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hunt, England. We saw this in flower, dur- 

 ing a visit to Cheshunt in August, 1880, and 

 were very favorably impressed with it; 

 should it succeed as well hsre as there, it 

 will be the best rose of the class. It is a 

 vivid crimson, freely produced, and of vig- 

 orous growth ; it must be a natural hybrid, 

 or cross, as no seedling of Charles Lefebvre 

 yet produced will compare in vigor of growth 

 with this new sort. 



The Microphylla or Small-Leaved Rose (Rosa 

 Microphylla) is a native of China, and was 

 brought from there to England in 1823. The 

 leaf -stalks are covered with numerous small 

 leaflets, which give a name to the class. 

 They are not quite hardy and have with one 

 exception but little value. Alba or Alba 

 Odorata seems to have some Tea blood; the 

 flowers are a pale yellowish white, often 

 pure white, and highly scented. This is a 

 valuable rose south of Washington. 



The Noisette or Champney Rose (Rosa Mos- 

 chata Hybrida) is of American origin. From 

 the seed of the White Musk Rose fertilized 

 by the Blush China (Bengal), John Champney, 

 of Charleston, South Carolina, raised a variety 

 which was called Champney's Pink Cluster. 

 A few years after, Philippe Noisette, a florist, 

 also of Charleston, raised from the seed of 



