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the bloom was chiefly lake, with mottling of some kind under the rim of the 

 petal; it is well worth a place. Louis XIV. and Mademoiselle Bonnaire are 

 both extra beautiful, but reparians must be responsible if they adopt them. 

 They do not grow strong enough for use ; yet I shall try to retain them. I 

 have bloomed Louis XIV. from a briar budded last year ; the wood is moderate, 

 but the bloom (one Rose), was extra fine for rich coloxiring — viz., crimson 

 purple within; the reverse of the petals, which is the most visible part, being 

 rich dark shaded blood. Triomphe d'Alencon and Belle cle Bourg-la-Reine 

 are both worthy of a place. As a hardy strong-growing efflorescent garden 

 Rose, with thick petals, I can recommend Mademoiselle Louise Carique ; it 

 shows an eye (sometimes a coarse one), or it would be from one cause or other 

 in the first rank. Its health is conspicuous at this time above all its 

 neighbours. 



I have two new Tea Roses in beautiful bloom — Rubens and l'Enfant Trouve 

 (six plants). The first is a good grower and fine when expanded, as well as 

 when opening — an attribute not peculiar to Tea Roses. The " Infant" is very 

 beautiful, a good grower, and constant bloomer; its colour is creamy with- 

 out, and slightly chromed within. The shape is good, It is in the way of 

 Elise Sauvage. 



The following Bourbons are well worthy of adoption : — Catherine Guillot, 

 George Peabody, and Comtesse Barbantanne ; they are good in constitution 

 and foliage, as well as flower. The last looks by its foliage and flower like a 

 seedling from Malmaison, it is smooth-petalled and good. The two next Roses, 

 Madame Guinnoiseau and Madame Vigneron have given very beautiful Roses. 

 The first is a perfect cylinder and as handsome as Madam Rivers ; and the 

 second is a large, distinct, handsome, pale silvery rose. I have had no expe- 

 rience of these in the winter. They did not arrive till December, and were 

 planted out six weeks after. They (six of each) have bloomed beautifully and 

 abundantly. 



The Roses of 1862 are mostly growing well and beautiful for foliage ; they 

 are forming buds fast, and by September I shall be able to give an account of 

 them. One thing is pretty certain — they will not beat the first Roses which I 

 have named. 



The following may interest : — The best new Roses exhibited in London on 

 June 11, were Madame Furtado, Beauty of Waltham, and Robusta, a rich- 

 coloured seedling from Paxton. The above Furtado, exhibited by Mr. G. Paul, 

 was the finest new Rose that I saw at either of the Kensington Exhibitions. 

 On June the 26th, the best novelties were Due de Rohan and Maurice Bernar- 

 din, exhibited by Mr. W. Paul. Charles Lefevre was the largest, but its 

 colours were confused ; no doubt in dry weather or under glass it would be 

 very fine. John Waterer in Mr. Keynes', and Homere in Mr. W. Paul's 

 ninety-six trebles, were, though small, very beautiful Roses. Furtado, Chabril- 

 lant, and Vaisse, were the best-shaped Roses that I saw on the 11th and 26th 

 of June at Kensington. 



In conclusion, as I find people are rabid upon the subject of Roses on their 

 own roots, it is but friendly to warn them against that error. If they get two 

 such winters and two such summers as we have lately had, Roses on their roots 

 " lately " struck, with rare exceptions, would be annihilated. Roses, old on 

 their own roots, of course subject to exceptions, would probably do well. 

 Assuredly, Roses on their own roots must not be put out as pot plants before 

 May. I put out six Raglans and six Patrizzis with the Manetti pot plants on 

 February the 1st, and all the twelve died; they are not safe till they are four 

 or five years old. Experience alone can make a man a rosarian. Locality, 

 soil, and seasons will oftentimes upset precise theories. Experientia docet means 



