but imperfectly understood, I shall give the result 

 of my experience as to their cultivation, with 

 suggestions to be acted upon according to cir- 

 cumstances. One peculiar feature they nearly all 

 possess a reluctance to root when layered ; con- 

 sequently, Perpetual Damask Eoses, on their own 

 roots, will always be scarce : when it is possible 



