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Triomphe de Soissons, flesh colour, distinct and pretty, 

 but scarcely first-rate. 



Mdlle. Annie Wood, clear red ; large, full, and of good 

 form. 



Mdlle. Jeannie Marix, dark slate ; very large. 



Souvenir d'Abraham Lincoln, dark crimson and 

 purple ; not over large. 



Felix Genero, a nice globular flower, of a dull lilac 

 colour. 



Miss Ingram, flesh-coloured white; somewhat globular 

 in form. 



The Show at Kensington on the 2nd of July was in 

 some sort a repetition of that held at the Crystal Palace 

 three days before. The flowers, if less numerous, were 

 fresher at the outset, and remained so till the close of the 

 Exhibition, the sky being cloudy, and the day compara- 

 tively cool. We say of the Rose Show at Kensington 

 as of that at Sydenham the Roses should be shown 

 under canvas to secure the twofold advantage of -a more 

 favourable light and a cooler atmosphere. 



In addition to the kinds already commented on we 

 saw in fine condition here : 



Madame James Odier, clear pink, something in the 

 way of Coupe d'Hebe ; colour and shape good. 



Madame Hoste, delicate pink, distinct in colour, perfect 

 in outline, not always very double, and apparently not 

 of strong constitution. 



Semiramis, clear pink, edges blush ; large, full, and of 

 fine globular form. 



Fisher Holmes, reddish scarlet shaded with crimson ; 

 very brilliant, large, and moderately full. 



Prince de Portia, vermilion, colour striking and beauti- 

 ful ; large, full, and finely formed. 



Exposition de Brie, brilliant red, large and full ; a 

 very fine but somewhat coarse flower. 



Charlotte Corday, red shaded with purple ; large, but 

 hardly first-rate. 



