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freely, and produces the whole season a profusion 

 of perfectly double flowers, of a rosy-pink colour, 

 with the odo'jr of the Damask Rose. Laily Peel^ 

 deep rosy-pink colour, lovely cup-form, very double 

 and quite sweet scented. La Rei?ie, one of the 

 most superb of the group, flowers of the largest 

 size, colour rosy lilac, perfect cup or bowl form, 

 a strono; grower, fras^rant. Madam Dememe is of a 



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rich rose colour, very large, flower cup-form, quite 

 fragrant, a strong grower, wath very rich foliage. 

 Marquise Boccella, quite a favourite, being a distinct 

 dwarf variety, with pale silvery blush flowers, very 

 double, blooming freely the whole season. Louis 

 Bonaparte has immense rosy-lilac flowers, fully dou- 

 ble, always perfect, growing with great luxuriance, 

 and makes a splendid plant. Madam Laffay has 

 large, double, exquisitely formed flowers of a rich 

 rosy-crimson colour, with the delightful fragrance of 

 the Cabbaore Kose. It orio-inated with Monsieur 

 Laff'ay, a celebrated rose-grower near Paris, who ded- 

 icated it to his wife. Madam Lamoriciere. brio-ht 

 waxy-pink, cupped flower, a very beautiful new vari- 

 ety. Madam Peupin, delicate pink colour, very 

 double ; the backs of the petals are blush, w^hich 

 when opening gives it a very distinctive character. 

 Joasine Hauet, a bright rosy red, flowers in clusters, 

 very profuse during the early part of the season, of free 



