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The Charles Lawson, Coupe d'Hebe, Paul 

 Ricaut, and some others of the old summer 

 kinds are also very useful as pillar roses; 

 they have nearly everything that makes a 

 rose valuable save the property of blossoming 

 more than once. It must also be remembered 

 that the old roses were not alone such as 

 bloomed in June only. Agrippina, Edward 

 Desfosses, Hermosa, Souvenir de la Malmai- 

 son, Aimee Vibert, Lamarque, Solfaterre, 

 Bon Silene, Bougere, Devoniensis, Flaves- 

 cens, Madame de Vatry, Niphetos, Odorata, 

 Safrano, Triomphe de Luxembourg are mem- 

 bers of the Bengal, Bourbon, Noisette, and 

 Tea families, introduced more than forty 

 years ago, and in none of these groups has 

 any great advance been made. Certainly, 

 many beautiful and distinct varieties have 

 since been introduced, but the improvement 

 in quality of these classes has been slight as 

 compared to the advance made by the intro- 

 duction of new groups. 



Roses of the present, as compared with 

 those of the past, are superior by reason of 

 the introduction of groups that are hardy, 

 or nearly so, and that blossom at intervals 

 and continuously through the summer and 

 autumn. We remember the great interest 

 awakened by the varieties sent out by Laffay, 



