Blandford, (than whom a more enthusiastic rose-grower does 
not exist,) for saying that he considers it one of the most strik¬ 
ing flowers of the season. 
The desire for having Boses on their own roots having been 
now unmistakably expressed, the subject of stocks is not per¬ 
haps of that importance it formerly was; the Manetti , intro¬ 
duced by Mr. Bivers, has been greatly praised by some, and as 
loudly denounced by others. Our own impression is, that it 
is an excellent stock for light soils, or for vigorous varieties on 
heavy soils, but that it does not suit the more delicate-growing 
ones. We were therefore interested in noticing, at a visit 
lately paid by us to M. Leroy’s nursery at Angers, in France, 
that it is his practice to grow seedling plants of the common 
Briar, and to bud or graft the weaker-growing roses on it, 
a practice which we saw had succeeded admirably, and one we 
think well worthy the consideration of English growers. 
There is no lack of new varieties, as we believe upwards of 
eighty are announced this season, the greater portion of which 
will doubtless be discarded; and the most promising of which 
are, we believe, Souvenir de Comte Cavour and Alexandre Dumas , 
seedlings received by M. Margottin, the raiser of Louise Odder 
and Jules Margottin. 
