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by the term perpetual, thinking that they were always to have Roses 
in bloom. Now I know not what other persons’ experience may be, 
but they are anything but perpetual with me. You do get now and 
then some sorts that bloom well in autumn, but I have seen some large 
nurseries, and it is only here and there that in autumn you see a bush 
filled with bloom—this year, especially, owing to the hot weather, the 
second bloom came so rapidly on the first, that the autumnal bloom has 
been comparatively insignificant. I have discarded the following, as 
being bad growers or bloomers:— 
Auguste Mie . . . Never opens well. 
tJeneral Castellane . . Bad grower. 
La Reine .... Never opens with me. 
'Madame Campbell d’Islay . Never opens. 
Victoria .... Ditto. 
And grow the following— 
1. Alexandre Bachmetoff 
2. Baronne Hallez 
3. Baronne Prevost 
4. Colonel de Rougemont 
5. Duchess of Norfolk 
6. Duchess of Sutherland _ 
7. Duchess of Montpensier 
8^G6ant des Batailles 
9. General Bedeau 
10. General Brea 
11. General Jacqueminot 
12. Gloire de France 
13. Graziella 
14. Jules Margottin 
15. Lady Alice Peel 
10. Lord Raglan 
17. Louise Peyronney 
18. Madame Freniion 
19. Madame Masson 
20. Madame Laflay 
21. Madame Rivers 
22. Paul Dupuy 
23. Prince Leon 
24. Triomphe de Paris 
25. William Griffiths 
26. Le Lion des Combats 
27. Dr. Juillard 
26. Madame Domage 
I do not describe them, as Mr. Rivers has done that; I may say, 
however, a few words. I do not think any Rose, as yet, has beaten 
Geant. It has but one fault—it dies badly; but for growth, brilliancy, 
and freedom of bloom, I can see nothing yet to excel it. General 
Jacqueminot is very brilliant but not double enough. With Lord 
Raglan I have been disappointed, as it has bloomed but scantily with 
me. Jules Margottin is very excellent, but certainly for beauty Prince 
Leon carries off the palm—not brilliancy, for it is a cherry—but so 
exquisite in shape and bright in colour that it at once attracts. I have 
found Geant, Jules Margottin, Prince Leon, and Madame Domage the 
best autumnal bloomers. 
Of Bourbons, I grow— 
1. Acidalie 
2. Adelai(^ Boug^re 
3. Aurore de Guide 
4. Dupetit Thouars 
5. Jurie 
6. Louise Odier 
and have given up growing— 
Menoux 
Paul J oseph 
as too delicate for me. 
7. Paxton 
8. Queen 
9. Souvenir de I’Exposition 
10. Souvenir de Malmaison 
11. Souvenir d’un Fr^re 
12. Vorace 
Scipion 
Souchet 
Souvenir de Malmaison is a grand Rose, Vorace and Jurie very 
brilliant. Souvenir de I’Exposition very dark ; the rest are good. 
