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which, with a perfume peculiar to itself, is 

 the sweetest of all roses, and equal to any in 

 the profusion of bloom; Cheshunt Hybrid, 

 which shows the Tea blood in its foliage 

 more than in any other way ; what fragrance 

 it has is more like that of Alfred Colomb or 

 Prince Camille than like a Tea; it seldom 

 shows a flower after the first of August ; and 

 Beauty of Stapleford, entirely without scent, 

 but with a decided resemblance to the Teas 

 in foliage, appearance of the flowers, and 

 profusion of bloom. These roses must prove 

 more hardy than most of the Teas, but more 

 susceptible to frost and of more delicate con- 

 stitution than the majority of the Hybrid 

 Remontants. Certain ones among them, as 

 La France, Duchess of Connaught, and Vis- 

 countess Falmouth, combine beautiful flowers 

 with great profusion of bloom and intense 

 fragrance ; such are the kinds that give value 

 to the class, and unless raisers can supply 

 new varieties in the group which combine 

 these three qualities, they should be with- 

 held as unfit to send out. Jean Sisley, Cap- 

 tain Christy, and Beauty of Stapleford may 

 have value now, while the group is yet small, 

 but being devoid of scent are not varieties 

 to pattern after. Captain Christy occupies a 

 somewhat equivocal position in this class, 



