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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ April 81,1887. 
Prixcesse Helene d’Orl£ans. — Brilliant fresh rose, large, full, 
of a nice rounded shape, capped, vigorous, and very sweet. 
Princesse Louise d’Orl£ans.—F resh satiny rose, bordered 
with silvery rose, large, full, of good shape and habit, with large 
petals, vigorous, superb. I am afraid if this Orleans family has 
any permanence (which I very much doubt) there will be no end of 
confusion. 
Madame Lurean-Escalias —A joint concern with M. Main- 
dron, beautiful delicate rose all over, full, of good shape and habit, 
vigorous ; of the Victor Yerdier class. 
GTJILLOT. 
Madame Joseph Desbois. —This is called by the raiser a 
Hybrid Tea, but following our rule it must be classed among Hybrid 
Perpetuals. Its parentage is not unlike the reported parentage of 
Her Majesty—Baroness Rothschild X Madame Falcot—and seems 
to be much of the same type. It is said to be very large, measures 
from 5 to 7 inches across, tieshy white, with delicate rosy salmon 
centre ; very full and of good shape and habit, very vigorous. 
LEVEQUE. 
Alphonse Drawiel. —Blackish poppy red lit up with carmine ; 
large, full, globular, and of perfect shape ; one of the best dark 
Roses yet brought out. 
Aly PAsnA Cherif. —Bright fiery vermilion shaded with 
velvety crimson ; large, full, well shaped, and very vigorous ; extra 
good. 
Comte de Paris. —Poppy red, shaded, and illumined with 
bright purple, brown, and vivid crimson ; large, full, of very good 
shape, and very vigorous ; a grand new Rose. 
Baronne de St. Didier. —Reddish crimson or bright cherry 
shaded with lilac, and purple ; edges of petals often edged with 
white ; large, full, and of vigorous growth. 
Madame Edouard de Bonni£res de Wierre. —What a name 
for English gardeners ! Amaranth red illumined with carmine and 
poppy red; large, full, of good shape and vigorous; a grand new 
Rose. 
Madame Leon Halkix. —Bright reddish crimson shaded with 
■dazzling purple; large, full, globular, of perfect shape and vigorous ; 
extra good. 
Madame Thibaut ain£. —Bright rose cherry, petals often 
bordered with white ; large, full, of beautiful shape and vigorous ; 
quite a distinct variety. 
LIABAUD. 
Iamile Masson. — Velvety reddish purple ; large, full, very 
vigorous and free-flowering. 
Jules Derondiliie. —purplish crimson; large or medium, full; 
very vigorous and free-flowering. 
Madame Treyve Marie. — Clear red shaded orange, and 
turning to bronze in its prime ; very vigorous and very free- 
flowering ; a new and distinct colour. Quite correct if description 
goes for anything. 
Mademoiselle Marie Dauphine. —Beautiful delicate rose 
with a fresh lilac reflex in the centre ; very large, full, and of very 
vigorous growth ; a new and distinct colour. 
VIGNERON, FILS. 
Bijou de Couasnon. —Bright velvety red ; large, full, of good 
shape and habit, very vigorous and free-flowering. 
Madame Marcel Fauneau. —Rosy lilac, centre darker ; very 
large, full, globular ; vigorous and very free-flowering ; a seedling 
of Alexis Lepere. This last was brought out twelve years ago, 
and as I do not believe that it was ever seen in England, and cer¬ 
tainly never regarded as an acquisition, it does not appear a 
great distinction to say that John Smith was the son of Thomas 
Smith. 
Monsieur Richard. —Bright velvety fiery red ; large, full, 
vigorous, and very sweet. 
DUBREUIL. 
Attractiox. —This is one of the so-called Hybrid Teas. Clear 
carmine shaded China Rose, petals edged pale rose with a yellow 
base ; flowering in clusters from three to five flowers on a fine 
stem ; vigorous, with an intermediate scent between the Damask 
and Tea Roses ; very free flowering, extra good. 
VEUVE SCHWARTZ. 
Jean Baptiste Casati. —Very delicate rosy lilac, centre white, 
large, cupped, of good shape ; vigorous and very sweet-scented. 
Monsieur M. Baron. — Dark reddish violet; large, full, 
vigorous, and very sweet. 
BERNAIX. 
Madame A. Schwaller. —Another so-called Hybrid Tea ; 
rosy flesh, paler at the base and deeper on the edges of the petals ; 
globular on opening, and becoming cupped when expanded ; of 
bushy growth and very free-flowering. 
BESSON. 
Docteur Antoine Joly. —Brilliant rose, deeper at the base, 
and shaded salmon ; large, very full; cupped, and of good shape ; 
vigorous ; a seedling from Baroness Rothschild. 
Orgeuil de Lyon. — Dark velvety crimson, illumined with 
vermilion, with a fiery reflex ; large, full, of good shape and 
vigorous. 
GONOD. 
Louis Rollet. — Reddish purple ; large, full, and of most 
remarkable vigour of growth. 
Stephanie Charenton. — White, the three outer rows of 
petals slightly rose-coloured, the centre ones being bright rosy 
cherry ; large, full, of beautiful shape and very vigorous. 
PERNET, PERE. 
Madame Desir. —Bright rose, shaded orange and salmon ; a 
completely new colour ; large and nearly full, very vigorous, free- 
flowering, and sweet-scented. 
BERRIEDE. 
Madame de Silve. —Bright red with lilac reflex ; very large, 
well-shaped, and very vigorous ; a seedling from M. Fillon. 
Madame Jeanne Bouvet. —Flesh colour or silvery rose ; of 
medium size, well-shaped and vigorous ; a seedling from Jules 
Margottin, with the same wood and habit of growth. 
MOREAU ROBERT. 
Souvenir de Capitaine des Mares. —Very bright cherry 
shaded gooseberry red ; very large, globular, well-shaped ; full, 
of very vigorous growth, and very free-flowering ; extra good. 
Vicomtesse de Serves. —Delicate rose glace on the edge of 
the petals, the centre being darker in tint ; very large, full, and 
of perfect shape ; exceedingly vigorous, and flowering in clusters ; 
a good new Rose. 
SOUPERT ET NOTTING. 
Theodore Liberton. —Dazzling carmine, shaded with a light 
changing to darker rose, back of petals light purple ; large, full, 
shaped like a Damask Rose ; vigorous, and very sweet-scented. 
C. LEVET, JEUNE. 
Madame Honore Defresne. — Beautiful dark yellow with 
coppery reflex ; large, full, of good shape and vigorous growth. 
Reading the above list in the light of the National Rose 
Society’s catalogue, I fear that the greater proportion of the 
raisers are unknown to fame as having raised a Rose deemed 
worthy of a place in their catalogue of exhibition Roses, although 
some of them have been engaged in sending out new Roses for 
twenty or thirty years, while many of them seem to be new hands, 
who may perhaps give us something better than their forefathers. 
If, however, there are amongst these varieties anything that is 
worth growing, yve may perhaps expect it from Guillot, Liabaud, 
and Leveque. Amongst English Roses, I think the most promising 
that I have seen is Great Mogul, which may be described as a very 
dark shaded A. K. Williams. There are two Hybrid Perpetuals 
from a new source of which I have heard (especially of one) a good 
deal. I mean the north of Ireland, where Messrs. Alex. Dickson 
and Sons of Newtownards have been for some years engaged in 
raising seedling Roses. The two I allude to are— 
Earl of Dufferin. —Hardy and vigorous habit, with dark 
green foliage, an early autumn and late bloomer ; flowers large, 
full, and finely formed; colour rich brilliant velvety crimson 
shaded with dark maroon, the finest dark Rose ever produced. It 
was awarded at Helensburgh the pi ize for the best Rose in the show 
out of 1250 blooms. It has already received seven first-class 
certificates. 
Lady Helen Stewart. —Very strong grower and a most 
continuous bloomer, flowering freely until late in autumn ; colour 
bright crimson scarlet, with beautifully smooth petals of great 
substance.—D., Deal. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Apbil 12th. 
Scientific Committee. —Present: Dr. M. T. Masters, in the chair; Pro¬ 
fessor M. Ward, Professor A. Church, Mr. G. Maw, Dr. Lowe, Mr. G. F. 
Wilson, Mr. O’Brien, Mr. Maclachlan, Mr. W. G. Smith, Mr. A. Smee, Pro¬ 
fessor Boulger, and Rev. G. Henslow (Hon. Sec.). 
Hybrid Bulbocodium {Supposed). —Mr. Smyth forwarded flowers as 
requested at the last meeting, but which proved to be exactly like forms 
exhibited by Mr. Maw, who bad no doubt they were from true seedlings and 
not a cross. 
Crocus sp. —Mr. Maw exhibited the following :—C. biflorus var. Pesta- 
