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would select Marie Baumann or Marie Eadj as 

 in a degree tlie most beautiful ; the former more 

 circular and symmetrical, if possible, than Alfred 

 Colomb ; the latter with more substance, and 

 better filled out. And, so continuing the exami- 

 nation, it is found that these roses are sufficiently 

 distinct, one from the other, both in flower and 

 habit, to make the presence of all three most de- 

 sirable in all choice collections. Now take up 

 Maurice Bernardin and its near relatives. Yery 

 close and minute examinations enable us to de- 

 tect variations in one way and another, but these 

 variations are so slight that we come to the de- 

 cision that one name will answer for all. It 

 takes close and continued observation to deter- 

 mine which is most worthy of retention. The 

 choice in this case certainly lies between Maurice 

 Bernardin and Ferdinand de Lesseps. Sir Gar- 

 net "Wolseley has been thought a trifle fuller and 

 of higher finish than the others, but it is less pro- 

 ductive and more tender. A study of the other 

 varieties coupled together as synonymous or too 

 much alike, will develop similar conclusions. 



