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would find it difficult to disallow it for other purposes. I think, there- 
fore; that,it must be, left to.every. exhibitor to doas he. likes; and that 
the judges should not sacrifice so many essential qualities, as they do, 
for mere size. Men disbud simply becausé they sce that at all shows, 
metropolitan oor ;provineial, size, «irrespective of quality .and other 
perfections; carries all before it...) 4). irof 
/ As far .as my—own «private, opinion. goes, Iam. for disallowing the 
addition’ of leaves, or even of a single leaf, and for permitting competitors 
to dishud or not,\as they may deem conducive to the production of good 
specimens; and, further, J. think that Roses which have their buds, and 
have the most good. qualities, should not be vanquished by large (because 
dishudded), Roses, which, beyond size, may not have 'so many: requisite 
perfections.as more moderate-sized ones. |. .Assuredly outline, disposition 
and thickness of petal, decision, and. thoroughness of colour, fulness. to 
the centre without, crowd and disorder of the:petals—depth, width, and 
smoothness of | petal, especially, at the edges—are points to’ which, the 
judges should ¢hiefly look ;\ and)if large Roses with these, qualities.are 
produced, of course: they must command the greatest attention. 
Rushton: Nov. 21, W. FY RADCLYFFE: 
iy 9. THE. FLOWER. QUEEN--HER. NEW. JEWELS. 
“‘PRE-EMINENTLY beautiful though the ‘‘ Queen of Flowers” has 
always appeared, whenever we have been favoured with'a gaze! either 
ona Court: day, when seated on her emerald throne, and surrounded 
by loyal and admiring courtiers, or when free from the set formality of 
‘the reception-room, she has bent her lovely form to kiss the evening 
zephyr, we yet think there never was a prospect of her appearing to 
greater advantage than it is probable (all bemg well) she will, when 
next she shall grace with her presence the Palace of Crystal or the 
‘Garden of Kensington, for then, her peerless beauty will be enhanced 
by a new and magnificent crown of most exquisite gems. In other 
words, there is a probability that the Rose (who dare question her full 
right to the title «Reine des Fleurs”) will ‘stand forth next season in 
‘unprecedented brilliancy, for the new Roses of the present year are not 
‘only very numerous, but’ many of them are also very beautiful. “Of 
the following I can.speak with confidence, having carefully tested them 
‘when, blooming in the establishment with which I have the honour to 
‘be connected. : ee 
N! America, salmony fawn and cream, a large, full; and noble flower, 
& Jowith fine habit. te 
T.’ Due de Magenta; a splendid flower, large, double, and of exquisite 
form, colour delicate: pale: flesh tinted with fawn, petals large, and 
of fine waxy substance ; foliage dark and handsome, and the habit 
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B. Victor Emmanuel, deep plum, colour rich and velvety, flowers large, 
full, and beautifully formed, habit goodky5 gab th gene, 
