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Sombreuil. — A strong grower, with flowers of a pale 

 straw color. 



Souvenir d'un Ami. — The Ijueen of the tea-scented 

 roses, and will rank the very first among them. Its habit 

 is good, it blooms freely, and its large and beautifully im- 

 bricated flowers, w^hen open, much resemble in form those 

 of Souvenir de Malmaison. Its color is a delicate salmon, 

 shaded with rose, and its general character highly recom- 

 mends it as flrst-rate in every respect. Hibberd claims -to 

 have produced flowers from this variety eleven to twelve 

 inches in circumference when fully expanded. 



Souvenir de Leveson Gower, — Of a salmon color. 



Triomplie de Guillot fils. — A white rose, clouded with 

 flesh color, and shaded with yellowish salmon. 



Vicomtesse de Cazes. — A fine yellow, and free bloom- , 

 ing rose. 



White Tea. — A w^ell-cupped, fragrant, pure white rose. 



In the preceding list, we have given some of the best 

 varieties of the Tea Rose, and trust the amateur will find 

 no difliculty in making a selection. Many are pillar roses ; 

 and these, so trained, would be beautiful objects on a lawn, 

 either singly, or in groups of three to a dozen. Where 

 the height of the pillars can be gently graduated to the 

 highest in the centre, the efiect will be very fine. Many 

 of the luxuriant growing varieties can be trained upon a 

 common pale fence, and will cover it Avith flowers and 

 foliage the whole season. Straw can be easily thatched 

 over to protect them from the severity of winter, or bass 

 mats Avould be still better. There is another very beauti- 

 ful mode of cultivating the most delicate of these tea- 

 scented roses, which we have never seen adopted, but 

 which we are confident would produce a very fine elfect. 

 A large three or four gallon pot should be procured, and 

 painted green on the outside ; a locust post should then 

 be obtained, some tbree or four inches in diameter, and 

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