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W. F. Radclyffe, in the English "Journal of Horticulture," gives the fol- 

 lowing account of his experience in 1868 : — 



A Selection of Roses. — As the catalogues of roses are generally long 

 and bewildering, and as the new roses sent out annually are, to a great extent, 

 worthless, it may be of service to persons unacquainted with roses to give a 

 selection of the best, and of such as are good growers, of hardy constitution, 

 and free and constant bloomers. I am now about to speak of roses on the 

 Manetti stock, unless otherwise specified. 



Hybrid Ferpetuals. — For beginners, Achille Gonod, Alfred Colomb, Anna 

 Alexieff, Antoine Ducher, Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, Baronne Prevost, 

 Caroline de Sansal, Charles Lefebvre, Comte de Nanteuil, Due de Cazes, 

 Exposition de Brie, John Hopper, Jules Margottin, La Ville de St. Denis, Lord 

 Clyde, Madame Alfred de Rougemont, Baronne de Maynard, Madame C. 

 Crapelet, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Marechal Vaillant, Madame Boutin, 

 Marguerite de St. Amand, Maurice Bernardin, Prince Camille de Rohan, Sena- 

 teur Vaisse, Souvenir de Dr. Jamain, Triomphe de Paris, Victor Verdier, and 

 William Griffiths. 



The preceding are beautiful roses ; and, if beginners cannot cultivate them 

 successfully, the sooner they take to cultivating something else, the better. 



For older hands, I add Abel Grand, Alpaide de Rotalier, Baronne Pelletan de 

 Kinkelin, Black Prince, Charles Rouillard, Charles Verdier, first-rate ; Comtesse 

 de Chabrillant, Dr. Andry, Duchesse de Caylus, Duchesse d'Orleans, Empereur 

 de Maroc, Eugene Verdier, Fran9ois Lacharme, Gloire de Ducher, Gloire de 

 Vitry (on its own roots), a noble rose ; Jean Rosenkrantz, John Keynes, Mon- 

 sieur de Montigny, a noble rose ; Lady Suffield, La Duchesse de Morny, 

 Leopold Premier, Lord Macaulay, Madame Alice Dureau, a beautiful first-class 

 novelty in the style of Lslia ; Madame RoUand (not the same as Madame 

 Roland), Madame Charles Wood, Madame Emile Boyau, Madame Freeman, 

 Madame Julie Daran, Madame Knorr, Madame Victor Verdier, first-rate ; 

 Pierre Notting, first-rate ; Prince de Portia, Soeur des Anges, Souvenir de 

 Comte Cavour, superb, but not full ; Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre, and 

 Vicomte Vigier. 



I now put down two unsurpassed roses ; but they are delicate, and require 

 genial situations and first-class loam : they are Madame Rivers and Madame 

 Vidot. 



I am very averse to recommending roses that I have not fully proved ; but I 

 fancy we shall eventually find some good roses among the following : Paul 

 Verdier, Monsieur Noman, La France, Marie Cirodde, Prince Humbert, Reine 

 du Midi, Felix Genero, Francois Treyve, Marie Baumann, Mdlle. Jeanne Marix, 

 Madame Martine de Besse, and Merveille d'Anjou. I also fancy these three of 

 this year's novelties, — Monplaisir (Tea), and Hybrid Perpetuals Madame 

 and Jacquier Thyra Hammerick. 



Bourbon and China Roses. — These are scentless roses ; and I will only 

 put down distinct and essential ones. 



Bourbon. — Acidalie, Baronne Gonella, Souvenir de Malmaison ; and, for 

 poles, Sir J. Paxton. 



