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D' Angers, delicate rose, large size, compact and double. 



Du Roi, or Lee^s crimson perpetual^ bright red, cupped shape, 

 perfectly double, and exquisitely scented : in warm 

 dry weather, this rose is apt to become much lighter 

 in color. 



Grande et Belle, or Monstreuse rose, very large, cupped and 



perfectly double. 

 Jean Hachette (of the English), delicate pink, extremely 



large, cupped, and extra double. 

 Magadore, very dark crimson, perfect form. 

 Oliver de Serres, dark rose with a blush edge, very distinct. 

 Palmyra, rosy pink. 



Queen of Perpetuals, or Palotte picoUe^ pale blush, cupped 

 and perfectly double. 



Scotch Perpetual, pale blush, a profuse and constant bloomer. 



Stanwell, perpetual blush, expanded and very double ; it has 

 much the habit of a Scotch Rose : when budded, it 

 is a constant and free bloomer. 



Four seasons, pale rose, cupped and double. 



White four seasons, nearly white, expanded and double ; but 

 rarely blooms oftener than once in the season 



Perpetual white moss, white, blooms in large clusters, and 

 when in bud is very handsome ; but the flower of 

 itself is miserably indifferent, and, moreover, it is not 

 a true perpetual. It is one of those floricultural 

 misnomers expressing what the public would wish it 

 to be, and not what it actually is. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



It is but, comparatively, yesterday since this tribe was 

 brought into existence ; it is now the leading family of 

 hardy Roses, and will continue to be for ages to come. We 

 may expect in it every variety of color, from pure white to 

 velvet crimson, and with a mixture of spotted, striped, and, 

 may be, a touch of yellow. What we have said on the cul- 

 ture of Perpetual Roses will equally apply here, this tribe 

 having the advantage of rapidity of growth — more diversity 

 of color — a greater profusion of bloom, and is propagated 

 with considerable facility by layers, or cuttings, or the com- 



