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including these, it will be seen that there are 

 not less than forty-five new Hybrid Perpetual 

 Roses introduced each year; perhaps one- 

 fifth of them are worth growing, certainly 

 not more. The rest, either from being in- 

 ferior in quality to old-established sorts, or 

 from too great similarity to them, are ulti- 

 mately consigned to the rubbish heap. No 

 satisfactory selection can be made from this 

 innumerable class, except as made for some 

 special end, and having some prominent 

 features in view. We therefore give special 

 chapters to a consideration of the best Hybrid 

 Perpetuals for special purposes, in which the 

 various merits and peculiarities of different 

 varieties are discussed at some length. 



The Hybrid Tea Rose (Rosa Indica Odorata 

 Hybrida) is a new group produced from cross- 

 ing Teas with Hybrid Perpetuals. This is a 

 class but yet in an incipient state ; within a 

 few years it is likely there will be a great 

 number of varieties where now there are but 

 few; it is also to be expected that there will 

 be various and distinct types among them. 

 Indeed among those we already have, La 

 France, Cheshunt Hybrid, and Beauty of 

 Stapleford show almost as marked variations 

 as could be found among any Hybrid Per- 

 petuals. In these three, we have La France, 



