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THE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ROSES. 
parative, and not strictly as they arc given. 
A perfect Rose, among the immense number of 
literally worthless things, must only be taken 
to mean that the Rose is one of the best, and 
far superior to the hundreds we omit. A 
perfect Rose would, according to the properties 
laid down, be a prodigy. 
Hybrid Chinese Roses. 
Another set of seedling varieties, which by 
any other name would smell as sweet ; how- 
ever, as they have been so classed, the pre- 
tended origin is mere assumption. It has 
been said that this family differs more from 
itself than many of the families differ from one 
another. Of this family the following may be 
taken : — 
Brennus, double, large, and well-formed. 
George IV., dark rose, prolific bloomer. 
Grilony, purplish slate colour, good form. 
Petit Pierre, very large, and very double. 
Victor Hugo, fine lilac-coloured rose, large. 
Chenedole, vivid crimson, large and fine. 
Comtesse de Lacepede, pale silvery blush. 
Duke of Devonshire, lilac, striped white. 
Mypocrate, perfect brilliant rose, very fine. 
Lady Stuart, silvery blush, very fine. 
Madame Plantier, white, and very perfect. 
Margolin, blackish crimson ; darkest rose. 
All this class form excellent Pillar-roses, on 
account of their free growth and abundant 
bloom ; yet they are not classed among Climb- 
ing-roses, but as a family whose name indicates 
nothing of their habits. 
Hybrid Bourbon Roses, 
belonging to the same family, but separated 
recently in the catalogues. 
Belle de St. Oyr, bright rose colour, fine. 
Col. Combes, red, occasionally spotted. 
Charles Duval, bright rose colour, good. 
Lady Montgomery, pale rose, very fine. 
Paul Perras, brilliant shaded rose, fine. 
Richelieu, very bright rose, distinct, fine. 
Sylvain, bright crimson, very perfect. 
Great Western, deep-red crimson, robust. 
Rosa alba, White Rose, 
is a family comprising Roses of all colours ; 
but because the supposed original was white, 
they are all to be called white, be their colours 
what they may. Of the varieties put down 
under this distinction, we will mention — 
Attila, brilliant rosy crimson, and large. 
Due de Luxembourg, flesh, with rosy centre. 
Fanny Sommerson, very double rose colour. 
Felicite, French white, fine and distinct. 
La Seduisante, brilliant rosy blush. 
Princesse de Lamballe, pure white, early. 
Queen of Denmark, large, superb blush. 
Marie de Bourgogne, pink, spotted flesh. 
Damask Roses. 
If the Rosa Alba family contains crimson 
and purple and damask Roses, the family 
called damask has plenty of variety, not omit- 
ting white. The best of these are — 
Jiachclier, very large and very double rose. 
Coralic, white, with rosy centre, pretty. 
La Ch'erie, flesh colour, with pink centre. 
La Villa de Bruxelles, rose, glossy foliage. 
Lady Fitzgerald, light brilliant crimson. 
Madame Hardy, one of the best white. 
'Sweet Briars. 
Douhle -margined Hip, white, shaded with 
pink, and fine. 
Ricgo, the most fragrant of roses. 
Austrian Briars. 
Double Blush, salmon blush, buff centre. 
Harrisonii, bright yellow, abundant bloomer. 
Williamses, double yellow, and pretty. 
Persian Yellow, deep yellow, beautiful. 
Double Yellow Rose, Rosa sidphurea. 
One plant should be tried. 
Climbing Roses. 
These are split into many families. Among 
the Ayrshire kind — 
The Queen of the Belgians, pure white. 
Dundee Rambler, white edged with pink. 
Ayrshire Queen, purple crimson. 
Rosa multiflora. 
These are as unlike one another as two dis- 
tinct families; but the following maybe tried : — 
Grevillia, or Seven Sisters, changeable from 
crimson to purple, blooms in bunches ; re- 
quires protection in winter. 
Laure Davoust is one of the finest climbers 
we have ; and we are informed by Mr. Rivers 
it grows in Geneva thirty feet high. 
The mode of protecting these, when on 
pillars, is to tie furze round them, and with- 
draw part of it in March, and the rest in May. 
Evergreen Roses. 
Adelaide d Orleans, bright foliage, pale rose. 
Banksiceflora, beautiful small double white. 
Donna Maria, fine compact double white. 
Felicite Perpetue, beautiful cream-coloured. 
Myrianthes, pale, delicate flowers. 
Banksian Roses. 
White Banksian; Yellow Banksian. 
Hybrid Climbing Roses. 
The Garland Rose, a variety, with thou- 
sands of small yellowish flowers. 
Astrolabe, a bright very desirable rose colour. 
Damask Perpetual Roses. 
Antinous, deep purplish crimson, very fine. 
Bernard, pink, very fine dwarf, fragrant. 
Crimson perpetual, beautiful crimson. 
Striped Crimson perpetual, pink, striped. 
Louis Philippe, noble dark purple flowers. 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 
Aubernon, brilliant crimson, very fragrant. 
Calliope, cherry red, streaked with white. 
