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acquisitions proceed, and whether a dealer errs from 

 ignorance, carelessness, or selfishness, ignoring him in 

 future transactions. Not that this rule should be too 

 strictly enforced ; no point in the entire range of horti- 

 culture is more difficult to arrive at correctly, there must 

 be some risk on the part of purchasers, all will err 

 occasionally but there are those who err continuously, 

 Now for the examination of facts. For twelve proved New 

 Roses, I would invite the attention of your readers to the 

 following Hybrid Perpetnals : General Castellane, Gene- 

 ral Jacqueminot, Gloire de Vitry, Lord Raglan, Madame 

 Desiree Giraud, Madame de Cambaceres, Madame Masson, 

 Madame Martel, Madame Vidot, Souvenir de Leveson 

 Gower. Bourbon: Prince Albert; and Tea -Scented: 

 Gloire de Dijon. Although these have issued from the 

 hands of the raisers within a space of two or at most three 

 years, I would place them in the scale against the twelve 

 of " A. R," (which are a sort of omnium gatherum of all 

 time), notwithstanding the presence of the ideal Rose 

 Coupe d'Hebe in the opposite balance. 



Thus far I write boldly, because supported by ascer- 

 tained facts, but I am now about to enter an imperfectly 

 explored territory to grapple with a more difficult question 

 the improved New Roses. The difficulty in judging of 

 the quality of New Roses arises from the roots becoming 

 dried in their transmission to this country, so that they 

 seldom fairly establish themselves the first season. What 

 we are about to offer now must therefore be taken on trust, 

 but we believe we shall be found correct in the main. Of 

 the 70 or 80 new varieties imported and flowered here last 

 season the following bloomed to our satisfaction Hybrid 

 Perpet2ial: Arthur de Sansal, Bacchus, Dr Henon, General 

 Simpson, Imperatrice des Francais, Mathurin Regnier, 

 Madame Knorr, Ornement des Jardins, Pceonia, Prince Noir, 

 Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre, Triomphe de TExposi- 

 tion, and Triomphe d'Avranches. One word in conclusion. 

 Permit me to ask those Rose amateurs and dealers who 



