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is still esteemed as a free bloomer, and the colour is 

 very desirable in this class, which is very deficient 

 in light colours. Portland Blanc, however, is 

 nearly white, a rose of large size, perfect in form, 

 quite fragrant, and a good grower ; it is yet scarce, 

 but a few seasons will make it nearly as plentiful 

 as any other variety. Preval, is of a pale flesh 

 colour, cup shaped, very perfect, a profuse bloomer, 

 fragrant, and highly esteemed. Prud-homme, has 

 been always a favourite for its brilliancy and fra- 

 grance, giving a succession of flowers of perfect 

 form. Pule her ie, is one of the darkest varieties in 

 the group, being only a shade lighter than <flnti- 

 noits, and more perfect than that variety ; the wood 

 is very spiny, and when not in bloom would be 

 taken for Ferox, a very distinct variety, with large 

 flowers, of a light pink colour. I may also mention 

 Panache de Girardon, not for its beautifully striped 

 character, but to speak of its self-coloured imperfect 

 rosy-red flowers, called Striped Perpetual; I have 

 grown it five years, and only once saw it have any 

 pretensions to that distinction, and then it was more 

 like a flower that had been exposed to a few drops 

 of rain, than one naturally variegated; no good 

 Striped Perpetual Rose has yet appeared. Quatre 

 Saisons, or Monthly Damask, has been long an 

 inhabitant of our gardens, where, when well estab- 

 lished, and well nourished, it gives a great pro- 

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