78. MELANIE CORNU; flowers crimson, tinged with purple, very large and full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, vigorous. A fine Rose in warm seasons; an excellent variety for forcing, and very sweet.

79. MÉROPE; flowers delicate pink, large and double.

80. MONTAIGNE; flowers deep rose, of medium size, full; form, globular. Raised by M. Vibert. Introduced in 1846.

81. MRS. CRIPPS; flowers clear deep pink, of medium size, very double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. Uncertain, though often very pretty late in the year.

82. MRS. ELLIOT; flowers purplish rose, very large and very double; form, cupped, fine. Habit, erect; growth, vigorous. A beautiful Rose, with fine large petals, and handsome foliage. Raised by M. Laffay. Introduced in 1840.

MRS. WOOD; see Clementine Seringe.

83. NEWTON; worthless.

PAULINE PLANTIER; see Clementine Seringe.

84. POLYBE; flowers pale lilac, with rosy centre, of medium size, full; form, globular. Raised by M. Laffay, by whom highly recommended. Introduced in 1847.

85. POUPRE ROYALE; flowers deep violet, edged with blackish purple, velvety, large and full; form, compact. Raised by M. Laffay, by whom highly recommended. Introduced in 1847. I remember seeing this Rose when at Bellevue, and setting a less value on it than its worthy owner did.

86. PRINCE ALBERT; flowers rich crimson purple, large and full; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. Uncertain out of doors, but a good forcing Rose, and very sweet.

87. PRINCE OF WALES; flowers rosy lilac, produced in clusters, very large and
very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous.
Distinct and good.

88. PRINCESSE ADELAIDE; flowers bright pink, of medium size, very double.
89. PRINCESSE BELGIOJOSA; flowers deep rose, large and full; form, globular,
resembling the Cabbage Rose. Raised by M. Vibert. Introduced

in 1847.

90. PRINCESSE HÉLÈNE; flowers rosy purple, of medium size, very double; form, globular. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. A most abundant bloomer, when in full vigour.

PRUDENCE ROSER; see Group XXXVIII. Noisette.

QUEEN; see La Reine.

91. QUEEN VICTORIA; flowers bright rosy purple, of medium size, very double. 92. RACHEL; flowers bright rose, large and double.

93. REGULATA; flowers rosy lilac, of medium size, full; form, compact, very

regular.

94. REINE DE LA GUILLOTIÈRE; flowers dark purplish crimson, large and full; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, vigorous. Occasionally fine out of doors; but better adapted for forcing.

95. REINE DE LYON; worthless.

96. REINE DES FLEURS; flowers rosy pink, their circumference rosy lilac, very large and full; form, globular. Habit, erect; growth, robust. A superb Rose, with handsome foliage. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1847.

97. REINE DU MATIN; flowers pale glossy lilac, of medium size, full; form, compact.

98. RENUFE D'OSMOND; flowers clear purplish rose, of medium size, double;, form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, dwarf.

99. RIVERS; flowers rosy crimson, often vivid, usually produced in clusters, very large and full; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, robust.

A good forcing Rose, and occasionally fine out of doors. Raised by
M. Laffay. Introduced in 1839.

100. ROBIN HOOD; flowers brilliant cherry, large and full; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. A desirable variety, and very

sweet.

101. RONSARD; flowers crimson-amaranth, of medium size, full. Raised by M. Vibert. Introduced in 1847.

102. SISLEY; flowers rosy crimson, of medium size, full. A shy grower. 103. SIXTH OF JUNE; flowers bright rose, of medium size, very double; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf.

104. TITUS LIVIUS; flowers delicate rose, of medium size, double. Raised by M. Vibert. Introduced in 1847.

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105. WILLIAM JESSE; flowers light crimson, tinged with purple, very large, and very double; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. magnificent Rose, but an uncertain autumn bloomer. A good seedbearer.

106. ZENOPHON; flowers red.

GROUP XXVIII.-THE BOURBON PERPETUAL.

This is a divison embracing the varieties of Hybrid Perpetual, in which the characters of the Bourbon Rose are strikingly developed. They are of dwarf and compact growth, as Standards, short-lived, seldom forming fine heads. They form beautiful objects grown as Dwarfs, or Dwarf Standards; and, if planted in a (Div. II.)

rich soil, are the most certain of Autumnals: it is only necessary to keep them growing, for every new shoot formed will bear bloom. The flowers are not

large, but they are well formed, and usually produced in clusters.

1. CADOUDAL; flowers clear rose, of medium size, full.

2. CLEMENCE RUFFIN; flowers rosy lilac, their circumference clear flesh, of medium size, full.

3. CLEMENTINE DUVAL; flowers glossy pink, fading to blush, of medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, erect, fine; growth, moderate. An abundant bloomer. Raised at Montmorency.

COMTESSE DE RAMBUTEAU; see Group XXVII. Hybrid Perpetual. 4. COMTESSE JAUBERT; flowers clear peach, paler at their circumference, large and full; form, globular. Habit, erect; growth, moderate; foliage, fine. Raised by M. Laffay, by whom it is highly recommended. Introduced in 1847.

5. COQUETTE DE BELLEVUE; flowers cherry-colour spotted with white; small and full; growth, dwarf.

6. Coquette de MONTMORENCY; flowers bright cherry, of medium size, full; form, cupped, exquisite. Habit, erect; growth, dwarf. A very pretty Rose, but a rather shy grower.

7. DE NEUILLY; flowers rose-colour, large and full; form, globular. Habit, erect, fine; growth, moderate. A superb forcing Rose, and very sweet. Rarely flowers well out of doors. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1835.

8. DON ALVAR; flowers rosy lilac, of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, robust. Uncertain; the petals sometimes elegantly disposed.

9. DUBOURG; flowers white, shaded with rose, large and very double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. A free seed

bearer.

10. DUCHESSE DE MONTMORENCY; flowers pink, sometimes spotted and shaded with lilac blush, of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf. A pretty Rose, but a shy grower.

11. ELISE MIELLEZ; flowers rosy lilac, of medium size, full. An abundant bloomer.

12. ERNESTINE DE BARANTE; flowers bright rose, small and full. Habit, (Pompon) branching; growth, dwarf. A pretty morceau.

13. EUGENIE GUINOISEAU; flowers rosy carmine, their centre almost white, of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. A pretty and desirable Rose.

14. GÉNÉRAL MERLIN; flowers light rosy pink, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, erect, fine; growth, moderate. A pretty Rose. GLOIRE D'ALGER; worthless.

15. Gloire de GUERIN; flowers rich deep cherry, of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf.

16. LA BOUQUETIÈRE; flowers pale rose, large and double; form cupped. Habit, erect; growth, moderate; foliage, fine. Raised by M. Laffay. Introduced in 1843. A good seed-bearer.

17. LELIA; flowers cherry pink, lively, large and double; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth moderate.

18. LEONIE VERGER; flowers deep rosy pink, small and full; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, small. A pretty and distinct little Rose. Raised in the garden of the Comte de Mondeville at St. Radegonde. Introduced in 1846.

19. MADAME FAVRE; flowers reddish carmine, shaded with violet, of medium (Louise Favre) size, full.

20. MADAME LUCIE ASTAIX; flowers rose, shaded with carmine, of medium double.

Lucie Astair size, very

21. MADAME MOREL; flowers rosy carmine, their centre whitish, large and full. 22. NADINE FAYE; flowers clear pink, of medium size, very double; form

compact.

23. PAULINE BUONAPARTE; flowers pure white, small and full.

24. PAULINE LEVANNEUR; flowers clear rose, fine, large, and very double; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. A rather shy grower. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1843.

POMPON; see Ernestine de Barante.

25. POMPON DE ST. RADEGONDE; flowers cherry-colour, small, and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf. A very neat and

pretty Rose, blooming freely. Raised in the garden of the Comte de Mondeville at St. Radegonde. Introduced in 1846.

26. PRINCESSE DE JONVILLE; flowers bright rose, of medium size, very double. 27. PRINCESSE DE SALERNE; flowers clear flesh, of medium size, full. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1846.

28. PSYCHE; flowers rosy crimson, of medium size, full. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf.

REINE DE FONTENAY; worthless.

29. THIBAULT; flowers bright rosy pink, of medium size, full; form, cupped.

TRIUMPHANT; worthless.

30. VICOMTESSE DE BELLEVAL; flowers clear rose, with a purplish lilac tint, of medium size, very double; form, globular, fine. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. Distinct and good. Raised at St. Radegonde. Introduced in 1846.

ROSA INDICA.

GROUP XXIX.-THE ROSE DE ROSOMÈNE.

Whence arose the Gloire de Rosomène, the type of this group, it is difficult even to conjecture. It was raised by M.Vibert, but I believe he knows not from what source. The brilliancy of the flowers caused some stir when it was introduced, and cultivators have long been striving to obtain full Roses to vie with it in colour. I have raised several seedlings, some more brilliant, but none more double. This object has yet to be accomplished, and the Géant des Batailles is a broad stride in the right direction. All the kinds of this group do not grow so vigorously as the type: some are moderate growers, and Grand Capitaine is a decided dwarf. The Gloire de Rosomène suffers from severe frost: the progeny is hardy.

1. BossUET; flowers rich deep cherry-colour, large, and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate; the young shoots and leaves, chocolate colour.

2. BREON; flowers light carmine, sometimes rosy pink, of medium size, full; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf. A distinct and pretty Rose.

3. CARDINAL TANCIN; flowers pale carmine, their centre whitish, large, and full. Quite second rate.

4. COMTE D'EU; flowers varying from light to deep carmine, very large and double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth moderate. A distinct and beautiful Rose.

5. ECLAIR DE JUPITER; flowers light crimson scarlet, the claw of the petals white, large, and semi-double; form, cupped. A fine Pillar Rose, blooming in clusters. Very showy.

6. ENFANT D'AJACCIO; flowers bright cherry, large and full; form, cupped. (Souvenir d'Anselmne) Habit, branching; growth, vigorous; the young leaves chocolate colour. A beautiful Rose in fine weather: uncertain at other times.

7. GEANT DES BATAILLES; flowers brilliant crimson, shaded with purple velvet, large, and very double; form, expanded. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. A beautiful Rose; see Plate X.

8. GLOIRE DE ROSOMÈNE; flowers crimson scarlet, velvety, sometimes shaded with purple and striped with white, large and semi-double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous, producing the flowers in clusters. A fine Pole Rose. A free seed-bearer.

9. GRAND CAPITAINE; flowers crimson scarlet, rich, yet fiery, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, dwarf. A beautiful Rose, growing best on its own roots.