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tiflora Cels^ ranks among the best of the blush roses; 

 indeed for profusion of bloom it has not a rival ; 

 every flower perfect, fully double, and cup shaped, 

 growing freely in almost any soil or situation, and is 

 an excellent variety to force into early bloom. Co- 

 quette^ changeable red, to rosy purple ; flowers double 

 and in profusion, approaching the habit of Beau Car- 

 mine. Cramoisi Superieur, or Bengal Agrippina^ is 

 universally admired for its brilliant crimson cup form- 

 ed flowers, perfectly double ; it is a strong grower and 

 should be in every collection. Don Carlos may be 

 mentioned for being represented as a striped variety. 

 It closely resembles the common Sanguinea though not 

 so bright, and has about as many stripes as Sanguinea. 

 Duchess of Kent is a neat pale pink rose, of a dwarf 

 habit, and rather small-sized flower. Etna, of Lux- 

 embourg, and UEtna are the same, and like Belle 

 Isidore has that changeable colour from rose to crim- 

 son; the petals are often tipped with scarlet, making 

 it very attractive. Eugene Hardy is of a delicate 

 rosy colour, very distinct, perfectly double, and me- 

 dium size. Fahvier^ admired for brilliancy of colour 

 (being near a scarlet) and its seeding qualities. 

 General Soyer, rosy purple, fully double, medium 

 size. Gigantea is an old strong growing sort, pro- 

 ducing very large and fully double flowers, blooming 

 perfectly, and quite hardy. Gros Charles is a mag- 

 niflcent variety, with large perfectly imbricated 



