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beauty, and but few others are deemed worthy of culture in the present 

 improved state of floral taste. We have already referred to the great 

 change in the pubhc taste, adverse to Summer or June Roses, which 

 has arisen, not from any deficiency in the beauty of their flowers, but 

 solely from the short duration of their flowering season, and from the 

 introduction to public notice of hundreds of new varieties of the most 

 splendid description, belonging to those Classes that furnish a profusion 

 of bloom from the opening of spring until the closing of the autumn. 



From this consideration we have limited our selections in the eight fol- 

 lowing Classes, to those only which possess the greatest merit, discarding 

 a large number, more especially of Classes XXIII. and XXIV., which, 

 although still enumerated in many Catalogues, are greatly inferior to the 

 improved varieties which we have retained. 



CLASS XXI. — PROVENCE, OR CABBAGE KOSES. 



provincialis. 



Rosa centifolia var. 



1137. Anemone, 

 1133. Belgic blush, 



1139. Minor, 



1140. Childing's Provence, 

 114L Curled, 



1142. Dianthiflora, or Oiellet, 



1143. Due des Centfeuilles, 



1144. Duchesne, 



1145. Dutch, 



1146. Flora's richeSj 



1147. Glandulosa, 



1148. Imperial blush, 



1149. King of Holland, 



1150. Kingston, 



1151. L'aimable de Stors, 



1152. Liiacma variegata, 



1153. Old Cabbage Provence, 



1154. Royal Welsh, 



1155. Striped Unique, or Uni' 



que panache, 



1156. Superb striped Unique, 



1157. Svlvain, 



1158. Unique, 



Ditto, Extra large plants 



1159. Wellington, 



Color and Character. S cts. 



Rose color, 75 

 Beautiful pale blush, in profuse 



clusters, 37 

 Small, blush, neat, and pretty, 37 

 Large, light red, fine, " 30 

 Veined rose, very distinct, 62 

 Small, blush, curious petals resem- 

 bling a pink, 50 

 Handsome, full double, 75 

 Very large, roseate, 50 

 Large, bright red, very fine, 37 

 Violet red, superb form, 50 

 Rose, leaves edged with yellow, 1 00 

 Large, blush, changeable, very 



showy, tall, 37 



Rose, flower encircled v.dth sepals, 75 



Very small, roseate, full, 37 



Fine red, convex, superb, 50 



Lilac, white stripes, inconstant, 1 00 



Large rose, very full, 50 



Large blush, beautiful, 50 



White variegated with pink, 75 



White.beautifully striped bright rose.l 00 



Brilliant rose, superb, 1 00 



Pure white, very superb, 50 



75 



Large, deep rose, very fine, 50 



