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whose places have not been filled by any of 

 the usurping Remontants; and there are 

 others, of the Provence and Damask families, 

 nearly as fine as those named. In all our im- 

 provements, we have not yet bettered the 

 quality of the old white summer roses of 

 thirty and forty years ago. The demand is 

 now altogether for those varieties which 

 bloom more than once, and, in achieving 

 freedom of bloom, we have lost in fragrance, 

 have lost in hardiness; therefore, to leave 

 out and cast aside these favorites of a gen- 

 eration that is passing away is surely a seri- 

 ous mistake. Others beside the old white 

 summer roses should be retained. There is 

 the Centifolia, or cabbage-rose, so unfortu- 

 nately named, which is yet a model for form 

 and fragrance ; there is the common Sweet- 

 brier, with its bright orange-red heps not 

 a flower for florists truly, but how attractive 

 to the artist, how full of inspiration to the 

 poet, how grateful to all who are pleased by 

 fragrance ! For bright yellow shades, we yet 

 look to the old Austrian roses, so called, 

 Harrison's and Persian Yellow. Then what 

 is more charming than the moss-roses? what 

 bouquet more beautiful than loose branches 

 of the Gracilis, the Common and Crested 

 moss-roses? 



