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(3) . Fine Hoses Rit for Shoiv, but not Choice in Colour, though Good in 

 Colour, — John Hopper, L'Eblouissante, Madame Charles Wood, Madame 

 Clemence Joigneaux. These are very good-constitutioned Roses, strong 

 growers, and good bloomers. 



(4) . Good Hoses. — Some of these suffered severely from hail, so that 

 I cannot estimate their full value. They are good growers and abundant 

 bloomers. Professor Koch, Mdlle. Julie Daran, Mcllle. Ernest Dreol, Turenne, 

 Vicomte Vigier, Alphonse Damazin, Aroheveque cle Paris. 



(5) . First-rate Full- sized Show Roses, but of Limited Groioth and Doubtful 

 Constitution. — Emile Dulac, Gloire de Chatillon. These have suffered much 

 from hail. They are only fit for first-class lands and favourable situations. 



4. Roses of 1863. — These have, as yet, done but little. From Mr. Rivers 

 I hear but a poor account of them. 



(1) . Sceur des Anges (twelve plants). — This is a fine grower with fine 

 foliage, which breaks from every eye from the base to the summit of the 

 plant, which is not the case with its parent Duchesse d' Orleans, from which 

 it is a fixed sport. Moreover, its wood is of a firmer character. It forms 

 abundant buds, and is before expansion like its parent. Some of the blooms 

 have been clefty, others hard to open, and others have displayed full-sized 

 blooms of singular beauty. It is a silvery white and delicate blush in the 

 centre. It is choice ; and, like its parent, it will be a better bloomer in 

 autumn than summer. 



(2) . Alfred de Rougemont. — This is a superior Rose. It is deep maroon, 

 or purple crimson, of good outline and disposition of petals. The petals 

 are very thick and smooth at the edges. It is perfectly full in the English 

 acceptation of the word. 



(3) . Due de Bassano is clear crimson, not dark as stated. It is good in 

 outline, sufficiently full ; its petals are smooth and well arranged ; and, being 

 of good substance and thorough colouring, it stands sun well. 



(4) . Madame Helye. — This is, a swell as Bassano, Portemer's production. 

 It is an abundant-blooming, sweet-scented, globular, crimson Rose. The 

 petals are not so substantial as the former, which is a cupped Rose. 



(5) . L'Fclatante. — This is a fine deep velvety crimson, with good smooth 

 petals arranged as a cup. It was not full to the centre. 



The three first are superior and the best; the other two are good and 

 cannot hurt you. 



The others I need not describe fully. Emotion, as supplied to me, is iden- 

 tical with Octavie Fontaine. Le Rhone (fine vermilion red), and Triomphe 

 d' Angers are abundant bloomers, and nice for pot and bedding purposes. 



If any others of note bloom in time for the October Number, I will give infor- 

 mation. The whole of the above judgments have been formed in the open air. 



Rushton. W. F. Radcly:et.e. 



EARLY-BLOOMING ACACIAS. 



Many plants, of which the natural season of blossoming under glass is in 

 the winter or early spring months, acquire additional value from that circum- 

 stance, because their intrinsic beauty is then heightened by contrast with the 

 " desolation that reigns without." Many of the New Holland Acacias possess 

 this desirable property, which, in some species, is combined with exceeding 

 beauty, as well as gracefulness of habit : consequently, there are no plants 

 better adapted for ornamenting a conservatory, where they can be allowed 



