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a new Rose which he describes as follows: “ Color 
of the brightest dazzling scarlet; no Rose yet so striking, 
being much brighter than Duke of Edinboro’ or Duke 
of Teck; form unique, globular and finely finished; the 
petals pointed, a distinction which no Rose yet possesses; 
growth robust, making shoots in one season 4 and 5 
feet in length.” This Rose received the gold medal of 
the National Rose Society the past season, and is favor¬ 
ably mentioned by Rev. N. H. Dombrain, editor of the 
“ Rosarian’s Year Book.” 
Paul & Son. of the famous Cheshunt Nurseries, 
send out a new hybrid Remontant, named Grandeur of 
Cheshunt, which from the high standing of the grow¬ 
ers, may be considered a promising sort. 
Nabonnaud, of Golfe-Juan, has already announced 
eleven new hybrid Teas, amongst which figure five 
varieties remarkable for depth of color. Eugene Mayna- 
dier, pure violet color; Eugene Patelle, purplish red; 
Laure de Fenelon, brilliant red; Louis Gontier, showy 
crimson; Mad. F. Brassac, red, of a vivid shade. 
Bennett’s hybrid Tea, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, still 
continues to receive unqualified praise, and has shown 
well at the various English exhibitions of the past 
summer. It is magnificent for show purposes, being 
extremely large, full, of fine form, and very fragrant. 
Though a dwarf grower, it is very robust and florifer- 
ous. The new, very dark Tea rose, W. F. Bennett, by 
the same grower, was awarded a first-class certificate 
from the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Her Majesty, White Baroness, Queen of Queens, 
Countess of Roseberry, Crown Prince and Pride of 
Waltham, all had their merits confirmed the past sea¬ 
son, and won fresh laurels at all the leading shows. 
Among the announcements in the trans-Atlantic 
journals it is a pleasure to note that America is repre¬ 
sented, and although the number of candidates may be 
unimportant, it is to be hoped that compensation may 
be looked for good qualities. Ellwanger & Barry, of 
Rochester, New York, announce in the Journal des 
Roses, a new hybrid Remontant, Marshal P. Wilder, 
and a new Tea, Rosalie. In referring to this well- 
known firm, I am reminded that the eminent merits of 
the late H. B. Ellwanger were as fully appreciated 
abroad as they were with us. The distinguished and 
venerable Jean Sisley, of Lyons, contributed to the 
Revue Horticole a feeling and sympathetic tribute to 
Mr. Ellwanger’s high qualities as a gentleman in the 
fullest acceptation of the term, as well as to his intelli¬ 
gence and rare abilities as an accomplished rosarian. 
Mr. Sisley deplores his loss in thoughtful and sincere 
terms, and very justly remarks that had he not been 
called away so prematurely he would undoubtedly have 
enriched the realm of horticulture with Roses of rare 
value. 
Peter Henderson, of New York, offers a new Tea 
Rose, Sunset, a sport from Perle des Jardins, which it 
resembles in all points save color. 
Merveille de Lyon has figured at nearly all the lead¬ 
ing French and English Rose shows of the past season, 
and the general verdict is “a magnificent rose.” My 
own experience of it has not been sufficiently thorough 
to enable me to speak in positive terms. I received a 
budded plant in the spring, which was placed in the 
open ground and grew with vigor, producing a solitary 
flower. As the plant was small I could not, of course, 
expect under such circumstances that it could display 
its full powers, and it should have been my duty to re¬ 
morselessly snip off the precocious bud immediately on 
its appearance. But my impatience to behold even an 
indifferent specimen of this famous Rose was so great 
that I permitted it to remain. When the proper moment 
arrived it opened perfectly, and though of a fair size, it 
was not, of course, nearly so large a flower as a well- 
established plant would have produced. It was full 
and cup-shaped, white on opening, thereafter gradually 
assuming a delicate rosy flush, beginning in the centre, 
and on the whole was exceedingly beautiful. The 
quality that struck me in an especial manner was the 
wonderful and almost leathery consistency of petal, 
which enabled the flower to retain its shape and fresh¬ 
ness quite beyond the time usually allotted to ordinary 
roses, which is a precious quality when the flowers are 
to be used for personal adornment. This Rose 
has been frequently announced as a sport, from 
the Baroness Rothschild, but the grower, M. Pernet, 
distinctly claims it to.be a seedling from that variety, 
which I believe to be correct. With me it shows more 
vigor than the parent plant, although it displays other 
kindred characteristics. 
The Polyantha Roses have already acquired great pop¬ 
ularity, now occupy a well-defined position in public 
favor, and have evidently, like Artemus Ward’s cous¬ 
ins, “ come to stay.” The flowers are so pretty and 
charming, so well adapted to pot culture, and bloom so 
profusely either in pots or the open ground, that they 
cannot fail to please the most exacting of amateurs. Ma 
Paquerette, Mignonette, Anna Maria de Montravel, and 
Madlle. Cecile Brunner are now pretty thoroughly dis¬ 
tributed. Among the new Roses of this year, this class 
is represented by the following novelties: Jeanne Dri- 
von, raised by Schwartz. The plant is dwarf, flower 
very double, resembling in form a Camellia Balsam, 
the color white, shaded and bordered with rose.. The 
most original acquisition in this family is presented by 
F. Dubreuil of Lyons. This is named Perle d’Or, and is 
described as blooming with even greater freedom than 
its predecessors, whilst the flowers are somewhat larger 
and finer shaded. It blooms in corymbs containing 
from twenty to thirty flowers. These are all excellent 
qualities, but the color renders this Rose still more de¬ 
sirable, for it is nankeen yellow, with orange centre, 
just the color to add variety to the class. 
For corsage flowers the new dark Teas are all the rage 
in Paris, as also are the buds of the hybrid Remontant 
Paul Neyron, which, though rather coarse in texture and 
defective in form, when full blown is nevertheless ex¬ 
ceedingly graceful and pleasing in the bud, and is 
eagerly sought for. The growers of La Brie furnish 
immense quantities of these buds to the Paris florists. 
For a Rose hedge nothing can excel that fine old Rose, 
Madame Plantier, it possesses so many good qualities to 
recommend it for such purpose, vigorous, ramified and 
rampant growth, prodigal bloom, lovely flowers, and 
extreme hardiness, though in the Northern States it is 
no disadvantage to bend it down and cover loosely with 
whatever material may be most convenient. A short 
hedge formed of this Rose, closely planted, was a sight 
last June worth going miles to see, the foliage a com¬ 
pact rounded mass of green covered with clusters of 
pure white Roses, to be counted by thousands. 
Many persons are led to abandon the culture of Roses, 
while others are discouraged from attempting it solely 
