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THE FLORIST. 
54. Andre Leroy. —Very free growing flower, large; maroon 
velvety black ; magnificent plant, one of the most beautiful of 
the day. 
55. Margaret of Anjou. —Very free growing, flower large, very 
well made, sweet scented; red, shading into violet, edged 
with white, seedling of General Castellane. 
56. 3Irs. Dombrain. —Very free growing, flower large, very 
beautiful red shaded with velvety black, good effect, seedling 
of General Jacqueminot. 
57. Goliath. —Very free growing, flower large, dark rose edged 
with white, in centre, shaped like a peony, a large flower, 
seedling of Louis Bonaparte. 
I have not been able to obtain any account of the Lyons roses; 
if there are any coming out; it will be seen that neither Portemer, 
the raiser of Marie Portemer, or Marest, the raiser of two of the 
best roses out. Prince Leon and Comtesse Cecile de Chabrilland, 
have any to let out this season; time only will show which of this 
numerous family will be retained in our rose lists. 
Leal. D. 
REVIEWS. 
The Ladies^ Assistant in the Formation of their Flower Gardens. 
By Joshua Major & Son, Landscape Gardeners, Knows- 
thorpe, Leeds. London: Longman & Co. 1861. 
The Messrs. Major, we understand, have an extensive practice as 
landscape gardeners in the midland and northern counties, and 
submit to the public under the above title a series of plans for 
flower gardens, accompanied by letter-press descriptions as to the 
details of each design, and a brief introduction (under the heading 
of general remarks) to the art and science of landscape gardening. 
In this the authors inform us, as to the plan of their work, that 
—“ Besides giving a scale to each plan, we have named pretty 
nearly the size of the plot of ground required for its adaptation, 
so that in making choice of a design it will be necessary to con¬ 
sider the extent of ground, and determine accordingly, and should 
the choice happen to fall upon one too small for the plot, and the 
plot be considered large enough for a design twice the size, the 
same plan might with perfect propriety and increased effect be 
repeated with a good bold walk between, by way of centre.” 
Further on we meet with the following observation on a class of 
geometric gardens,—“Parterres formed of beds, gravel walks, 
box edging, &c., without any grass, ought always to be laid out 
in compartments, removed from the view of the windows of the 
house, and to be shut out from the natural or English style of 
pleasure ground, for in such situations their fantastic shapes would 
be inappropriate and exceedingly cheerless in the winter months. 
If we were to consult our own taste, we would not introduce the 
box edgings (after the Dutch style) at all; but as it is gradually 
