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be too great a resemblance in your acquisitions. I have thrown 

 away scores of good seedling roses because I thought they bore 

 too close a resemblance to pre-existing kinds. The raiser of 

 seedlings should endeavour to break new ground, to strike out 

 new combinations by bringing the hitherto uncultivated species 

 into his arrangements ; and it is reasonable to suppose that in 

 dealing with them, as with others in the past, he will ultimately 

 be richlv rewarded. 



Division I. 

 SUMMER ROSES. 

 Group Section 1. 



1. The Scotch Rose 



2. The Austrian Briar 



3. The Double Yellow 



Section 2. 



4. The Sweet Briar 



Section 3. 



5. The Alba Rose 

 G. The Damask 



7. The Provence 



8. The Pompon Provence 



9. The Moss 



10. The Pompon Moss 

 31. The French 



12. The Hvbrid French 



13. The Hvbrid Chinese 



11. The Hybrid Noisette 



15. The Hybrid Bourbon 



Section 4. 



16. The Prairie 



Section 5. 



17. Tbe Ayrshire 



18. The Sempervirens 



Section 6. 



19. The Boursault 



Section 7. 



20. The Multiflora 



21. The Polyantha 



Section 8. 



22. The Banksian 



Division II. 

 AUTUMNAL ROSES. 

 Group Section 9. 



23. The Berberry-leaved 

 Section 10. 

 The Perpetual Scotch 

 The Perpetual Moss 



Section 11. 

 The Macartney 

 The Clinophylla 



Section 12. 

 The Microphylla 

 The Rugosa 



Section 13. 

 The Hybrid Perpetual 



24. 

 25. 



26. 



28. 

 29. 



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31. The Bourbon Perpetual 



32. The Rose de Rosomane 



33. The Bourbon 



34. Tbe Chinese 



35. The Crimson Chinese 



36. The Fairy 



37. Tbe Tea-scented 



38. The Climbing Tea-scented 



39. The Hybrid Tea-scented 



Section 14. 



40. The Musk 



41. The Noisette 



42. The Noisette Perpetual 



Section 15. 



43. The Ayrshire Perpetual 



Section 16. 



44. The Polyantha Perpetual 



Discussion. 



The President said he was sure they were all greatly in- 

 debted to Mr. Paul for his interesting paper. He himself seemed 

 to have gone through the whole gallery of roses as Mr. Paul 

 went from one to another, and he hoped that what they had 

 seen and heard that day would enrich many gardens with some 

 forgotten gems. The 1 ' Copper Austrian ' * had been mentioned, and 



