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in fact they offer every shade of colour (none yellow, 

 1 believe) from white to almost black ; every variety 

 of growth from one foot upward. Some of them seed 

 abundantly, and there is no end to the variety that 

 may be produced. The greatest difficulty will be in 

 choosing the best. If the French growers Avould only 

 extirpate from their seed-beds every plant that did 

 not produce flowers of perfect distinction and sym- 

 metry, our perplexity v/ould be greatly diminished ; 

 but instead of retaining only such, they introduce to 

 our notice some distinguished title with a rose not 

 worth a name. The group is also being demolished, 

 and ranking under ^'■Hybride de Sengale, Hyhride de 

 JS'oi'sctte, Hyhride d^Ile de Bourbon^'''' departing from 

 tlie foundation of all these, which is Rosa Indica, or 

 the Chinese Rose.. To give a full description of the 

 sorts ranking in the above characters would occupy 

 m.ore of these pages than is allotted for this group, 

 and we will content ourselves with naming the best. 

 ^^ Fleurs Blanches, Blanchejieur, or White Climbing 

 Globe Unique, pure white, as its name indicates, is a 

 very free grower, flowers perfectly double and abun- 

 dant. Beauty Bouquet, very similar to the former, 

 but not of such rapid growth ; the flovrer is also purer 

 and more compact. Becquet is a fine variety, with 

 bright rosy-purple flowers, perfectly double and cup 

 formed. Belle Parabere is one of the most magnifi- 



