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quite yellow during cloudy weather in September and 

 October j the flower perfectly double, retaining its 

 cup shape till faded. La Sylphide ; this rose possesses 

 every requisite for admiration ; it grows very luxuri- 

 antly; the flowers are very large, of a rosy buff turn- 

 ing to a creamy-white colour, produced in great 

 profusion, and in either bud or bloom is always 

 admired ; does extremely well for pot culture, and 

 is quite hardy for the garden. Lyon?iais, very large 

 pale pink, often a fine blush, quite double, blooms 

 freely, a strong grower, and is a very desirable 

 variety. Mada?n, Desprez is frequently seen in very 

 great perfection ; in that state it is a fac-simile of a 

 Double White Camellia, with the most agreeable 

 fragrance. It is rather delicate on its own roots, but 

 when budded, grows well; in the south it is greatly 

 admired. An amateur a few years ago presented me 

 with a plant of this as something he had grown from 

 seed, very magnificent, and under a new name ; f 

 parted with two or three plants before the error was 

 detected. Madam Galet approaches Elisa Sauvage in 

 colour, but the growth is miuch stronger; it is conse- 

 quently more hardy, and will grow in a more northern 

 latitude. Mansais is very distinct from Julie Mansais 

 in both habit and colour ; the flower is quite large, of 

 a buff* colour, with a pink centre, perfectly double ; 

 the buds are very pointed, the wood strong and of a 

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