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Aimee Vibert." This enthusiasm can be easily 

 understood by those who, like myself, have been 

 so fortunate as to see the two "Aimee Viberts" 

 the rose and the young girl both in their full 

 bloom, and both as lovely as their sweet name. 

 In the southern states it grows freely, and is a 

 profuse bloomer during the fall months. Belle 

 Marseillaise is a very dark variety, approaching 

 crimson, perfectly double and distinct. Boulogne 

 is one of the darkest of the family, approaching a 

 violet colour, though a small flower, yet is very per- 

 fect and a profuse bloomer. Belle D 1 Esquermes 

 and Camellia Rouge are the same, and is an ex- 

 cellent pillar rose, of a very distinct bright red, 

 fading to a rosy-purple colour ; flower above me- 

 dium size, and though not perfectly double, yet a 

 fine bloomer. Charles the Tenth is an old variety, 

 but keeps its distinctive character of colour and fra- 

 grance, and is in great demand by the southern 

 rose growers. It does not generally open well 

 with us, but in a warm dry atmosphere, and 

 during our summer months, it shows its large 

 double rosy-purple flowers in great perfection. 

 Champneyana, or Champntifs Pink Cluster, 

 light pink, a rampant grower, profuse bloomer, 

 quite hardy, even in cold latitudes; it is universally 

 cultivated, and well adapted either for pillars or 

 arbours. Chromatella has charms of colour, which 



