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collection in which each variety is represented by a single plant. 

 To anyone who thought of making a start in the growing of Tea 

 Roses I would strongly recommend, in the order in which the 

 names occur, the following varieties, to be planted in groups of 

 from six to a dozen plants of each, to begin with : — 1. Hon. 

 Edith Gifford, the best of all Teas for out-of-door culture ; a very 

 beautiful creamy-white flower, produced in unending profusion. 

 2. Marie van Houtte, a vigorous plant with pale lemon flowers 

 margined peach colour. 3. Caroline Kuster, pale yellow, very 

 vigorous and free. 4. Madame Bravy, creamy white, always 

 perfect in form, and very free blooming. 5. Madame Lambard, 

 one of the hardiest of Roses, and a very charming one, and 

 always in flower ; colour variable, but generally bright rose. 

 6. Souvenir d'un Ami, another hardy and reliable rose-coloured 

 variety. 7. Souvenir de S. A. Prince (syn. The Queen), the exact 

 counterpart of the preceding, from which it is a sport, except 

 that the flowers are pure white. 8. Anna Olivier, a very hand- 

 some creamy flower with a deep rose-coloured base. 9. Madame 

 Hoste, very similar to the preceding in form, habit, and freedom, 

 but with clear pale yellow flowers. 10. Catherine Mermet, the 

 most perfectly formed of all the Tea-scented Roses ; colour pale 

 rose. 11. The Bride, a sport from the preceding, from which it 

 differs only in having white flowers of equal beauty. 12. Fran- 

 cisca Kriiger, a plant of great vigour and freedom, with tawny 

 yellow flowers, shaded orange at the base. 



For climbers out-of-doors, Bouquet d'Or, the best by far of 

 the Dijon Teas, and William Allen Richardson, whose bright 

 orange flowers are so well known as to need no more than 

 mention, may be specially recommended. For under glass there 

 is, of course, Marechal Niel, and a very beautiful pure white in 

 Lamar que. 



Where Roses are wanted for button-holes, there should be 

 specially cultivated Ma Capucine, the loveliest of all Rose-buds 

 for the purpose, and Madame Chedane Guinoisseau, a beautiful 

 long bud of a clear rich yellow colour. Most Rose-buds are too 

 fat for button-holes, or, if small enough, do not show their 

 colour sufficiently ; but the two above-named varieties seem to 

 have been raised expressly for the purpose. 



There is no question as to which is the loveliest of all the 

 Teas — Comtesse de Nadaillac is unsurpassed ; and as it is well 



