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color, are constantly in bloom and very perfect in form, and whether 

 grown as dwarfs, standards or Pillar plants, they are beautiful the 

 whole growing season . 



Tea Roses. These possess all the fine characters of beauty and 

 fragrance, but are very deficient in variety of colors, being nearly 

 all white to deep rose, no reds nor crimsons. Another drawback 

 upon their general garden culture with us is their tenderness. They 

 must have a dry sheltered situation, and be well protected in win- 

 ter with brush, leaves, litter or cedar branches. My best plants are 

 on a mound where they are entirely shaded from the sun in winter, 

 and I assure you they command much admiration, and my friends 

 esteem them above all others for their delightful perfume. Nothing 

 that I have yet seen can compare in that with the magnolia rose, 

 its fragrance is not excelled by any. There is one drawback to the 

 general culture of this class of roses, they are rather delicate and 

 are often killed to the ground ; in this vicinity they must have very 

 rich, light sandy soil, keeping them moist in summer and dry in 

 winter. We grow ovjr 40 sorts, many of them very similar, and a 

 few not worth notice compared with the following, that are very 

 splendid. 



Adam, flesh color, verj^ large and pendulous, rather tender. 



Antherose, very large, creamy white, a strong hardy grower. 



Bougere, waxy blush, very large, blooms best in warm weather, 

 a strong grower and hardy. 



Caroline, bright pink, large flower. 



Comte de Paris, very like Bougere, but paler, and of the finest 

 formation. 



Devoniensis or Magnolia Rose, creamy white, with a pink cen- 

 ter, large, and peculiarly fragrant ; I do not think there is a rose of 

 more agreeable odor; rather tender, 



Hippolyte, white, a strong grower and profuse bloomer. 



La Sylphide, creamy buff. 



Madam Bravy, pure white, very large. 



Mareschal Bugeaud, salmon color, a strong grower. 



Maria, large, bright pink. 



Safrano, beautiful orange, desirable for its bud only, for when 

 fully expanded it is very simple, 



