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of the most desirable that thrive well in our climate. It should he 

 borne in mind that the autuumal display can be considerably increased 

 by cutting off' half of the summer bloom as soon as the buds appear, 

 and when the flowers that are suffered to remain have faded, cut back 

 the shoots to three or four buds, so as to throw the plant into a vigorous 

 new growth. 



BouLE DE Neige, a beautiful pure white that also blooms freely in 

 the autumn. 



Madame Alfred de Rougemont is white delicately shaded with 

 rose, a most charming flower, also blooming well in autumn. 



Duke of Edinburgh is a brilliant scarlet crimson, shaded with 

 maroon, large and full ; a most gorgeous flower. 



Fisher Holmes, reddish scarlet, shaded with deep velvety crimson, 

 large and very brilliant. 



Lord Macauley, a rich clouded crimson, large and full, with petals 

 of great substance. 



Le Rhone is dark vermillion, very rich and brilliant, one of the very 

 l)est. 



Souvenir de William Wood is a very dark maroon, shaded with 

 scarlet ; a large and showy flower, and blooms well in autumn. 



Xavier Olibo is velvety black, shaded with amaranth, blooms freely 

 in the fall, and is one of the best. 



]VL\dame la Baronne de Rothschild is most magnificent; the 

 color is a clear rose, shaded with white, the petals are of a shell-like 

 substance, and each flower of great size. 



Madame Fillion is another large, finely formed flower, of a salmon 

 rose color, one of the best. 



Madame Rival has a beautiful clear satin rose color, of large size, 

 most handsomely cupped, and blooms well in tlie fall. 



Madam Marie Cirodde, has a large and handsomely imbricated 

 flower, of a most Ijcautiful rosy-pink color, and is certainly one of the 

 best. 



John Hopper is a -very attractive flower, large and full, of a clear 

 rosy crimson deeping in color at the centre. 



Comtesse de Chabrilliant is handsomely cupped, the color is a 

 bright pink, and it is richly perfumed. 



Mademoiselle Annie Wood blooms very abundantly in autumn 

 and is a large flower of a fine, clear red color. 



