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in our moist climate ; a True Perpetual Rose like 

 it would be invaluable. In rich soils it will, per- 

 haps, give a second series of flowers; but it cannot 

 be depended upon as a constant autumnal bloomer. 

 Prud'homme is a new and beautiful rose, bright- 

 coloured, fragrant, and a True Perpetual. The 

 Royal Perpetual is a seedling from the Four- Sea- 

 sons Rose ; its flowers are very double and perfect, 

 of a fine vivid rose-colour, and the plant a True 

 Perpetual. Sisley's Perpetual, like De Neuilly, is 

 hybridised with the Bourbon Rose ; and, like that 

 fine variety, it has lost but little of the fragrance 

 of the Damask : this is a large and beautiful au- 

 tumnal rose. The Stanwell Perpetual, I believe, 

 was raised from seed in Mr. Lee's nursery at 

 Stanwell. It is in habit something like the Scotch 

 Perpetual, but it blooms with more constancy, and 

 with greater freedom. In the autumn its flowers 

 are also larger ; in short, it is a much better rose 

 pf the same family, and one of the prettiest and 

 sweetest of autumnal roses. The Sixth of June, 

 so named by the French in commemoration of one 

 of their numerous political changes and " glorious 

 days," is a miniature variety of La Mienne, and 

 a pretty vivid-coloured rose. 



Volumineuse is a magnificent rose, very large 

 and finely shaped: but, though it often blooms 

 finely in autumn, it must not be depended upon 

 as a True Perpetual : this, with Madame Feburier, 

 is now classed with the Damask roses. 



