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THE FLORIST. 
For a bed of tall-growing Bourbons of similar habits to the fore¬ 
going, with rose-coloured flowers, the following may be selected: 
Alfred, Amenaide, Desgaches, Gloire de la Guillotibre, Madame 
Aude, Pierre de St. Cyr, Triomphe de la Guillotiere, and Triomphe 
de Plantier. A splendid group of tall crimson Bourbons may be 
formed with Dupetit Thouars, Le Grenadier, and Julie de Fontenelle; 
these groups of tall Roses should be either in the centre of the rosery, 
or in marginal beds : if required to form a partial blind, their situation 
will depend upon circumstances. I have endeavoured to give an 
idea of their habits. 
In beautiful contrast with the pale-coloured, dwarf, and compact¬ 
growing varieties of this charming family are Paul Joseph and Pro¬ 
serpine, to which two small beds ought to be appropriated: the first- 
named, in particular, is of the richest glowing crimson purple. 
And then what a magnificent assemblance of crimson Roses 
for a large bed we have in the following:—Comte du Rambuteau, 
Dumont du Courset, Gloire de Paris, Oscar le Clerc, and Souchet; 
these are all robust and compact growers, inclined to be dwarf 
unless the soil is very rich; I can scarcely imagine any thing 
in Rose-gardening more beautiful than a large group of the above 
varieties, with their varied shades of crimson, in full bloom on a calm 
sunny morning in September, which is of all seasons the most enjoy¬ 
able to the lover of Bourbon Roses : in scarcely any other month are 
they so perfectly in bloom, and then all the early part of the day each 
bud and flower and leaf is tipped with dew,” which seems to linger 
on its sweet resting-place as if loath to wing its way into thin air 
under the smiling commands of the midday sun. And now, if the 
rosery is large, another roomy bed must be found for those beautiful 
rosy carmine varieties, the colour so peculiar to this family of Roses, 
for our first Bourbon Rose, with its semi-double carmine flowers, was 
for many years a great favourite. To those who are curious, and 
would really wish to possess this interesting old flower, I may here 
mention that it is known among the principal cultivators as the 
“ Common Bourbon Rose,” or Bourbon Jacques.” Now then let 
us plant our bed of nice, rather dwarf, compact-growing, free-flower¬ 
ing Roses of this range of colour, but of shades variable as the 
temper of an April day. Augustine Lelieur, what an interesting 
old Rose, George Cuvier, Henri le Coq, Lichas, Marquise de Moyrfe, 
Menoux, “ tirant sur I’ecarlate,” and Vicomte de Cussy. What a 
nice assemblage; but, bless me ! w'here is Bouquet de Flore } I have 
not forgotten her, she must have a bed to herself, which she will 
soon form into a bouquet; her habit is too vigorous for grouping 
with the foregoing. A selfish little Rose is Grand Capitaine, not 
wanting a bed to itself on account of its vigorous growth, but only 
because it is really too dwarf, too delicate, too brilliant in its re¬ 
fulgent scarlet, to group well with any other Rose; a small bed 
must suffice, for the plant is always rare. Gloire de Rosamfene, 
and Enfant d’Ajaccio; the plants of the former should have the 
central position in the bed, and will form a fine group of scarlet 
Roses in that portion of the rosery devoted to the tall-growing 
