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a few of Bennett's raising are proving to be of 

 some value. They seem to produce as many 

 flowers in the season as do the Bengals, excelling 

 many of the Teas proper in profusion of bloom. 

 Beauty of Stapleford and Duchess of Westmin- 

 ster furnish very pretty rose-colored buds, which 

 are unfortunately scentless. Duchess of Con- 

 naught, at a first glance, might readily be mis- 

 taken for La France, having much the same 

 shade of color, but the flowers are somewhat 

 smaller and of rounder form ; it is the only 

 variety which resembles La France in perfume. 

 Jean Sisley does not open well in the house, and 

 is a scentless variety of rather a muddy shade of 

 color ; we do not consider it of value. Nancy 

 Lee is highly perfumed and gives lovely formed 

 buds, but it is of very delicate habit. Michael 

 Saunders and Viscountess Falmouth are two sorts 

 of considerable substance, highly scented, which 

 we consider valuable introductions; the latter has 

 a delightful blending of the perfumes to be found 

 in the parents President (Tea) and the Moss 

 Soupert-et-lS'otting, the odor of the Moss pre- 

 dominating. Duke of Conn aught and Hon. 

 George Bancroft are two dark roses, which will 



