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of a first rate rose. Clara Rylvain is a large and 

 perfectly formed pure white rose, a strong grower 

 and an abundant bloomer ; one of the best of the 

 whites, giving entire satisfaction wherever grown. 

 Claudia is a beautiful creamy-blush, perfect in 

 every character, but a very scarce variety. Comte 

 de Paris is greatly esteemed in France, and has 

 maintained its price there for several years ; it is 

 yet very scarce in this country. There are at least 

 (that we have seen) four distinct roses cultivated 

 and sold for the veritable "Comte." When once 

 under the eye it cannot be mistaken ; the plant is of 

 a very strong habit, with large shining foliage, and 

 the spines or thorns distantly set on the wood, but 

 very strong ; the flowers generally perfectly double, 

 are of a pale rose colour, the bottom of the petals 

 inclining to yellow ; the buds are quite large, rather 

 pointed, and like Caroline, always expanding freely 

 in airy situations. Devoniensis is another new 

 rose; though at first represented as being a fine 

 sulphur yellow, and figured as such, it proves to 

 be a creamy-white, but when just open, in cloudy 

 weather, is of a canary colour ; when well culti- 

 vated it produces flowers of immense size, and in 

 clusters ; it grows freely, with dark green foliage, 

 possesses a delightful fragrance far surpassing the 

 ancient Tea Rose, and is a very valuable variety 

 for either pot or garden culture. It is supposed to 



