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duced ; the greatest difficulty will be in choosing 

 the best, and if the French growers would only 

 extirpate from their seed-beds every plant that did 

 not produce flowers of perfect distinction and sym- 

 metry, our perplexity would be greatly diminished ; 

 but instead of retaining only such, they introduce 

 to our notice some distinguished title with a rose 

 not worth a name. The group is also being de- 

 molished, and ranking under "Hybride de Bengale, 

 Hybride de Noisette, Hybride d* lie de Bourbon, 7 

 departing from the foundation of all these, which 

 is Rosa Indica, or the Chinese Rose. To give a 

 full description of the sorts ranking in the above 

 characters would occupy more of these pages than 

 is allotted for this group, and we will content our- 

 selves with naming the best. J2 Fleurs Blanches, 

 Blanchefleur, or White Climbing Globe Unique, 

 pure white, as its name indicates, is a very free 

 grower, flowers perfectly double and abundant. 

 Beauty Bouquet, very similar to the former, but 

 not of such rapid growth ; the flower is also more 

 compact. Becquet is a new variety, with bright 

 rosy-purple flowers, perfectly double, and cup 

 formed. Belle Parabere is one of the most mag- 

 nificent roses for a pillar, making long flexible 

 shoots, very luxuriant rich green foliage; the 

 flowers are very large, finely formed, of a violet 

 shaded crimson, and fragrant. Belle Theresa pro- 



