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be planted in a very warm border, or trained 

 against a south wall with Bourbon Gloire de 

 Rosomene, and if carefully fertilised with it some 

 beautiful crimson autumnal roses would probably 

 be originated. 



Henry Barbet is also a hybrid Bourbon rose of 

 great beauty. This should be planted with Tri- 

 omphe d' Angers, with which it may be fertilised, 

 but as the latter has but a small portion of pollen, 

 and the former a great abundance, the process may 

 be reversed; if seed can be procured from Tri- 

 omphe d' Angers it must produce fine flowers, as 

 it is one of the most beautiful and fragrant of 

 roses. 



Petit Pierre, although very double, bears abun- 

 dance of seed; as this is a fine and large rose 

 deepness of colour might be given by planting it 

 with the French rose, La Majestueuse. Legouve 

 with the Tuscany would probably originate a fine 

 class of rich dark crimson roses, of which at pre- 

 sent we possess but few that are really perfect in 

 form and colour. Time will most probably put us 

 in possession of many other seed-bearing hybrid 

 China roses ; at present, those recommended are 

 all that can be depended upon. 



