1 64 THE ROSE. 



Margottin, Marie Baumann, Alfred Colotnb. 

 Among the shades of rose that are most du- 

 rable, we find Marquise de Castellane, Rev. J. 

 B. M. Camm, Madame Louis Leveque, Mar- 

 guerite de St. Amand, Jules Margottin. 



From the pink sorts we choose Eugenie 

 Verdier, Egeria, Monsieur Noman, Baroness 

 Rothschild, Captain Christy, Countess of 

 Serenye. 



Among roses that fade quickly when ex- 

 posed to the adverse influences spoken of, 

 are found many of our most beautiful varie- 

 ties ; by taking pains to place these in the 

 most favored locations we can aid in retain- 

 ing the natural shades, and thus greatly en- 

 hance the value of each kind. All of the 

 Victor Verdier type, except the light ones 

 like Eugenie Verdier; all of the Giant of 

 Battles type, all of the Duke of Edinburgh 

 type, all of the Charles Lefebvre family, Dr. 

 Andry, Gloire de Ducher, Madame de Ridder, 

 Andre Dunand, Camille Bernardin, Jean 

 Cherpin, Madame Nachury, Emilie Haus- 

 burgh, are examples of beautiful but non- 

 permanent colors. 



SYNONYMOUS, OR TOO-MUCH-ALIKE ROSES. 

 A drawback to the purchase of new varieties 

 is the knowledge, gained from past experi- 

 ence, that a large number of those sent out 



