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surpassed by some of our new white roses, but 

 still it is a favourite variety. Its habit is most 

 luxuriant ; and if it is grafted on the same stem 

 with George the Fourth, or some other vigorous- 

 growing dark variety, the union will have a fine 

 effect. The Glory of France is an immense rose, 

 of the most luxuriant habit, having a fine effect 

 grown as a standard, but, like some other very 

 large roses, its flowers are irregularly shaped. La 

 Volupte is a new variety, possessing in its bright 

 vivid rose-colour, and perfect shape, all that can 

 be wished for in a rose. L'Ingenue is most un- 

 doubtedly a descendant of the Globe Hip, with 

 flowers of the purest white, the centre of the 

 flower inclining to yellow; this is one of the 

 finest white roses known, and, like the Globe Hip, 

 it is of the most luxuriant habit. Lycoris is a 

 new variety, of a fine vivid rose-colour, marbled 

 and spotted in a very distinct and beautiful man- 

 ner. Malibran is a distinct and good rose, with 

 peculiar glossy foliage and shoots; it is not spread- 

 ing and diffuse in its habit, but very erect, unlike 

 any other rose in this division. This rose has not 

 yet bloomed in full perfection in this country. 

 Reine des Beiges, a fine white rose, was classed 

 in the catalogue of last season among the Hybrid 

 China roses, but it is so evidently a seedling from 

 the Globe Hip, that I have now placed it in this 

 division : this rose, when it blooms in perfection, 

 is one of the most double and beautiful in exist- 



