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form, very large and full; growth vigorous. A good hardy light-coloured Hose. A seed¬ 
ling from Victor Verdier. 
Cocur de Lion, II. P. : flowers bright even rose colour, large, full, and of perfect form ; 
growth vigorous. 
Comtesse de Jancourt, H. P.: flowers fine, rosy flesh colour, large, full, and of good form, 
pleasing and distinct; growth vigorous. 
Francois Treyve , H. P.: flowers dark shining scarlet, resembling the Cabbage Rose in 
form, large and full; growth vigorous. 
Gloire de Montplaisir, H. P. : flowers brilliant red, large, full, and of perfect form ; 
growth vigorous. 
Horace Vernet, H. P. : flowers beautiful velvety red, shaded with dark crimson, petals 
broad and round, large, and almost full. A showy Hose, hardy and free ; growth vigorous. 
Jules Calot, II. P. : flowers beautiful bright reddish carmine, large, and of perfect form 
growth vigorous. 
Lady Sufficld, H. P. : flowers pure purplish crimson, the colour uniform throughout, not 
shaded, large, full, and of per'ect form; foliage handsome ; growth vigorous. 
Madame Bellendcn Ktr , H. P.: flowers pure white, of medium size, full; growth mode¬ 
rate. A good white Rose, flowering in clusters. 
Madame George Paul, H. P.: flowers dark bright rose, shaded and edged with white, 
large petals, also large and round, full, and of good form. 
Madame Margottin, Tea-scented: flowers beautiful dark citron yellow, the circumference 
of the petals cream colour, large, globular, and full; habit good ; growth vigorous. 
Madame Pulliat , II. P.: flowers dark rose, large, full, and of fine globular form ; growth 
vigorous. 
Madelaine Nonin, H. P.: flowers rose colour, slightly tinged with salmon, large, full, 
and globular; growth vigorous. A fine large Rose, something in the way of Baron Gonella ; 
very distinct. 
Mdlle . Annie Wood, H. P.: flowers beautiful clear red, large, and full; growth vigorous. 
Monsieur Furtadot, Tea-scented: flowers clear sulphur yellow, produced in clusters, 
something in the way of Celine Forestier, of good form, and full; growth vigorous. 
Monsieur Noman, H. P.: flowers delicate rose, bordered with white, large, and full; 
growth vigorous; habit of Jules Margottin, but of a different colour. 
Napoleon III., H. P.: flowers scarlet and violet shaded, large, but not quite full, colours 
beautiful; growth rather slender. 
Paul Verdier , IT. P.: flowers bright rose, large, full, and of perfect form; growth vigorous. 
Souvenir de Monsieur Boll , II. P. „• flowers cerise red, very large and full, of perfect 
form ; growth vigorous. 
Thosin, H. P.: flowers pure bright rose, large, full, and of fine form ; growth vigorous. 
A good hardy Rose of free growth, and very sweet. 
Velours Pourpre, H. P.: flowers bright velvety crimson, illumined with dark brown 
scarlet and violet, large and full; growth moderate. 
Paul's Nurseries , Waltham Cross , N. William Paul. 
A FEW HINTS ON FORCING GRAPE VINES. 
f UST at tlie time tlie Florist and Pomologist drops into the hands of 
its readers, all those who want ripe Grapes hy the end of May or the 
(gjj® middle of June, will be about starting to force the Vines they have 
V? in cultivation for that purpose. I will assume that the Vines have 
been dressed with a mixture of sulphur and soft soap, compounded with 
tobacco water and clay ; hut if not done the following is the proportion 
I recommend :—B oz. of soap, 4 oz. of sulphur, 1 oz. of soft soap, and 
a pint of weak tobacco water, to one gallon of water, clay being mixed 
with it until it is of the thickness of paint. It is to be put on with a home¬ 
made paint brush formed of short pieces of bass matting. Dress the Vines 
over very carefully, taking care to fill every crevice with the mixture. Do 
