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of judgment, but simply mentions his own favorites, for the 

 benefit of beginners. 



Of Climbing Roses, for the pillars of a piazza and for trel- 

 lises, dneen of the Prairies, Baltimore Belle, Mrs. Hovey and 

 Eva Corinne, are among the best. 



Of common June Roses, the following will give universal 

 satisfaction : Venus and Madame Hardy, white ; Nelly, pale 

 waxy, rose ; Caroline Mignone and Triomphe de Abbeville, 

 bright pink ; Bon Ginevre, bright red ; Catel, curiously shaded 

 with red, crimson and purple ; La Tourterelle, dove colored ; 

 George IV., crimson, large ; Auretti, small, but very dark 

 crimson, double, compact, imbricated ; Harrisoni, light yellow, 

 double ; Persian Yellow, dark sulphur, cupped. And of Moss 

 Roses, the Luxembourg, Princess Adelaide, and General 



Drouot, should not be omitted. And for the sake of " auld 



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lang syne," -the Cabbage, Village Maid, and old White roses 

 should be added. 



Among Hybrid Perpetuals, the following are excellent : 

 Baron Prevost, dark rose, large ; Q,ueen Victoria, pale blush ; 

 Mad. Lamoriciere, fleshy pink, perfect form ; Giant of Battles, 

 dazzling crimson ; Caroline de Sansal, blush, very large ; Lion 

 of the Combats, crimson ; Mad. Lafl'ay, cherry red; La Reine, 

 rosy lilac, very large. 



Of the Bourbons, these : Acidalie, white ; Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison, pale waxy blush, the queen of all roses ; Hermosa, 

 deep rose, cupped, exquisite; Levison Gower, dark centre, 

 shaded to a pink rim ; Queen, delicate fawn, fragrant ; Paul 

 Joseph, purplish crimson ; Mad. Desprez, dark rose, globular. 



The China roses should not be overlooked. Here are some 

 favorites : Arch Duke Charles, rose changing to crimson, pe- 

 culiar ; Aggrippina, brilliant crimson, cupped ; Mrs. Bosan- 

 quet, " the wax rose," beautiful, creamy blush, deservedly a 

 great favorite ; Louis Phillippe, dark crimson, globular. 



Of Noisettes, the following : Aimee Vibert, white, profuse 

 bloomer ; Augusta, yellow, resembling Solfataire, but more 

 globular ; Champney, pink clusters, always in bloom ; Fellen- 

 berg, crimson ; Lamarque, white, double, large ; Ophir, orange, 

 or copper color, fragrant, distinct. 



