102 THE HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE. 



are dark roses shaded with purple ; their flowers 

 are full sized, and very double and effective. 

 Vulcan with a dwarf habit gives small flowers of 

 a deep purplish maroon colour ; Prince Noir and 

 Prince de la Moskowa are two remarkably dark 

 roses almost black; their petals are large and 

 rich in colour, but their flowers are not full, like 

 such roses as Jules Margottin. A new rose of 

 this group has just been introduced, under the 

 name of Deuil de Prince Albert, and described 

 as giving flowers 'cramoissi noir tres-fonce;' its 

 central petals are not so deep in colour. This is 

 a striking variety, likely to be popular for its 

 distinct character. 



CRIMSON. 



There are many shades of this colour in the 

 roses of this family, depending for their brilliancy 

 much upon climate, season, and situation. Among 

 the most brilliant is the well-known Greant des 

 Batailles, the most bright and brilliant of all roses, 

 and at the same time one of the most hardy and 

 free-growing. No rose, of late years, has been, or 

 is, so popular. As an instance of this I may men- 

 tion that, in the autumn of 1849, 8000 standards 

 and dwarfs of this variety were dispersed over the 

 whole face of the country from this place. 



This beautiful and favourite rose is now the 

 parent of a numerous family, every member of 

 which, when first ushered into the rose world, has 



