CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES. 



223 



Name of Variety, and 

 Habit of Growth 



274. Duchesse de 

 Thuringe, free. 



275. Duchesse de 

 Vallombro sa, 

 mod. 



276. Duchesse de 

 Vallombrosa. 



277. Duchess of 

 Connaught, 

 dwf. 



278. Duchess of 

 Bedford, mod. 



H.R. 



T. 

 H.T. 



H.R. 



279. Duchess of I H.R. 

 Edinburgh, 

 mod. 



280. Duchess ofBeng. 

 E d inburgh, 

 mod. 



281. Duchess ofjH.R. 

 Norfolk, free. 



Guillot pere, 1847. White, slight- 

 ly tinged with lilac ; a free 

 bloomer. 



Schwartz, 1875. Raised from 

 Jtdes Alargottin. Pink, gen- 

 erally opens badly ; not valu- 

 able. 



Nabonnand, 1879. Coppery-red, 

 distinct. 



Bennett, 1879. Raised from 

 President X Duchesse de Val- 

 /omdrosa (H.R.) Silvery-rose; 

 of large, globular form ; full, 

 highly scented. Resembles 

 La France, but the flowers are 

 more circular, the foliage larger 

 and better. It retains its glob- 

 ular form, the petals recurv- 

 ing to a less extent; but La 

 France is, notwithstanding, 

 much the better sort. 



R. B. Postans, 1879. (Sent out 

 by W. Paul & Son.) Belongs to 

 the Victor Verdier type. Cherry- 

 red ; not very promising. 



Dunand, 1874. (Given by the 

 raiser to Schwartz, by him sold 

 to Henry Bennett, who sent it 

 out.) Belongs to Jules Mar- 

 gottin type. Pink, not valua- 

 ble. 



Nabonnand, 1874. (Sent out by 

 Veitch). Raised from Souvenir 

 de David d' Angers. A Bengal 

 with Tea blood. Crimson, 

 turning lighter as the bud ex- 

 pands ; of good size, mode- 

 rately full. 



Margottin, 1861. (Sent out by 

 Wood.) Rosy-red, medium 



