1. ALBA GRANDIFLORA; flowers white.

2. JAUNATRE PLEINE; flowers primrose.

3. JAUNE SERIN; flowers bright yellow, larger, deeper in colour, and fuller than (Lutescens spinosa) the old Yellow.

4. JAUNE VIF; flowers bright yellow.

5. ODORATISSIMA; flowers white, fragrant.

6. PHILADELPHIEFLORA; flowers yellow, single.

7. ROSEA; flowers vivid rose, double; form, cupped.

8. SINGLE WHITE; flowers white, single.

9. WHITE; flowers pure white, small and full; form, compact. Neat and exceedingly pretty. Very fragrant.

10. YELLOW; flowers bright yellow, small and full, form, compact. Very pretty and distinct.

CLASS II.-AUTUMNAL ROSES,

BLOOMING FROM MAY TILL NOVEMBER, OR LATER, IF NOT PREVENTED BY FROST.

ROSA BRACTEATA.

GROUP XXII.-THE MACARTNEY ROSE.

THE original Bracteata Rose was introduced from China by Lord Macartney in 1795. It is a shy seed-bearer, and consequently few varieties have been obtained. from it. Perhaps the only one the Amateur will care for is the Maria Leonida, but the single is also beautiful. Both are of vigorous growth, but not very hardy. The best situation for them is a south or east wall, where they form most interesting objects, flowering during summer and autumn.

The plants are evergreen; the foliage dark, and shining as if varnished; which feature, in contrast with the milk-white apricot-scented flowers, is striking and beautiful.

We arrange here the Lucida duplex of florists, a desirable variety, apparently hybridized with the Macartney, forming a handsome Standard or Bush Rose.

The

The Berberiifolia Hardii, according to previous arrangements, finds place by the side of this species. We think it distinct enough to stand alone; but, as there is only one variety, we retain it in its accustomed place. This pretty plant, differing from all its congeners, was raised from seed by M. Hardy, of the Jardin du Luxembourg, from between R. INVOLUCRATA and R. BERBERIIFolia. latter species has always been extremely delicate in Britain, baffling the skill of the ablest cultivators, although in its native habitats, in the north of Persia, it grows so freely that it is used for fire-wood. Our variety, alas! resembles too nearly the species: it is delicate, and has been pronounced by some unmanageable. It suffers greatly from mildew, damp, and cold. The best mode of treating it is to plant it in a peaty soil, in the sunniest and airiest spot in the garden, away from all trees and fences. Take it up every autumn, keeping it in a cold frame, where sheltered from rain and frost. There were at one time above 1000 plants of this Rose here.

1. ALBA ODORATA; flowers white, with yellowish centre, large and full; form,

cupped. Rarely opens well.

2. ALBA SIMPLEX; flowers white, large and single; form, cupped; free bloomer (Grandiflora) when trained against a wall. Very showy.

DOUBLE BLUSH; see Victoire Modeste.

GRANDIFLORA; see Alba simplex.

3. MARIA LEONIDA; flowers white, centre rosy, and sometimes creamy, large and full; form, cupped.

4. NERRIERE; flowers yellowish white, their centre of a deeper tint than their margin, large and full; form, cupped.

5. SCARLET MARIA LEONIDA; flowers bright red; form, cupped.

6. VICTOIRE MODESTE; flowers pale rose, very large and full; rarely opens

well.

7. LUCIDA DUPLEX; flowers of the most delicate blush, large and double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; foliage, particularly glossy and fine.

8. BERBERIIFOLIA HARDII; flowers bright yellow, with a deep chocolate spot at the bottom of each petal, small and single; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; shoots, slender.

ROSA MICROPHYLLA.

GROUP XXIII.-THE MICROPHYLLA, OR SMALL-LEAVED ROSE.

This Rose is a native of the Himalaya Mountains, and also of China, and was introduced to England about twenty years since. It is a decided curiosity. The leaves are composed of numerous small leaflets, sometimes as many as fifteen ranging on the sides of the petiole; the branches are of a whitish brown, the outer bark often peeling off in autumn: they are almost destitute of prickles, but the broad sepals of the calyx are densely covered with them, owing to which the flower-buds are as rough as a hedgehog. The Microphylla appears to delight in a warm sandy soil: it is rather tender, and requires a wall to ensure the production of its flowers in full beauty. It requires very little pruning. No varieties have yet been raised to surpass the original.

ALBA ODORATA; see Group XXII. "MACARTNEY."

1. CARNEA; flowers pale rose, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. 2. COCCINEA; flowers bright rose, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. CRAMOISIE; see Violet Cramoisie.

3. DU LUXEMBOURG; flowers deep pink, shaded with blush, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. 4. GRANDIFLORA; flowers rose, large; form, cupped. POURPRE DU LUXEMBOURG; see Du Luxembourg. 5. PURPUREA; flowers deep purplish rose; form, cupped. ROSEA OF RUBRA VIOLACEA; see Violet Cramoisie. ROUGE À CENTRE STRIE; see Striata.

6. RUBRA, OLD or COMMON; flowers rosy carmine, margined with blush, large and full; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, moderate.

7. SINGLE; flowers bright red, large and single; form, cupped.

8. STRIATA; flowers crimson, striped with white.

9. TRIOMPHE DE MACHETEAUX; flowers blush, edged with rose, of medium size, full; form, cupped.

10. VIOLET CRAMOISIE; flowers light purplish crimson; form, cupped. (Cramoisie) (Rosea, or Rubra Violacea.)

ROSA DAMASCENA.

GROUP XXIV.-THE FOUR-SEASONS ROSE.

The Four-Seasons Rose is a branch of the Damask species, now little heard of. We value it by name as the type of the lovely Damask Perpetuals, which furnish our gardens with rich and fragrant flowers so late in the year. The appearance of the latter, and, subsequently, of the Hybrid Perpetuals, both surpassing it in every property for which it has so long been valued, it is now justly superseded. The varieties are not very constant bloomers, but perfectly hardy, thriving under

common treatment.

1. BLUSH; flowers pale rose, semi-double; form, cupped.

BULLEE; see Monstrous.

2. CLARES; flowers delicate rose, margin blush, large and double; form, expanded.

DE TRIANON; see Group XXV. "ROSE DE TRIANON."

Mossy; see Group XXXI. Perpetual Moss.

3. MONSTROUS; flowers blush, large and double; form, globular.

PESTANA; see Scarlet.

4. POMPON; flowers rose, very small and full; form, compact.

5. ROSE, or COMMON; flowers pale rose, of medium size, full.

6. SCARLET; flowers deep rose, tinted with purple, large and semi-double; form, cupped. A pretty colour, and most abundant summer bloomer, producing a fine effect on the tree.

7. WHITE; flowers white, large and double; form, expanded.

GROUP XXV. THE ROSE DE TRIANON.

This Group of Roses is entirely new, and already contains some highly-desirable varieties. It is another branch of the Damask, originated by M. Vibert of

Angers. Let us hear what he says of them.-" I have formed a new division for an interesting Group of Perpetual Roses, obtained from several varieties which acknowledge the Rose de Trianon as their type-a plant I first made known. There are now several White kinds. Certain peculiar characters, and the prospect of a great increase of varieties, have induced me to separate them from other Perpetuals. They are desirable, from their decided characters: they are unique in form, colour, and the disposition of the flowers, which are generally very sweet. They are not more delicate than the Damask Perpetual, and are far more vigorous in growth."

This Group is as yet in its infancy; but, from the varieties we have already seen, we augur it will give birth to some large well-formed Roses. The flowers are mostly produced in small corymbs in the summer flowering, and the leaves. gather in tufts near the ends of the shoots.

1. ADÈLE MAUZ'; flowers rose, large and full; curious foliage.

2. AMANDA PATENOTTE; flowers dark rose, large and full; form, globular. Habit, erect; growth, moderate.

3. AMANDINE; flowers pale rose, large and full.

4. ANTIGONE; flowers dark mottled rose, produced in corymbs, large and very double; form, globular.

5. ARIELLE; flowers lilac rose, of medium size, full.

6. BLANCHE VIBERT; flowers yellowish when first opening, changing to white, of medium size, full.

7. CRILLON; flowers flesh-colour, of medium size, full.

8. DE TRIANON; flowers rose, of medium size, double; form, cupped.

9. Delphine GAY; flowers white, tinted with flesh, of medium size, full;

almost spineless.

10. Duke of DEVONSHIRE; flowers bright rose, large and full, fine and distinct. 11. EARL OF DERBY; flowers rose, their margin almost white, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, very vigorous; foliage, fine, the young leaves edged with red. A fine Rose.

12. ELIZA BALCOMBE; flowers white, their centre inclining to flesh, small and very double; form, cupped. This variety appears to possess traces of

the Noisette Aimèe Vibert, which has likely been the parent on one side.

13. JOASINE HANET; flowers purplish red, produced in corymbs, of medium size,

full.

14. LÉONIDE LEROY; flowers white, slightly tinted with flesh, produced in corymbs, of medium size, full; form, globular.

15. LESBIE; flowers pale rose, produced in corymbs, of medium size, full. 16. LOUISE BORDILLON; flowers rose, large and full; form, cupped, fine. 17. NIOвÉ; flowers pale rose, produced in corymbs, of medium size, full.