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THE FLORIST. 
June, July, and August, scarcely a perfect bloom could be seen on the 
many hundreds of plants in the Rose nurseries ; it was not till the end 
of September that she vouchsafed to come out in her true colour ; the 
few flowers then given were really beautiful, and of the finest golden 
yellow, although the same plants had for more than two months given 
ragged flowers with their outer petals of a dirty white. It may be that 
this Rose does not enjoy sunshine, for Roses are very capricious, and 
perhaps in a cool English summer it may bloom well out of doors, but 
as far as can at present be judged it is more suitable for the forcing 
house and greenhouse than lor the Rose garden. What a charming 
exception to this is Triomphe de Rennes! how modestly and quietly 
she entered the Rose world, and yet how charmingly beautiful she is! 
her flowers on stout footstalks are bold and erect, showing their beau¬ 
tiful golden central petals encircled by a most regular and nicely formed 
sulphur-coloured cup ; this very nice Rose is a seedling from the 
Bourbon Madame Angelina, and a likeness to its parent may be traced 
in its leaves and habit, although it is a more vigorous grower. 
It is, however, time that I brought this lengthy article to a close, for 
your readers will think that Roses occupy too many pages of the Florist , 
and so I will notice, “ last but not least,” the Perpetual Moss Roses. 
This is a misnomer to many of the varieties now classed under this 
head, for some of them but rarely give a flower in September. Madame 
Ory is the Rose of the group, for it blooms abundantly in autumn, and 
its flowers are nicely shaped, very fragrant, and of a pleasing crimson 
colour. Salet does not approach it in the beauty of its flowers, but its 
buds are produced abundantly in September, and have all the delicious 
fragrance of a July Moss Rose bud. 
Prince Leon. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 
This was the first exhibition of the kind held in the magnificent 
building just alluded to, which, tolerably well adapted as it is 
for horticultural display, yet affords too vast a space in which to 
exhibit a singular description of plant, popular though it be, to good 
advantage. Very charming indeed as were some of the specimens for 
exhibition, and numerous as they were both cut flowers and plants 
growing, yet these would have done little towards the beautiful 
general display made by the masses of well-grown plants belonging to 
the establishment, which afforded proof, if any were wanting, of 
the skill with which Mr. Eyles conducts the important department 
which has been so wisely entrusted to him. These plants being 
arranged in long banks, and in groups, produced the happiest effect. 
The Temple of Solomon, in the large class, and Bob among the Pom- 
pones, were noble and naturally grown specimens, contrasting favour¬ 
ably with the dumpy stiff trained pompone3 from some growers ; the 
latter were spoiled by being tied down to an even flat wirework. There 
were not many new kinds. A certificate was awarded to Mr. Salter 
for a close, well-formed pompone named Mr. Dix, white at the base, 
