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this be so, it is not hprobable that tender light-coloured Roses suffer 
from too great.a decomposition of the same. __ 
Of dark-coloured “autumnal Roses,’ Triomphe de Paris, Patrizzi, 
sand| Marie Portemmer appear :to be the hardiest,:and also the healthiest. 
“Reveil,:though -a. hard: opener,iis still) avery healthy dark, Roses); ;So 
ralso_isG, Peabody, which: is now blooming beautifully from | Briers 
sbudded; this: last; June ‘but the very dark Roses’ are:still, as aiclass, a 
otender race, which |tmay be instanced-by Adelaide Bougere, Souvenir de 
VExposition, Vietor yLrouillard,:;M. Masson. Probably, their debility 
smay arises as itheit, coloursdoes; from inability to>decompose carbonic 
acid gas. No doubt, the parentage has something» to.do withoiti,/; One 
cthingiis certain; thatsome.of the!high-coloured Roses; whichare difficult 
to grow or keep healthy on alien stocks, are hardy and healthy.on their 
own {rodts-~as; for instance; Paul: Joseph, ahah kee General. Jacque- 
iminot;Géant-des! Batailless:;) 11. 
With regard to Black Blotch, or stain on the leaves, thew has been 
amuchsof itvhere this; years; but ‘whether:it arises) from ‘mildew, the 
puncture |of inseets, blight; or-the disrupture of the: léeaf-vessels; which 
care) the lungs of: the plant;:Ii cannot determine. ‘The effect-is,.the leaves 
drop off, andshew ones;are formed; butd shave never noticed any :per- 
‘manent injury: olf othis, malady: isnot too beattributed to any of! the 
above causes, it’ may-be;attributed to the easterly wind) absorbing more 
perspiration than thes roots» cam) supply) ;» or, it: may arise from want;of 
mots drainage,;and high culture, causing surfeite. » 
Iny-this:paperj:as:in the last,,1.do not: attempt: to\settle, these diffi- 
‘oultlea’? My, object' is: toscall attention to; thesanjuries done to our 
favourite: flower,,and) to elicit information! from those\who have’ paid 
mores attention to: such! subjects than l),confess 1 have, hitherto done. 
4**Prevention: is!*better. than cure,” and,:if; we can» discover how these 
‘miseries; are; generated, we shall-be better able to prevent or eure them. 
oonb-haveonot| mentioned! Triomphe: de l’Exposition among the hardy 
and) healthy dark Roses, ‘because,:on: neither) stock,; has, at, ‘from’ the 
extreme wet rather, than|from, disease, done well, this!summer; but it is 
still one of! the jbest dark: Roses eversyet introduced, | We must make 
an apology: ‘for it, andosayothe: winter, st summer, and autumn, 
shave been abnormal. | . 
» ltushtons: Oct-20 i :'tsa | aw Fy Rispestrrait m 
HEV EVAR SESS \ a ix 
ea bits svitnovorq 8 REVIEW. 
the ‘Fruit “Manual, containing ‘Descriptions and Synonymes of the 
“neo Fruits and Fruit-trees ‘commonly - met with in the. Gardens and 
- Orchards of Great Britain, with selected Lists of those most worthy 
nen “et Ropert HoaG, LL.D., F.HS., Ge.” Pp. 280. London, 1860, 
eee ds, the most. useful little work which has}, yet appeared on) the 
fruits of Great. Britain, . Dr. Hogg.t is well known..to fruit-growers, as the 
author of << British Pomology:;” ;” as.well as by, an,earlier work similar, to the 
one now under: review, published, fifteen years..ago ; and ;to-horticultu- 
