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which was lauded up as the best Rose of the season— Reine des 
V iOLETTES —which, I believe, will be found to be not worth growing. 
Triomphe d’Amiens, on the contrary, is a very novel flower—of good 
substance, and very singularly mottled and barred with deep crimson 
on a lighter crimson ground. On the whole, I am inclined to believe 
that the season of 18(50 saw a far finer lot of flowers sent out than any 
two seasons previous, and that the season of 1861 will produce sever^ 
of note, but not equal in number to the previous one. 
It is curious to remark how the Hybrid Perpetual class is gradually 
pushing the summer Roses out of growth. Take, for example, Mr. 
Cranston’s stand of 48—which was one of the finest exhibited at the 
National—one finds one Moss, two H B.s, four Bourbons, three Teas, 
and thirty-eight Hybrid Perpetuals. By-the-bye, I believe summer 
Roses will be numbered amongst the things that are past. We used 
to say we cannot do without Paul Ricaut; but I believe Senateur 
Vaisse will prove to be a Perpetual fully equal to it and very similar. 
Jules Margottin and Victor Verdier have displaced Brennus. Coupe 
d’Hebe is run very hard by such Roses as Comtesse de Chabrillant, 
and so ere long the very best of the Hybrid Bourbons and Hybrid 
Chinas will be matched—aye, and beaten by the more lasting Hybrid 
Perpetuals. 
At the Crystal Palace, as well as at Kensington, Mr. Hedge, of 
Colchester, held a very high place. His pan of 36 flowers at the 
former comprised Geant des Batailles, La Fontaine, Auguste Mie, 
Shakespeare, William Griffiths, Jacques Lafitte, Virginal, Duchess of 
Buccleuch, Gloire de Mosseuses, Prince Regent, Duchess of Suther¬ 
land, La Ville de St. Denis, Reine Victoria, Lord Raglan, Madame 
Knorr, Madame Boll, Acldalie, Coupe d’Heb6, Bizarre Marbree, 
General Jacqueminot, Eugene Desgaches, Souvenir de la Reine 
d’Angleterre, Juno, Charles Lawson, Oderic Vital, Letitia, Caroline de 
Sansal, Princess Helene, Leo X., Paul Ricaut, and Cynthia. In 18 
varieties, Mr. Denis, gardener to H. S. Heyward, Esq., Folkington, 
Hurst Green, Sussex, took first with Madame de Cambaceres, Melanie 
Oger, Coupe d’Hebe, Comtesse de Chabrillant, William Griffiths, 
William Jesse, Alexandrine Bachmeteff, Anna Alexieff, Madame 
Hector Jacquin, Madame Knorr, Auguste Mie, Madame Portemer, 
Gloire de Dijon, Souvenir de la Reine d’Angleterre, and Madame 
Rivers. Mr. Cranston’s 48 was a splendid lot; it comprised Senateur 
Vaisse, Madame Charles Crapelet, General Jacqueminot, Eugene 
Appert, Anna Alexieff, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Triomphe de Lyons, 
Gloire de Dijon, Madame Marie Dauvesse, Louis XIV., Virginal, 
Souvenir de la Reine d’Angleterre, Caroline de Sansal, Alexandrine 
Bachmeteff, Eveque de Nimes, Victor Verdier, Princess Mathilde, La 
Sylphide, Ltelia, Baronne Hallez, Francois Arago, Madame Therese 
Appert, Dr. Marx, Louise Odier, L’enfant de Mont Carmel, Oderic 
Vital, Manory, Madame Furtado, Eugene Appert, Alphonse Karr, 
Madame Vidot, Lord Raglan, Louis Chaix, and Comtesse de Chab¬ 
rillant. Mr. Keynes also well maintained the position which, as a 
new hand, he had so ably won last year, having carried off four first 
prizes at the two shows. In 24 at the Crystal Palace, he had Gloire 
