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tions of many roses emanating from growers in every 

 country. The beauties of the child are most evident 

 to the parent ; so with the rose ; though its charms are 

 sweet to all, yet they are sweeter to him whose foster- 

 ing hand has raised it from seed. To obtain a new 

 variety, meriting extra notice, in this improving age, 

 is no paltry affair j and many, like "Queen Victoria," 

 are named before their merit has been fully tested, 

 and sent out to the floricultural world, as it were, on 

 trial. But we will mention only those in which there 

 need be no fear of disappointment. Aricie] bright 

 rose, fine cup-form, large, and very fragrant. Augus- 

 tine Mouchelet, bright violet crimson, of rapid growth, 

 but not a very constant bloomer. Auhernon is an 

 excellent bloomer, even to profusion, with perfect 

 bright, rosy, carmine flov/ers. Baronne Halley, a new 

 rose of very bright carmine colour, flower large, per-' 

 feet cup-form, plant of good growth. Baro?i?ie Pre- 

 vost, flowers bright rose of extremely large size, plant 

 of free growth, foliage large, very superb. Blanche 

 Lamouroux, of exceeding free growth, producing its 

 bright rosy cupped flowers in terminal clusters. Caro- 

 line de Sansal, delicate rosy pink, flower large and 

 perfectly double, quite a rare variety. Clementine 

 Duval has much the character of a Bourbon, even to 

 its dwarfness; the flowers are quite perfect, of a bright 

 pink colour. Comte d^Eu, a distinct dwarf, with 

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