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been out I should’have been satisfied. He has a large stock of Gloire 
de Dijon on Dog-roses, as standards, and looking stout in wood as 
Baron Prevost. But though finely budded, they were not in bloom. 
Gloire de Dijon, if not the premier‘Tea, is, I think, in its shape and 
colour, as first-rate as Devoniensis. I do little in Teas. ]\Iy two pets 
are Viscomtesse Decazes and Elise Sauvage. From what I saw of 
Gloire de Dijon on a Dog-rose, I think, for out-door culture, we shall 
come to budding Teas on alien stocks. I have a Safiranot which does 
well so treated. The only really hardy Tea I know is Goubalt, which 
is good in form, and sweet and peculiar in scent. 
The gems of what I saw in bloom at Bath were Jules Margottin, 
Robin Hood, Mrs. Rivers (the very shape), Caroline de Sansalles, and 
Madame Lamoriciere. 
I bought the following varieties, 
them next year:— 
Panache d’Orleans 
Madame Philip 
Madame Place 
Jules Margottin (2) 
Madame Fremin 
Lady Franklin 
Gloire de Dijon (2) 
Prince Leon (2) 
Madame Vidot 
Louise Peyronney 
Triomphe d’Avranches 
Madame Knorr 
Madame Cambacferes 
and will, if you like it, report on 
Comte de Jsanteuil 
Souvenir de la Reiue d’Angleterre 
Duchesse d’Orleans 
Triomphe de I’Exposition 
Lord Raglan (2) 
Reine des Fleurs 
Robin Hood (2) 
Madame Lamoriciere 
William Jesse 
Louise Odier 
Madame Martel 
La Ville de St. Denis 
Melanie Cornu 
These were my selection. They were grown in a free, deep, loamy 
soil, on stone brash. I cannot hope to equal them. The soil has an 
effect on colour, size, and shape. With regard to Mr. Tiley, 1 can with 
confidence say that he is a good judge of, and a fond lover of, 
Roses. In the blooming season, you may find him from six to six in 
the midst of his favourites. To his selection I am indebted for my 
first forty Roses; and except in the case of Jules Margottin, William 
Griffiths, Prince Leon, and Mrs. Rivers, I do not think I have ever 
bettered the original lot which he first sent to me. 
With regard to home experience, I have bloomed and can recom¬ 
mend highly the following kinds :— 
HP. Blanchefleur, white, a gem. 
RG. Ohl, magnificent, rich deep crimson, requires very rich soil. 
B. Dupetit Thouars 1 vivid crimson I , , 
Pa^l Joseph . . / purplish crimson | 
Acidalie, white ; the best perpetual white I know, but she must be treated as a 
pole Rose. 
Malmaison, blush ; likes a warm wall, and is most beautiful for in-door culture. 
Hybrid Perpetuals. 
Mrs. Rivers, pale flesh, first-rate in form. I think altogether it is the best 
formed I know. She is most beautiful in bud with her peach envelopes. 
Theocrite, pink, large and full. 
Madame Jacquin, nearly of the colour of Coup d’Hebe, is a very magnificent 
Rose. 
I grew the last two side by side on the richest part of my kitchen garden, 
under a wall facing the north ; and it was with difficulty I could award 
the palm to Hebe, which I think is the handsomest Rose I have yet 
bloomed. She is most fit for a pole. 
