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double than those of the Blush Ayrshire, its fe- 

 male parent ; but they have all the dark purplish 

 crimson of the Tuscany Rose. It has lost a por- 

 tion of the vigorous climbing habit of the Ayr- 

 shire, but yet makes an excellent pillar rose. 

 Till we can get a dark Ayrshire Rose, double as 

 a Ranunculus, it will be acceptable. The Double 

 Blush, or Double Red of some catalogues, is a 

 pretty early rose, a vigorous climber, and as a 

 standard forms a beautiful umbrella-shaped tree. 

 Bennet's Seedling* is a new variety found grow- 

 ing among some briars, by a gardener, of the 

 name of Bennet, in Nottinghamshire. It is said 

 to be a very pretty double and fragrant rose. 

 Dundee Rambler is the most double, and one of 

 the best in this division ; it blooms in very large 

 clusters, much in the Noisette fashion, and is 

 truly a desirable rose. Elegans, or the Double 

 White, is one of our oldest varieties ; its flowers 

 are semi-double, and, individually, not pretty, as 

 their petals in hot weather are very flaccid ; but 

 then it blooms in such large clusters, and grows 

 so vigorously, that it forms an admirable Wilder- 

 ness Rose. Jessica is a pretty, delicate pink 

 variety, distinct and good. Rose Angle Blush is 

 like Jessica in its colour, but is much more lux- 

 uriant in its habit. I am sure that this rose in 

 strong soils will make shoots in one season more 

 than twenty feet in length. 



* Rosa Thoresbj ana of the Floricultural Cabinet. 

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