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rose ; Prince de Galles. rosy lilac, fine ; Aubernon, large, 

 bright rose, beautiful ; among the Bourbons, Paul Joseph, very 

 rich dark violet purple, changeable ; Edward Defosses, beauti- 

 ful clear rose, flowering very freely ; Proserpine, bright crim- 

 son superb ; Comice de Seine et Marne, very beautiful, cupped, 

 with violet red flowers ; Souvenir de la Malmaison, one of the 

 most splendid Bourbons that has yet been raised, the flower 

 very large and full, cupped, and of the most delicate blush, 

 retaining its form a long time after expanding. If it should 

 prove as hardy as Gloire des Rosamenes, Bouquet of Flora, 

 &c , it will be one of the greatest acquisitions lately produc- 

 ed ; since we saw it at M. Verdier's, it has bloomed in our 

 own collection, and fully equals its previous reputation. We 

 also saw the new perpetual Ebene in bloom, the darkest va- 

 riety of this class yet raised; it is a very rich, dark rose. 



Among the miscellaneous plants, we found a fine collection 

 of phloxes, comprising nearly fifty varieties, including Van 

 Houtteii, Princesse Marianne, (Eil de Lynx, &c. ; the former is 

 a rich variegated or striped flower, and of a neat and com- 

 pact habit: Princesse Marianne is somewhat similar. A 

 great many others were in bloom, but we did not note down 

 all : a great improvement has been made in this tribe by the 

 Belgian and French gardeners, and we have no doubt that 

 by continued experiments, flowers far more beautiful than 

 any we now have will be produced. M. Verdier's collection 

 of Pseonies, both shrubby and herbaceous, is extensive, the 

 former containing more than thirty, and the latter upwards 

 of forty, double varieties ; some of these are very splendid, 

 and quite eclipse the old fragrans and Whittle/i; M. Mod- 

 este Guerni was one of the first to produce seedlings in any 

 great quantity, but he has had great success in raising sev- 

 eral very beautiful varieties. 



The new phloxes and other more rare herbaceous plants, 

 are all cultivated in small pots, and plunged in the ground 

 under a north fence, wall, or hedge. This method allows 

 their sale at all seasons of the year, and with the certainty of 

 living. We would recommend the adoption of this plan by 

 our nurserymen. There is even greater necessity for it than 

 in France or England, where the most remote parts of each 

 country are not one quarter the distance of our own ; and 



