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own ; in 1875 he offered 48, 12 of them his 

 own ; in 1876 he offered 34, 10 of them his 

 own ; in 1877 he offered 41, 10 of them his 

 own ; in 1878 he offered 40, 10 of them his 

 own ; in 1879 he offered 42, 8 of them his own. 

 There are, of course, several new sorts each year 

 which M. Yerdier does not get hold of ; inclnding 

 these it will be seen that there are not less than 

 45 new Hybrid Perpetual Roses introduced each 

 year ; perhaps one-fifth of them are worth grow- 

 ing, certainly not more. The rest, either from 

 being inferior in quality to old-established sorts, 

 or from too great similarity to them, are ulti- 

 mately consigned to the rubbish heap. No satis- 

 factory selection can be made from this innu- 

 merable class, except as made for some special 

 end, and having some prominent features in 

 view. We therefore give special chapters to a 

 consideration of the best Hybrid Perpetuals for 

 special purposes, in w^hich the various merits and 

 peculiarities of different varieties are discussed 

 at some length. 



The Hybrid Tea Rose {Rosa Indica Odorata 

 Hyhrida) is a new group yjroduced from cross- 

 ing Teas with Hybrid Perpetuals. This is a ckss 



