Vidot and it seems to partake of the admirable free-flower¬ 
ing and vigorous habit of the former, with the exquisite shape 
of the latterand if such points be considered, we have every 
reason to believe that we shall soon excel our French neigh¬ 
bours, as very few of them hybridize, leaving that to be done 
by various insects: they gather simply the “hips” when ripe, 
and hence are not so likely to succeed in procuring all the 
qualities desired in a good Rose. 
Exception has been taken to the unpoetical character of the 
name. It is commonplace, but we believe that it records some¬ 
thing better than poetry—gratitude to a benefactor. It is, we 
believe, the name of one of those who 
“ do good by stealth, 
And blush to find it fame;” 
one to whom Mr. Ward felt a deep debt of gratitude, and after 
whom he desired, therefore, to name this his first seedling 
Rose. It remains but to say, that it is a large Rose, somewhat 
in the style of Pauline Lanzezeur , but fuller, the colour a 
bright crimson suffused with violet, and is of very vigorous 
habit, bearing twelve or thirteen blooms on one stem, and 
that it has been highly spoken of by the 4 Gardener’s Chro¬ 
nicle,’ ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ 4 Florist,’ 4 Gossip for the 
Garden,’ and other gardening publications. 
