184 THE ROSE. 



Jersey florists are growing this variety with 

 profit, but this simply shows what great skill can 

 do, and does not prove that the variety mil be 

 generally useful. 



Jean Sisley and Hon. George Bancroft are two 

 others of Bennett's set which fade very quickly ; 

 besides this fault the former sort is very difficult 

 to open and we condemn it as utterly worthless ; 

 the latter variety, if grown so that the original 

 color is retained, will generally give satisfaction, 

 though many more malformed blooms are pro- 

 duced than we expect to see in a variety put 

 down as desirable. 



Duchess of Connaught shows considerable re- 

 semblance to La France, and affords evidence 

 that La France must certainly be a Hybrid Tea. 

 It seems to me that the Duchess only differs 

 from La France in various ways, to be inferior 

 to it. 



]N'ow these Bennett Eoses, taken as a whole, 

 would seem to strengthen the view of Messrs. 

 William Paul and Laxton, unless we carefully 

 consider the nature of the crosses that were made. 

 From what has been shown we think the infer- 

 ence may naturally be drawn, that in crossing 



