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W. Wilson Saunders. — Intense crimson, good and 

 showy. 



OTHER KINDS. 



Among hybrid Teas, Cheshunt Hybrid, a rich, free- 

 flowering, rampant-growing, cherry-carmine Rose, is 

 a host in itself, 



Reine Marie Henriette has been called a red Gloire 

 de Dijon, and is a Rose of similar character, and of 

 a deeper cherry -red. The buds are also longer and 

 more pointed. 



Cannes la Coquette. — Light salmon-pink, some- 

 thing in the way of La France, 



Some of Mr. Bennett's pedigree Roses promise to 

 be useful for walls, though several of them have 

 wholly failed in the open air. The following are 

 the most promising and latest additions to these, 

 though they have far more of the Tea than the 

 Hybrid Perpetual in their character and constitu- 

 tion : — 



Countess of Pembroke. — A cross between President 

 and Charles Lefebvre ; of a soft rose - colour and 

 fully scented. 



Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. — A cross between Devoni- 

 ensis and Victor Verdier; a delicate flesh-coloured, 

 good Rose. 



Distinction. — A cross between Mme. de St. Joseph 

 and Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier ; soft shaded peach ; a 

 good grower. 



Princess of Wales. — A cross between Adam and 

 Eliza Sauvage ; colour a unique rosy-yellow ; long, 

 pointed buds ; opens well, good form. 



The Tea Roses shall have a wall to themselves ; 

 suffice it to name among Roses on walls the Climbing 

 Devoniensis, Gloire de Dijon, and Gloire de Bordeaux, 

 or Pink Glory, as it is often called. These possess 

 a vigour and power of blooming that enable them 

 to mount and cover the loftiest walls in the briefest 

 space of time. The bulk- of the family of Teas 

 are, however, reserved for furnishing whole walls of 

 Roses. 



Walls of Hoses. — The building of new walls 

 for, and the devoting of old ones wholly to Roses, 

 is one of the latest developments of taste, civilisation, 

 and commercial enterprise in horticultui'e. Like 

 many fashions, however, it is less of a new invention 

 than a revival. The furnishing material is more or 

 less novel, but floral walls are, or were, one of the 

 oldest features of English horticulture. Jasmines, 

 Honeysuckles, Clematis, or other plants too fragile or 

 tender to stand alone, were aided by the strength 

 and nurtured by the warmth of stone and brick walls. 

 To help the plant the better to battle successfully 

 against climatic difficulties, these walls were not 

 seldom heated. By such means magnificent displays 

 of all the more tender as well as the best species of 



Magnolias, and other tender shrubs or trees, have 

 been grown and bloomed successfully. 



Varieties. — No plant, or flower, can better de- 

 serve a wall than the Tea Roses, while none can 

 match them in fragrance or beauty. And there are 

 many of them, such as Marie Van Houtte, Catherine 

 Mermet, &c., that eclipse the golden riches of 

 Marechal Niel by their delicacy of colour and per- 

 fection of form. 



Anna Ollivier.—Rosj flesh-colour, large and full. 



Adrienne Christophe. — Rich mixture of copper, 

 apricot, and peach. 



Alba rosea. — White, with rose centre; one of the 

 hot Amazons , elegant, deep lemon- coloured , bud 

 valuable for cutting. 



Aline Sisley. — Purple and bright red colour — 

 almost new. 



Belle Lyonnaise. — Deeper than Gloire de Dijon. 



Beaute de V Europe. — Deep yellow, reverse of petal 

 coppery. [de Dijon. 



Bouquet d'Or. — Deep fawn and yellow, like Gloire 



Bride. — A pure white Catherine Mermet. 



Catherine Mermet. — A lovely variety, large and 

 perfect in form, light flesh-coloured. 



Comiesse de Nadaillac. — Rich apricot -yellow. 



Comtesse Riza du Pare. — Pink with coppery base, 

 best as a rule on a wall. 



Coquette de Lyon. — Soft canary-yellow, fine form. 



Devoniensis. — Grows more freely on a wall ; no- 

 thing can exceed its soft mixture of rose and cream, 

 nor its exquisite fragrance. Also the climbing 

 variety. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. — The deepest - coloured of 

 all Teas, crimson, very floriferous, in the way of the 

 old China. 



Eliza Sauvage. — Large and fine, yellow-rose, with 

 orange centre. 



Etoile de Lyon. —Bright sulphur, excellent form. 



Eomere. — Blush, mottled with pink, very vigorous, 

 covers the highest wall in a very short time. 



Honourable Edith Gifford. — Something like De- 

 voniensis ; white, tinted rose, extra fine. 



Lnnocente Pirola. — Pure white, tinted rose, chaste 

 and charming. 



Lsabella Sprunt. — One of the most profuse bloomers, 

 thin when open, but exquisite in bud, most useful 

 for button-holes, deep yellow colour. 



Jean Ducher. — Large, full, of good form, yellow 

 and salmon, splashed with peach. 



Jules Finger. — This fine Rose has been called a red 

 Catherine Mermet. 



La Boule dWr requires a south wall fully to develop 

 its beauty ; pale yellow, with deep orange centre. 



Le Mont Blanc. — White, slightly suffused with 

 yellow. 



