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THE FLORIST. 
For a bed of tall-growing Bourbons of similar habits to the fore¬ 
going, with rose-coloured flowers, the following may be selected : 
Alfred, Amenaide, Desgaches, Gloire de la Guillotiere, Madame 
Aude, Pierre de St. Cyr, Triomphe de la Guillotiere, and Triomphe 
de Plantier. A splendid group of tall crimson Bourbons may be 
formed with Dupetit Thouars, Le Grenadier, and Julie de Fontenelle ; 
these groups of tall roses should be either in the centre of the rosery, 
or in marginal beds : if required to form a partial blind, their situation 
will depend upon circumstances. I have endeavoured to give an 
idea of their habits. 
In beautiful contrast with the pale-coloured, dwarf, and compact¬ 
growing varieties of this charming family, are Paul Joseph and Pro¬ 
serpine, to which two small beds ought to be appropriated : the first- 
named, in particular, is of the richest glowing crimson purple. 
And then what a magnificent assemblance of crimson Roses 
for a large bed we have in the following:—Comte du Rambuteau, 
Dumont du Courset, Gloire de Paris, Oscar le Clerc, and Souchet; 
these are all robust and compact growers, inclined to be dwarf 
unless the soil is very rich; I can scarcely imagine any thing 
in Rose-gardening more beautiful than a large group of the above 
varieties, with their varied shades of crimson, in full bloom on a calm 
sunny morning in September, which is of all seasons the most enjoy¬ 
able to the lover of Bourbon Roses : in scarcely any other month are 
they so perfectly in bloom, and then all the early part of the day each 
bud and flower and leaf is “ tipped with dew,” which seems to linger 
on its sweet resting-place as if loath to wing its way into thin air 
under the smiling commands of the midday sun. And now, if the 
rosery is large, another roomy bed must^e found for those beautiful 
rosy carmine varieties, the colour so peculiar to this family of Roses, 
for our first Bourbon Rose, with its semi-double carmine flowers, was 
for many years a great favourite. To those -who are curious, and 
would really wish to possess this interesting old flower, I may here 
mention that it is known among the principal cultivators as the 
“ Common Bourbon Rose,” or “ Bourbon Jacques.” Now then let 
us plant our bed of nice, rather dwarf, compact-growing, free-flower¬ 
ing Roses of this range of colour, but of shades variable as the 
temper of an April day. Augustine Lelieur, w T hat an interesting 
old Rose, George Cuvier, Henri le Coq, Lichas, Marquise de Moyre, 
Menoux, “ tirant sur l’ecarlate,” and Vicomte de Cussy. What a 
nice assemblage ; but, bless me ! where is Bouquet de Flore ? I have 
not forgotten her, she must have a bed to herself, which she will 
soon form into a bouquet; her habit is too vigorous for grouping 
with the foregoing. A selfish little Rose is Grand Capitaine, not 
wanting a bed to itself on account of its vigorous growth, but only 
because it is really too dwarf, too delicate, too brilliant in its re¬ 
fulgent scarlet, to group well with any other Rose ; a small bed 
must suffice, for the plant is always rare. Gloire de Rosamene, 
and Enfant d‘Ajaccio; the plants of the former should have the 
central position in the bed, and will form a fine group of scarlet 
R.oses in that portion of the rosery devoted Jo the tall-growing 
