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record was made of tlie names ; and also that in 

 many cases, where the seed of different varieties 

 was sown separately, there has often been a care- 

 lessness in making such a record, dependence 

 being placed on the memory alone. So that 

 many varieties whose parentage is given are 

 oftentimes not properly traced ; it being made a 

 matter of conjecture, or left to fallible memory 

 to recall. The varieties differ greatly in all 

 their characteristics, and so require somewhat 

 different culture and treatment. Those that are 

 of vigorous growth, as in other classes, need 

 much less pruning than those of dwarfed habit, 

 for if cut back too severely they run too much 

 to wood. There have been hundreds of varie- 

 ties of this class sent out, and the number of new 

 sorts somewhat increases each year. Eugene Yer- 

 dier, of Paris, has been foremost in the dissem- 

 ination of new sorts, and it will be interesting to 

 take note of the number of varieties offered by 

 him, including those of his own raising, for a 

 few years back. In 1872 he offered for sale 39 

 new Hybrid Perpetual Roses, 8 of them his own 

 seedlings ; in 1873 he offered 45, 10 of them his 

 own ; in 1874 he offered 46, 10 of them his 



