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Devonicnns ; Who would not know iliis heaulii'ul ^o^e 
of a pale flfsh color, tinged with huff, and exceedingly 
fragri'.nt 1 It is of very luxuriant growth, with dark wood 
nnd strong thorns On poor soil, however, this splendid 
rose grows hut weak, furnittg, also, pure white andalmosi 
single; 4 or 5 feet high. 
GavhanU ; another highly fragrant rose, resembling 
somewhat “Bon Sdene” in color and habit; oue of the 
eat best in the spring 
Julie Man safs ; yellowish white; beautiful in spring 
and autumn, less so during the heat of the summer. Its 
growth is very compact, bushy and very dwarfish; 1 or 
2 feet high. 
Lady Warrcnder ; a beautiful little rose, but of very 
dwarfish growth. The flower opens pale pink, but soon 
turns white; the petals finely imbricated. 
La Sylphide ; very light pink, often nearly white, with 
a buff centre and fine form. It is a fine bloomer in 
autumn, the flowers at tint season coming to their great- 
est perfection ; strong grower 
Bladam Dc^prez ; pure white, but rather small flowers ; 
dwarfish growth. 
Marechal Bvgeaud; a very large and fine rose of a pale 
pink color, tinged with light buff; strong growth ; 4 feet 
high. 
Nyp/ietas ; a splendid pure white rose; buds remark- 
ably long and pointed ; growth somewhat straggling; 1 
or 2 feet, 
Panline Planiicr ; yellowish white; a very good 
bloomer; robust growth. 
P nncesse Maria ; beautiful rosy pink, with a creamy 
tint; very double, so much so, even, that it does not al- 
ways come to full perfection during the drouths of sum- 
mer; but in the spring, and still more so in the autumn, 
it is stdendid. 
Saffrano ; very deep buff, a most remarkable color. It 
is magnificent v/hile in bud ; it does not, however, show 
itself to an advantage when fully open. But if a person 
will take the trouble of tying a little sewing cotton around 
the bud, it will be prevented from expanding, and keep 
for many days in its highest beauty ; vigorous growth, 
the stem often measuring two inches in diameter. 
'Priumph de Luxembourg, also often called “Luxem- 
bourg Tea,” is a magnificent flower, with thick leathery- 
petals of pale rosy color, tinged with pale buff. 
Virginie ; clear pink; a beautiful shape and a great 
bloomer. It always forms a neat, close and round bush; 
about 2 feet high. 
THE BOURBON ROSES 
Were first discovered in the Island of Bourbon, on the 
east coast of Africa, whence their name. By hybridiz 
lag and cultivation they have reached a high degree of 
perfection. Their colors in the deep crimson shades are 
very brilliant; their flowers luxuriant and profuse; their 
growth stout and very thorny. Nearly all of them are 
very constant bloomers. Some of the best are : 
Acidalie; nearly white ; of a globular, regular form and 
a splendid waxy appearance ; growth very robu.st; 3 or 4 
feet. 
Crimson Globe, also called “Dr. Roques;” a rather 
small, but very regularly imbricated flower of an exceed 
ingly rich, vivid crimson hue. It is one of those few roses 
which will have to be mulched during the hottest part of the 
summer. It always does better when grafted than on its 
own roots ; I to 2 feet high. 
Cardinal Fesh; violet crimson; very double; a fine 
bloomer; of rather low growth. 
Edouard Desfosses ; dark pink ; very distinct : the flow 
er rather expanded and flat, but very regularly imbricated 
and star-shaped ; growth, low and bushy ; will do much 
better when mulched. 
Enfant d' Ajaccio; also called “Souvenir de Anselme;’ 
brilliant scarlet crimson, in large clusters; a constant 
bloomer, of luxuriant and slender growth, almost climb. ng; 
excellent for pillars. 
General Du hour g ; a rather insignificant pink flower, 
which properly does not deserve a place in a fine collec- 
tion were it not for its delicious fragrance, the pure “Attar 
of Rose;” strong, slender growth. 
Herniosa ; pale rosy color; very fine; globular form; a 
great bloomer; of luxuriant growth. 
Lady Canning; rosy lilac; in large clusters; very 
fine. 
Lavinia Cnsla; flower of but medium size, but pro- 
duced in very large clusters, and of a brilliant deeep crim- 
son color. 
Lr.vcsnn Goicer, a very large and fine flower of a bright 
rosy color; in shape somewhat resembling “Souvenir de 
la Malrnaison.” 
Madam Angelina; white, tinged with fawn; flower 
rather small. 
Madam Bossanqiiet ; pale cream color; of fine globose 
form and waxy appearance; profuse bloomer; makes a 
stout bush. 
Madam Desprez ; deep pink, turning rosy lilac; 
blooms in very large clusters ; a very profuse and con- 
stant bloomer, and strong grower, when grafted; on its 
own roots, liowever, it is of rather feeble growth and 
bloom. 
Paul Joseph, a very rich crimson rose, but of feebla 
growth, and rather difficult to cultivate. 
Pourpre de Tyre-, dark purple of rather dwarfish 
growth. 
Prmccsse Clementine; brilliant deep crimson with_ a 
velvety tint, 
or Queen of Bourbons, a fine rose of pinkish 
fawn color, ofglobose form; grows stout and bushy. 
Siruvenir de la Malrnaison. — This pale flesh colored 
rose, though not very fragrant, stands perhaps at the 
head of all roses. It is, indeed, a worthy representative of 
the splendid garden of “Malrnaison,” the celebrated gar- 
den of the Empress Josephine. The flowers are very 
large, often from 5 to G inches in diameter, an 1 produced 
in clusters ; growth low, say about 2 feet, but very stout 
and bushy. 
Sully ; flowers small, star-shaped and in large clusters ; 
of a bright deep crimson color ; a constant bloomer. 
Triumph de la Duclicre ; pale rosy blush, with deeper 
colored, star-shaped centre ; profuse bloomer, and of lux- 
uriant growth. 
NOISETTE ROSES. 
NoisetteRos^s are said to have originated in CharlestoM, 
S. C., and to have taken their name after Mr. Noisette, of 
that city, a cousin to the celebrated French Rose grower 
in Paris, of the same name. The characteristic is a profu- 
sion of flowers produced in large clusters. The predomi- 
nant color is bright, and comprises more shades of yellow 
than any other class of roses. The Noisette roses may 
properly be subdivided into two families: — 1. Those that 
are low and bushy. 2. Those that are climbing. Soaa* 
of the best are : 
Aime Vibert ; white, but rather small flowesrs; 
growth quite dwarfish. 
Augusta. — So much has been said of this new yellow 
climber that it may not be out of place to say a few words 
about it. It was raised a few years ago in Ohio, and is a 
very fine yellow climbing rose. It rese nbles, however, 
the “Solfatara” so much that it is hardly worth while t« 
raise both varieties. Its chief merits in p eference to the 
“Solfatara” is, that it is perfectly hardy in the North, 
where the climate is entirely too severe for the “Salfa- 
tara.” 
Caroline Marnicsse. — This new rose, which ranks 
among the best rosea in Europe, is, in spite of its beauty, 
