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the places they are grown at. I have found the only distinct varieties to he the 
old Dutch Hamburgh or Wilmot’s, the Champion Hamburgh, and, perhaps, the 
Mill Hill, for its late-keeping properties. The Black Tripoli, Pope’s, Frankenthal, 
and Victoria Hamburghs are types of the other class, with the flesh juicier and 
more vinous in flavour.” 
Some varieties of Grapes reproduce themselves true from seeds if not crossed, 
such as the Chasselas Musque, the B. Barbarossa, Muscats, Hamburghs, and the 
Frontignans. I have no doubt but that Josling really raised his St. Alban’s from 
the Chasselas Musque, as I have raised seedlings from it, and they were quite 
like the parent in flavour, colour, and splitting properties. 
Grape-growers are much indebted to Mr. Thomson and Mr. Hill for their 
interesting experiments in finding out the best kinds of stocks for growing other 
varieties on. As new Grapes are sent out in batches every year, I find it a good 
plan for any I purchase to inarch them on a good stock, and after giving them a 
trial for two years running, if not up to the mark, out they come. Seedling 
Grapes must be very good indeed to beat the best of the old varieties of Ham¬ 
burghs, Muscats, and Frontignans. 
Welbetfc . William Tillery. 
A FEW WORDS ON ROSES. 
I send you a few notes on the value of Roses as cut flowers for table 
decoration, as being preferable to all other flowers. We commence cutting 
Roses here early in April, from pot plants, on the return of the family from 
town, and continue cutting till the middle of May, at which time we were able 
to gather from the Teas and Noisettes of the following kinds—La Cazes, an 
old Hybrid China, which very few grow at the present time, but a very early 
flowerer; Blairii No. 2, another Hybrid China, and a great favourite here; 
Triomphe de Rennes; this has scarcely ceased blooming since May, and what 
makes this Rose so valuable is it is thoroughly Perpetual, and the blooms 
deepen in colour after they are in the room a day or so into quite a rich yellow. 
There is one plant on its own roots, which produces fuller flowers and deeper in 
colour than one budded on the Boursault. Celine Forestier, on the same 
wall, with a west aspect, is not so good colour nor so full as Triomphe de 
Rennes. Cloth of Gold flowers with me very freely budded on the Banksia on 
the same wall. This Rose is not so tender as many Rose growers suppose it 
to be; on some other occasion I shall send you my way of flowering it, as 
very few flower it well, or at least they do not show it at the National Rose 
Show. I showed it in both of my stands, at the Crystal Palace, and South 
Kensington. On the same wall we have Tea Roses—Elize Sauvage, Gou- 
bault, .Niphetos, Moire, Gloire de Dijon, Souvenir d’un Ami, Viscomtesse 
de Cazes, Devoniensis, and L’Enfant Trouve. These supply us with blooms 
till we cut from the Perpetuals, which have not ceased to flower till the present 
day (October the 14th), which gives us over six months cutting Roses, and 
there is every probability of cutting all through this month. My employer’s 
table has not been without Roses a single day during the whole time. I need 
not refer to the pleasure it affords in a drawing-room to see two dozen blooms 
of such Roses as I took in only yesterday; but I quite concur in the opinion 
I lately heard a lady express, that Roses are more enjoyable in the room than 
in the garden; one of the greatest treats one has is to hover round the tables 
at the great Rose shows, and inwardly to thank our friend the Rev. S. R. Hole 
for having suggested the National Show for Roses. 
There remains but little to be said on the propagation of the Rose after the 
many excellent instructions by the Rev. W. F. Radclyffe, and other better 
growers than myself; but it may be useful to some of your readers to know 
