Ornamentals. 



somewhat like a very pale specimen of Anna Olivier, but gen- 

 erally speaking it is quite distinct ; a very free-flowering kind, 

 and a good one for a wet and dripping season. 



" Sappho has a splendid blending of fawn, deep buff, yellow 

 and rose shades ; it is also wonderfully sweet-scented. 



"Cleopatra is of fine form and substance, and has very long 

 and pointed buds of a sweet and delicate pale pink, edged 

 with bright rose ; this is one of the best roses of 1889. 



"Ernest Metz is a grand acquisition, very double, and 

 borne upon strong stalks, which carry the flowers in a particu- 

 larly bold and striking manner ; the flowers are very double 

 and distinct, being a tender carnation-rose, with a brighter 

 center and also deeper on the reverse side of its petals. It 

 is a splendid habited kind, and one of the very best. 



" Kaiserin Freiderich is the result of a cross between Perle 

 des Jardins and Gloire de Dijon, two of the best roses grown, 

 and it is well worthy of its parents. I am more taken with 

 this rose and the two following varieties than with any other 

 of the climbing Teas sent out for many years. This kind 

 flowers freely, and grows equally as strong as the old and 

 valuable Gloire de Dijon. Its color is a happy blend between 

 its two parents, turning pink towards the outside of the petals 

 when fully exposed to the sun. 



" Henriette de Beauveau is the best pure yellow rose sent 

 out for a long time. It is a splendid climber, a free and con- 

 stant bloomer, and altogether one of the finest acquisitions 

 among roses during the last ten years or more. 



" Kronprinzessin Victoria, or Crown Princess Victoria, 

 which is a sport from Souvenir de la Malmaison, is the finest 

 addition to the Bourbon section for many years. It may be 

 described as a particularly free-flowering Souvenir de la Mal- 

 maison, of whiter color generally, and with a very soft and 

 pretty shade of cream in the center, with a blush tint on the 

 edges of the petals. This is the best Bourbon rose grown. 



" Duchesse d'Auerstadt is a very vigorous grower, pure 

 yellow when in the bud, changing to pale nankeen as it ex- 

 pands. 



" Madame Moreau is another good climbing rose of a rich 

 coppery yellow, blended with apricot \ the edges of the flower 

 are tinted with rose. [See Annals for 1890, 54.] 



"White Perle, a pure white sport from that grand rose, 



