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petals ; the habit of this plant was erect, similar to that of the Baroness Rothschild, 

 although the wood resembled that of a Tea-scented Rose. 



President (Tea-scented) crossed with Antoine Rivoire produced a fine large Tea- 

 scented pink Rose of good form. 



Antoine Rivoire crossed with General Jacqueminot produced a large finely-shaped 

 pink Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Princess of Wales (Tea-scented) crossed with Robert Duncan (Hybrid Perpetual) 

 produced a finely-shaped blush Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Madame Hoste (Tea-scented) crossed with Caroline Testout (Hybrid Tea) pro- 

 duced a fine pink Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Madame Jules Finger crossed with Caroline Testout produced a large nearly white 

 Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Caroline Testout crossed with White Lady produced a single white, with fine large 

 petals, Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Madame Cadeau Ramey crossed with Antoine Rivoire produced a beautiful free- 

 flowering clear pink Hybrid Tea-scented. 



Madame Jules Finger crossed with Caroline Testout produced a large, finely 

 formed, rosy blush, growing and flowering very freely, a gem. 



Marie Van Houtte crossed with Antoine Rivoire produced a large salmon-coloured 

 flower, beautiful in bud, apparently free and hardy. 



The Queen crossed with Belle Siebrecht produced a pink with blush edges, very 

 free, and of fine habit, a gem. 



The Queen crossed with Belle Siebrecht produced a blush, a handsome flower. 



Princess Bonnie crossed with Enchantress produced a pure white handsome Tea. 



Muriel Grahame crossed with General Jacqueminot produced a large globular 

 handsome pink Hybrid Tea. 



Madame Lambard crossed with Caroline Testout produced a handsome pink 

 Hybrid Tea with fine large petals. 



Marquise de Vivens crossed with Gloire de Margottin produced a fine large pink. 



Madame Jules Finger crossed with Caroline Testout produced a very fine blush 

 Hybrid Tea. 



But we may proceed from individuals to classes. Two very desirable classes of 

 Roses in prospect are Hybrid Moss and Perpetual Moss ; but I look more to the 

 hybridizing of the species for future variations of the Rose than to mere cross- 

 breeding. The latter has already been pushed so far that fresh sources must be 

 opened before any very wide variations can be hoped for. Thus it is, that while we 

 view as doubtful certain things, talked of, we hail with delight the prototypes of the 

 Hybrid Moss and the Perpetual Moss, which already appear in the horizon. We 

 have some ; and what appears the most reasonable means to pursue to increase their 

 number? The Hybrid Moss, it would seem, may be obtained by hybridizing the 



