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tiful clear rose, spotted with white, and highly fra- 

 grant ; it is a very perfect and distinct variety. 

 Due d'tfturnale is a pale crimson rose, a strong 

 grower and free bloomer. Duchesse de Suther- 

 land is not so constant a bloomer as some others, 

 but for rapid growth it has few equals among the 

 tribe, and its very double flesh coloured flowers are 

 quite beautiful. Edouard Jess has been a favourite 

 with us these two years, and is still admired for the 

 beautiful flowers, of a bright red circled by a pale 

 tint, delightfully fragrant. Emma Dampiere, and 

 Fidouline are both quite new varieties, just intro- 

 duced from France as very superior varieties, of a 

 delicate rose colour. Fulgorie is a noble rose, of 

 a rosy crimson colour, very large and perfect, pro- 

 ducing its flowers in clusters like the old monthly 

 cabbage, but always opening handsomely; the 

 wood is very strong and thickly studded with 

 prickles. Lady Fordwick, is truly superb, grow- 

 ing freely, and producing the whole season a pro- 

 fusion of large perfectly double ffowers, of a rosy- 

 pink colour, with the odour of the Damask Rose. 

 Louis Bonaparte, has immense rosy-lilac flowers, 

 fully double, always perfect, growing with great 

 luxuriance, and makes a splendid plant. Madam 

 Laffay has as yet no equal in the group ; it stands 

 unrivalled both in perfection of flower and fra- 

 grance ; the growth and foliage are luxuriant ; the 

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