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Baronne Prevost, II.P. Pale rose ; very large. 
Caroline de Sansal, H.P. Clear flesh colour, edges blush; 
very large. 
Colonel de Rougemont , H.P. Palo rose, shaded with carmine ; 
very large. 
Comte de Nanteuil, H.P. Bright rose, darker edges. 
General Jacqueminot, H.P. Brilliant red, velvety ; large. 
Jules Margottin, H.P. Bright cherry ; large and lull. 
Lord Raglan, H.P. Scarlet-crimson, edges violet-crimson. 
Madame de Cambaceres, H.P. Rosy carmine; fine form. 
Madame Homage, H.P. Bright rose; very large. 
Madame Knorr, H.P. Bright rose, edges paler; large and fine. 
Madame Masson, H.P. Reddish-crimson, changing to violet, 
velvety. 
Madam Rivers, H.P. Clear flesh ; fine form. 
Madame Vidot, H.P. Transparent flesh, shaded with rose. 
'Prince Leon, H.P. Fine bright crimson. 
Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre, H.P. Bright rose ; large 
and fine. 
Triomphe de Paris, H.P. Dark velvety-crimson. 
William Griffiths, H.P. Pale satin-like rose. 
Souvenir de Malmaison, B. Clear flesh, edges blush; very 
large and full. 
Lamarque, N. Sulphur-yellow. 
Devoniensis, T. Pale yellow, superb ; very large. 
Gloire de Dijon, T. Yellow, shaded with salmon. 
Madame Villermoz, T. White, centre salmon; large and full, 
Moiret, T., pale yellow, shaded with fawn and rose. 
TWENTY- FOUR GOOD BOSES IDE THE VICINITY OF TOWNS. 
Baronne de Wassenaer, M. Bright red; flowering in clusters. 
Reine Blanche , M. Pure white ; large and full, in the way of 
Madam Hardy. 
La Ville de Bruxelles, D. Light rose, margin blush. 
Madam Hardy, D. White; beautiful, large, and full. 
Madame Sostmans, D. Creamy white, shaded with bull’. 
Colonel Coombes , G. Light crimson, shaded with purple; very 
large. 
Duchess of Buccleuch, G. Dark rose, margin blush. 
Grandissima, G. Purplish-rose. 
Ohl, G. Dark crimson and scarlet, shaded. 
Belle Marie, H.C. Superb rose. 
Brennus, H.C. Deep carmine; large and full. 
Charles Duval, H.C. Deep pink ; beautiful. 
Chenedole, H.C. Light vivid crimson ; very large. 
General Jacqueminot, H.P. .Brilliant red, velvety; large. 
Jules Margottin, H.P. Bright cherry. 
Leon des Combats , H.P. Red dish-violet, often shaded with 
scarlet. 
Louis Chair, H.P. Bright red, shaded with crimson. 
Madame Martel, H.P. White, suffused with rose. 
Mathurin Regnier, H.P. Pale rose. 
Pius IX., H.P. Crimson-purple. 
Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre, H.P. Bright rose; large 
and fine. 
Triomphe de VExposition, H.P. Reddish-crimson. 
Sir J. Paxton, B. Rose, shaded with crimson. 
Aimee Vibert, N. Pure white. 
TWELVE FIRST-RATE BOSES FOB POTS. 
Blairii 1Vo. 2, H.C. Blush pink ; very large. 
Charles Lawson, H.C. Yivid rose, shaded; large. 
Chenedole, H.C. Light vivid crimson; very large. 
Coup d'llebe, H.B. Rich deep pink. 
Paul Perraz, H.B. Beautiful pale rose ; very large. 
Paul Ricaut, H.B. Bright rosy-crimson. 
Auguste Mie, H.P. Light pink ; large and full. 
Duchess of Sutherland, JIB. Pale rose ; blooms freely. 
General Jacqueminot, H.P. Brilliant red, velvety ; large. 
Gcant des Batailles, H.P. Brilliant crimson, shaded with 
purple. 
Louise Odier, H.P. Fine bright rose. 
Souvenir d’un Ami, T. Salmon and rose, shaded ; large. 
TWELVE SUPEEIOE BOSES FOE FOBCING. 
Anna Alexieff, H.P. Pretty rose colour ; large. 
Cardinal Patrizzi, H.P. Brilliant red, shaded. 
Geant des Batailles, H.P. Brilliant crimson, shaded with 
purple. 
Lady Stuart, H.P, Beautiful flesh colour; large. 
Leon des Combats, H.P. Reddish-violet, often shaded with 
scarlet. 
Louise Odier, II.P. Fine bright rose. 
Madame Masson, H.P. Reddish-crimson, changing to violet, 
velvety ; large. 
Souvenir de Leverson Gower, H.P. Fine dark red, changing 
to ruby. 
Boughre, T. Deep rosy bronze. 
Madam William, J. Rich yellow; large. 
Niphetos, T. Pale lemon, often snowy white. 
Souvenir d’un Ami, T. Salmon and rose, shaded; large, 
TWELVE SUPERIOR CLIMBING BOSES. 
Blairii No. 2, H.C. Blush pink; very large. 
Frederic1c II., H.C. Rich crimson-purple. 
General Jacqueminot, H.C. Purplish-crimson. 
Madame Plantier, H.C. Pure white; free bloomer. 
Vivid (Paul’s), H.C. Rich vivid crimson ; very showy. 
Splendens, Ayr. White, edged with red; semi-double. 
Felicite Perpetuelle, Ev- Creamy white ; small and full. 
Alexandrine Bachmeteff.\ H.P. Fine bright red. 
Gloire de Rosamene, H.P. Brilliant carmine; large and semi- 
double. 
Marquis Balbiano, B. Rose, tinged with silver. 
Sir J. Paxton, B. Rose, shaded with crimson. 
La Biche, N. White, tinged with flesh.—W. Paul, Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, 
VARIETIES. 
Argol is a crude variety of cream of tartar which forms a 
crust in the interior of wine-vats and wine-bottles. Originally 
it exists in the juice of the Grape, and is soluble therein; but 
during the fermentation of the juice, and as it passes into wine, 
much alcohol is developed, which, remaining in the fermenting 
liquor, causes the precipitation of the argol; the latter being very 
sparingly soluble in an alcoholic liquid. Some wines when they 
are bottled are not fully ripe, and more alcohol being thereafter 
developed, a further precipitation of argol takes place as a crust 
in the bottles, and hence tlxe meaning of the term crusted port. 
Argol is generally of a reddish tinge, obtained from the colour of 
the Grapes, but sometimes is of a greyish-white colour when it 
has been deposited during the fermentation of the juice of 
colourless Grapes. The red or ivhite argol is denominated in 
commerce crude tartar, and its principal uses are in the pre¬ 
paration of cream of tartar and tartaric acid. The constituents 
of argol are bitartrate of potash (cream of tartar), tartrate of 
lime, with colouring and extractive matters. — {Chambers's 
Fncyclopcedia.) 
Ranunculuses and Anemones a Hundred Years ago.—I 
have a great passion for old books, particularly works treating 
on natural history and travels. One of the most difficult duties 
I am ever called upon to perform is to pass a bookstall without 
stopping to see if any rare or curious book is exposed for sale. 
There is an unpretending shop in Frith Street, Soho, and 
another in the Strand, well known to all who take an interest 
in these subjects; where not only the shop, but the back-par¬ 
lour, the passages, the very attics, are crowded witb books on 
these subjects new and old. These places are a very paradise for 
me. One of my last acquisitions was an English translation 
(printed in London in 1741), of a French work published some 
years previously. It is entitled, “ A Voyage into the Levant, 
Perform’d by Command of the late French King; illustrated with 
Full Descriptions and curious Copper-Plates of a Great Number 
of Uncommon Plants, Animals, &c. by M. Tournefort, Chief 
Botanist to the late French King.” A page from it will, no 
doubt, be interesting to your readers. I preserve the ortho¬ 
graphy of the original. He says, speaking of Cara Mustapha : 
—“This Visier, to amuse his Master Mahomet IV. who ex¬ 
tremely loved Hunting, Privacy, and Solitude, insensibly 
inspired him with a Fancy for Flowers; and understanding that 
the Ranunculusses were what he was most pleas’d with, he 
wrote to all the Bashaws throughout the Empire to send 
him Roots and Seeds of the very finest sorts they could lay 
Hands on. The Bashaws of Candia, Cyprus, Rhodes, Aleppo, 
Damascus outdid all the others in making their court to 
him. From thence came those admirable Species of Ranun¬ 
culusses which are to be seen in the Gardens of Constantinople 
and Paris. The Seeds which were sent to the Yisier, and those 
propagated by private men, produced vast varieties. The Am¬ 
bassadors prided themselves in sending them to their respective 
