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G. Maurice Bernar din is a fine globular Rose; it came out in very bad 

 weather. I can only say of it at present that it is a promising Rose. 



7. Oloire de Chatillon is a better-habited M. Massou. Its colour is clear 

 red, subject to purple stain in wet weather. In dry weather it is lighter and 

 brighter than M. Masson ; its blooms are 4 inches over. 



8. M. Boutin is a very neat Rose, formed like Francis I., but it will be 

 better. The colour is rich fixed cherry red. 



9. Adolphe Noblet is a well-formed red Rose, something like Prince Leon ; 

 its growth and habit are doubtful. Its one bloom was good. 



10. Emile Dulac is a full-sized, bright, handsome, flat-cupped Rose, some- 

 thing in the way of Sir J. Franklin. It is not a dark Rose as stated ; it shows 

 no eye. It will not be a great or late bloomer, but what it will do it will do 

 well. 



The first eight Roses do the raisers great credit, especially 1,3, 4, 5. No 

 one can hurt himself if he buys the first eight Roses. I cannot conclude this 

 account without saying that Leveque et fils deserve great praise for sending 

 out four such Roses as 2, 4, 6, 7 in one year. 4 will be a great favourite. 



Amiral Gravina (not bloomed when I sent my last article), is a globular 

 clear dark crimson purple, and may well be added to the five dark Roses 

 recommended in my last article, which, with Alexandre Dumas and Prince 

 Gamille de Rohan, will make eight excellent dark Roses of free growth, hardi- 

 hood, good form, fine substance, and splendid colouring. I retract nothing of 

 what I said in my last article, as far as it relates to the Roses therein named. 

 Some of them deserve much higher praise than I gave them — viz., Princesse 

 Mathilde, Due de Gazes, Madame Charles Crapelet, and Belle de Bourg-la- 

 Reine. I must, however, own that 3, 4, 5, are equal to (and it may be superior) 

 to any in their own line of colour. I consider that up to this time Senateur 

 Vaisse for its clear colour, fine form, and excellent habits to be the great Rose 

 of the present day. 



Madame C. Wood is a first-quality, first-class Rose, and very beautiful. 



Several other Roses, not herein named, are beautiful for growth and foliage. 

 I have pinched off their points to induce them to bloom this year. The best 

 of this lot are Archevcque de Paris, Mademoiselle Julie Daran, Professor Kock, 

 Richard Smith, l'Eblouissante, and Pourpre d' Orleans. I think that, as far as 

 I have been able to prove the novelties, the French and English raisers have 

 given a fair account of their productions. I have ordered six plants of "John 

 Hopper," raised by Mr. Ward, of Ipswich ; it is a very fine English seedling, 

 and will long abide in the catalogue. Its growth, foliage, size, form, and 

 colour are sure to recommend it. Mr. Ward sent me five fine clusters of it, 

 one of which was finer than any of those exhibited by him at Kensington, and 

 to which a first-class certificate was awarded. By its side was a pair of 

 " Reynolds Hole," a nice fresh bright pink ; a novel and choice colour. This 

 was exhibited by Mr. Standish, of Bagshot. 



August 19. W. F. Radclyffe. 



THE BEST HYACINTHS. 

 Before another Number of the Florist and Pomoeogist will be in the 

 hands of your readers, the season will have arrived when the growers of 

 Hyacinths should at least have made up their minds what bulbs to order for 

 the ensuing winter and spring — if, indeed, the selection being actually deter- 

 mined on, the order be not then already given. I have, therefore, thought that 

 having last year devoted some time and attention to a close examination of the 



