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month of June as to belie their name. Mme. 

 Edward Ory and Salet both give mossy buds that 

 are not equal in quality to other Mosses, but give 

 them at a time of year when the others are not 

 to be had, and are therefore very useful. Sou- 

 pert- et-Notting is not encumbered with a super- 

 fluity of moss, if it is with a name, but w^e have 

 here a large rose-colored sort, very full, of fine 

 form, and a strong delightful perfume that may 

 keep one sniffing for a long time before he can 

 go away satisfied. Our eyes may brighten at the 

 sight of other autumnal roses more beautiful than 

 this, but there are very few sorts so grateful to 

 that other important sense — smell. With oh ! 

 and with ah ! and sundry other relevant remarks 

 we may gloat over this rose, as does the street 

 Arab inspecting the pies and confections in the 

 window of a pastry-shop. 



The Tea Rose {Rosa Indica Odorata) may 

 well be taken as a synonym for all that is deli- 

 cately beautiful. What refinement of color ; 

 what subdued, yet powerful, fragrance do they 

 possess ! They are indeed the centre of loveli- 

 ness ; like fair maids at a reception surrounded 

 by admiring groups, these lend beauty to the 



