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them has attracted the same attention as the 

 old sort. 



The most valuable type of roses since Gen- 

 eral Jacqueminot is the Hybrid Tea. The 

 original of this new race is La France, 

 introduced, in 1869, by Guillot, of Lyons. 

 This was raised from the seed of a Tea rose, 

 but is . entirely distinct from all tea-scented 

 kinds. In color it is a soft, silvery rose, 

 delicately tinged with a faint shade of lilac ; 

 in its fragrance, a most delightful combi- 

 nation of the Provenge and Tea perfumes. 

 It blooms perpetually, the end of each shoot 

 always carrying a flower-bud, and these 

 shoots constantly pushing forth. In these 

 three qualities, so essential to a perfect rose, 

 it has scarcely any equal, and solely by its 

 intrinsic merits has now gained a popularity 

 shared by few or none others of its sister- 

 hood. Duchess of Connaught and Vis- 

 countess Falmouth, raised by Bennett, of 

 England, are varieties of the same type, 

 which most nearly approach La France, both 

 in appearance and fragrance. Next to them 

 comes Madame Alexandre Bernaix, raised by 

 Guillot. Michael Saunders, Duke of Con- 

 naught, and Nancy 'Lee, all varieties of Ben- 

 nett's, are very beautiful ; but the two last 



