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Roses' of our childhood. They may be grown 

 on their own roots in clumps among other Roses, 

 or as edgings to beds, De Meaux and Spong 

 being the best varieties. There are many other 

 Lilliputian treasures, the Banksian Rose, commended 

 when we discussed the Climbers ; the charming 

 Scotch Roses, red, yellow, and white, growing in 

 great bushes, such as a giantess might bear as a 

 bouquet ; and I remember some dear little darlings 

 which forty years ago were classified as Hybrid 

 Perpetuals — Ernestine de Barcule, Clementine 

 Duval, Coquette de Montmorency, and Pauline 

 Buonaparte ; but we had no Rose more fascinat- 

 ing than the Polyantha now in our gardens, 

 such as Perle d'Or, Little Dot, Mignonette, and 

 others. 



A few varieties from the Hybrid Provence section 

 are valuable in the general collection, having those 

 lighter tints which are still infrequent, being of a 

 healthful habit, and growing well either as dwarfs 

 or standards. Blanchefleur is a very pretty Rose, 

 of the colour commonly termed French white — 

 i.e., English white with a slight suffusion of pink ; 

 Comte Plater and Comtesse de S^gur are of a 

 soft buff or cream colour, the latter a well-shaped 

 Rose; Princess Clementine is a rara avis in terris^ 

 but not a bit like unto a black swan, being one 



