THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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Of those sent out last year, which have had a fair trial in this 
country, the following can be recommended: — 
Abbe Bramerel (H.P.) — A hue dark rose, large, full, and of good 
form ; colour velvety purple. 
Auguste Bigofard (H.P.) — A showy rose, with large, well-formed 
flowers of a bright red. 
Cecile Berthod (Tea-scented). — A very beautiful rose, with large 
yellow flowers, which appear to great advantage in relief with the 
dark bronzy foliage. 
Coquette des Blanches (H.P.) — A useful, white-flowered hybrid 
perpetual. 
Lyonnaise (H.P.) — A most attractive variety, with large rose- 
pink flowers. 
Madame George Schwartz (H.P.) — A useful rose, with large rose- 
coloured flowers; vigorous in growth and free flowering. 
Marie Van Moutte (Tea-scented). — A pretty variety, with large 
white flowers tinted with yellow and rose. 
Perfection de Monplaisir (Tea-scented). — A desirable addition to 
its class, with clear yellow flowers. 
President Thiers (H.P.) — A fine dark-coloured rose ; likely to 
become popular. 
Princess Louise Victoria (H.P.) — A splendid climbing rose, 
figured in the Floral World some time since. 
Richard Wallace (H.P,) — A useful variety, with large, well- 
shaped flowers of a bright rose shading to white. 
Victor Verdier (H.P., climbing) — A scandeut form of one of the 
most beautiful roses in cultivation. 
It remains to be said that the present time is most favourable 
for the purchase of roses in pots. Well-established plants, if shifted 
at once into six- inch pots and properly attended to during the 
summer, may be expected to bloom sujverbly during the following 
spring. 
HYDRANGEAS FOE THE CONSERVATORY. 
BY J. WILLIAMS, 
Superin.tendent of Indonr Plant Department, Crystal Palace, Sydenham. 
ISITORS to the Crystal Palace who take an interest 
in the floral decorations very frequently express their 
surprise at the splendid appearance presented by the 
Hydrangeas employed in the embellishment of the 
marble basins round the glass fountain in the nave. 
Inquiries are also made as to the means adopted for securing such 
successful results, and it appears that a very general impression pre- 
vails that we must possess some secret. There is not, perhaps, what 
may be correctly designated a “ secret,” but unquestionably our 
system of growing Hydrangeas differs materially from that usually 
June. 
