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the latter, so that it is fertilized solely with the pollen of 

 the former. In some cases, where it is desirable to have 

 the qualities of both parents in an equal degree, the 

 removal of the anthers need not take place ; thus, I have 

 found by removing them from the Luxembourg Moss, 

 and fertilizing that rose with a dark variety of Rosa 

 Gallica, that the features of the Moss Eose are totally 

 lost in its offspring, and they become nearly pure varie- 

 ties of Eosa Gallica ; but if the anthers of the Moss 

 Eose are left untouched, and it is fertilized with Eosa 

 Gallica, interesting hybrids are the result, more or less 

 mossy." By working out the foregoing hints, every intel- 

 ligent rose amateur may aspire to the honour of raising 

 some long-wished-for flower. 



But many handsome hybrid roses have been the result 

 of accident; for instance, Eivers's George the Fourth, an 

 English flower, very dark and velvety, raised from seed 

 more than thirty years ago. The original plant is still 

 living. Not to enter further into pedigrees, first-rate 

 Hybrid Eoses are JBrennus or Brutus, very large and 

 double, uniformly tinted with bright crimson ; makes an 

 admirable pillar, and is so vigorous as to form a tree if 

 budded on a tall stout stock ; Brown's Superb Blush, 

 very large and double, dark-crimson centre, with the 

 outer petals blush, apt to fail by monstrosity in shape ; 

 Fanny Barissot, answers to the above description, but is 

 more to be depended on ; ChenedcHe brilliant red, large, 

 double, very vigorous growth ; Blair ii, No. 2, very large, 

 blush, a free grower, with handsome foliage ; Beauty of 

 Billiard, middle-sized, of compact form, colour like a 

 burning coal, one of the most vivid roses existing, it 

 actually shines as if it were on fire ; Duke of Devonshire, 

 rosy lilac, striped with white, well-shaped, imbricated ; 

 Hebe's Cup, or simple Hebe, full pink, large, cupped, a 

 captivating flower in point of form and colour, but defi- 

 cient in perfuDie, — a highly-scented perpetual Hebe 

 would be a great acquisition ; Lamarqiie, velvety crimson- 

 purple, one of the darkest roses, should be shaded in hot 

 sunshine ; New Globe Hip, white, at first tinged with the 



