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her ; but now that we have Cannes La Coquette, 

 Cheshunt Hybrid, Mme. Alexandre Bemaix, and 

 those of Mr. Bennett's raising, it seems not only 

 desirable but necessary to group them by them- 

 selves. The same is the case with the Hybrid 

 Noisettes ; both of these classes are being added 

 to annually, and are now of very great impor- 

 tance. On the other hand, such groups as the 

 Hybrid Bourbons are rapidly receding from 

 prominence, and in order to simplify matters 

 their disintegration should be made complete ; 

 the different varieties that are deemed worthy of 

 being retained can be placed among the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals or the Bourbons, according to their 

 more prominent characteristics. 



