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autumn. Baron Gonella is one of the best of this group ; 

 the flowers are pink and lilac shaded, large, full, and 

 beautifully cupped ; the petals are large well rounded at 

 their circumference, and of unusual substance. Baronne 

 de Noirmont is also a good Rose, deeper and brighter 

 in colour than the preceding, and very sweet, but not so 

 prolific. Catherine Guillot is a gem, fine everywhere, 

 but especially so under glass ; the flowers are pink of 

 good average size, and quite full, the form perfect. 

 Comtesse Barbantanne is a flesh coloured flower, large, 

 full, and distinct, of hardy habit and vigorous growth. 

 L'Avenir has glossy pink flowers, large, full, and beauti- 

 fully cupped ; the growth is vigorous, the foliage fine. 

 Lord Palmerston is an exceedingly pretty Rose with 

 flowers of an empyrean brightness, which the pen of 

 the writer and the pencil of the artist have hitherto 

 alike failed to reach ; bright rosy cherry colour is an 

 approximation of the description ; the flowers are neither 

 large nor full, but they are nicely formed, produced 

 abundantly, and very sweet ; the effect of the tree in 

 the garden when in full bloom is brilliant in the ex- 

 treme. Louise Odier is a good hardy sort, with bright 

 rosy-coloured flowers, a first-rate pot Rose, and excellent 

 either as a standard or a bush. Madame Bruni is not 

 so well known as it deserves to be ; the flowers are 

 peach colour, Provence-scented, large, full, and of good 

 form ; a good show Rose when well grown. Mdlle. 

 Therese Appert is a peach-coloured flower, large, full, 

 and nicely cupped ; a free and constant blooming Rose 

 of moderate growth. Marguerite Appert is a pretty and 

 distinct Rose ; flowers blush, tinted with lavender, large 

 and full. Modele de Perfection is, in its best state, one 

 of the loveliest Roses I have yet seen ; it must, however, 

 be grown well to realise this character, for it is apparently 

 not the freest of this group ; the flowers are lively pink, 

 large, full, and globular, Reynolds Hole is a distinct 

 and desirable sort ; the flowers are pink, increasing in 



