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THE FLORIST AND P0M0L0GIST. 



Fourthly. Roses of 1863 not yet Spoken of. 



1. Mrs. W. Paul. — This is a beautiful first-class Rose. Its colour here 

 was different from that in the Florist and Pomologist, and also from that 

 sent me by Mr. W. Paul to-day, together with beautiful blooms of Lord 

 Macaulay and Mr. W. Paul. Soil and exposure to sun and dews, no doubt, make 

 the difference. My plant is in a west aspect, and has a thick awning of Ivy 

 hanging over it and shielding it from dews, which will account for its brightness. 

 Its colour here was bright lustrous velvety crimson, with fiery scarlet in the 

 centre. It is finely shaped, and very radiant and beautiful. The petals are 

 thick, and colour lasting. It lives and dies well. It produces single blooms. 

 The centre of my blooms was exactly like that in the Florist and Pomolo- 

 gist, but the purple from the above reasons was absent. Vilmorin sent me 

 this Rose with others. At first I fancied it was Mr. W. Paul, as it answered 

 to his colour ; but I believe it to be correctly sent. The bloom sent to me by 

 Mr. W. Paul was of the same colour as the one in the Florist and Pomo- 

 logist ; but not so like it as mine as regards the peculiar centre. As cor- 

 rectness is desirable, I wrote to Mr. W. Paul, and he makes this observation : 

 " New Roses vary so much the first year that it is barely safe to trust to a 

 description." Roses vary as to colour according to heat and moisture. Take 

 an instance : Alphonse Damaizin is, in dry summer weather, a radiant scarlety 

 red ; but in September and October I have seen it as clarety as Maria Portemer, 

 the formation of both being much alike. 



2. Madame Brianson. — This Rose, together with Soeur des Anges, is con- 

 sidered in France to hold a high position. I regret that three buds which 

 are upon opening are not sufficiently open to describe the Rose fully. The 

 colour is fine, and the petals are of great substance : it has the appearance of 

 being a very superior Rose. The growth and foliage are good. 



3. Madame Alfred de Rougemont is French white, with roseated reverse to 

 the outside petals. It is a Perpetual Acidalie. It is well formed, and valuable 

 for its colour and continuous blooming. 



These are all of the infant Roses of 1863 that are likely to bloom here 

 this year. For, soon 



" In eager haste the village urchins go 

 To hunt the hedges for the purple Sloe." 



Rushton. W. F. Radclyffe. 



BELLE DE SEPTEMBER PLUM. 



WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 



Stnontmes. — Reina Nova ; Gros Rouge de Septemhre. 



This is one of our handsomest late Plums. Whether as a standard or a 

 dwarf it is equally ornamental, but particularly so as a dwarf, in which form 

 we have seen very small trees studded all over with the gay and brilliant fruit, 

 of which our plate is the representation. The fruit is large, oval, even, and 

 regular in its outline, and marked with a very slight suture on one side, some- 

 times so slight as to be a mere line. The skin is bright red, covered with a 

 delicate violet bloom. Stalk half an inch long, thin, and smooth. Flesh 

 yellowish- white, firm, juicy, sweet, and somewhat aromatic, and adhering 

 rather to the stone. 



This is a first-rate Plum for cooking or preserving, and furnishes a fine 

 crimson juice or syrup. It ripens in the end of September, or in the beginning 

 or middle of October. 



The tree is an abundant bearer, and the young shoots are downy. 



