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parent in being of stronger growth, tlie flowers 

 are somewhat smaller, and less freely produced. 

 Climbing Edward Morren, Bessie Johnson, and 

 Mdlle. Eugenie Yerdier are neYv^ varieties which 

 we have not seen in flower but are well spoken 

 of. Other varieties in the class are Catherine 

 Bell and Red Dragon. Glory of Cheshunt, 

 raised from Charles Lefebvre, is a new variety 

 sent out by G. Paul, of Cheshunt, England. We 

 saw this in flower, during a visit to Cheshunt in 

 August, 1880, and w^ere very favorably impressed 

 with it ; should it succeed as well here as there, 

 it will be the best rose of the class. It is a vivid 

 crimson, freely produced, and of vigorous 

 growth ; it must be a natural hybrid, or cross, as 

 no seedling of Charles Lefebvre yet produced will 

 compare in vigor of growth with this new sort. 



The MiGrojyhylla or Small-Leaved Hose {Eosa 

 Miorophylla) is a native of China, and brought 

 from there to England in 1823. The leaf-stalks 

 are covered with numerous small leaflets, which 

 give a name to the class. They are not quite 

 hardy and have with one exception but little 

 value. Alba or Alba Odorata seems to have 

 some Tea blood ; the flowers are a pale yellowish 



