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clear rose, nearly full, called an original variety. I am afraid its 
description does not lead one to expect much from it; it sounds rather 
like the Triomphe d’Amiens and Pride of Reigate style of flower. 
S'"* Such, then, is the very modest list of H.P.’s offered to us this year by 
the French raisers. Messrs. Ketten add to their list several of the 
English raised Roses of which I have already spoken. I do not think 
strain ; but time will show us whether we have under-estimated or not 
the productions promised to us.—D., Deal, 
Tea Rose Sappho. 
To Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, we are indebted for num¬ 
bers of beautiful Roses which have taken a high place both for garden 
Fig. 73.—tea-scented ROSE SAPPHO. 
culture and exhibition. Additions also are constantly being made of 
sterling novelties, for every care is exercised in testing their merits 
before submitting them to a critical public. The variety Sappho, of 
which we are enabled to give an illustration this aveek (fig. 73), is 
one of these, and has already had its character confirmed by (the 
that their list is likely to inspire many hopeful feelings, but we must 
Temember that there are two or three raisers who have before now sent 
vs good flowers ; but the standard has been now raised so high, and we 
tave such grand flowers already in growth, that it is hard to expect any¬ 
thing to beat them, and it seems somewhat difficult to hit upon a new 
