growth, robust; leaves, broad, short, and handsome. A beautiful Rose when the lake margin is perfect.

51. LISBETH; flowers delicate blush, pretty; of medium size, full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate.

52. LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH; flowers purple and crimson intermixed, their centre vivid crimson; of medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, small. Foliage of a beautiful light green. A showy Rose, but not a very free grower.

53. MADAME DE MAINTENON; flowers almost white, their centre rosy pink, of medium size, full. Closely resembles "Déeseflore," if not identical with it.

54. MADAME DESHOUILLÈRES; flowers even rosy crimson; of medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, moderate. A showy Rose, partaking somewhat of the characters of Group VIII., The French Rose.

55. MADAME DE TRESSAN; flowers pale rose; of medium size, full.

56. MADAME FEBURIER; flowers rose, large and full; form, cupped. Flowers occasionally in the autumn, wherefore some class it as a Damask Perpetual. Habit, erect; growth, robust.

57. MADAME HARDY; flowers pure white, occasionally delicately tinged with flesh, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, erect; growth vigorous, frequently producing the flowers in large clusters. A beautiful Rose. Raised at the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1832.

58. MADAME LAMBERT; flowers bright red, very large and full.

59. MADAME ZOETMANS; flowers delicate flesh, changing to white, glossy, large and full; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous.

A beautiful Rose, well worthy of a place in the most limited collection.

60. MADAME STOLZ; flowers pale straw; form, cupped.

MALVINA; see Group XIII., R. Alba.

61. MARCUS AURELIUS; flowers rosy red, spotted, large and full; form compact. Introduced in 1845.

MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN; see Group VIII., The French Rose.

62. MOHELIDA; flowers rosy pink bespattered with small white spots, small and double; form, globular. Habit, compact; growth, small.

MONSTREUSE; see Group XXVIII., Damask Perpetual," La Magnanime." 63. NÉRÉIS; flowers of the most delicate rose colour, of medium size, full. In

troduced in 1844.

64. NOÉMI; flowers of a dark rose colour, spotted in a slight degree, large and full. Introduced in 1845.

65. ODESKA; flowers pale blush, large and double; form, cupped.

66. OLYMPE; flowers purplish crimson; of medium size, full. Introduced in 1843.

EILLET PARFAIT; see Group VIII., The French Rose.

PAINTED DAMASK; see Leda.

67. PENELOPE; flowers purplish red, large and very double. Growth, robust. 68. PHILODAMIE; flowers purplish rose, spotted, large and full.

69. PHŒвUS; flowers lilac blush, their centre rosy crimson, large and full; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, moderate, producing short thick shoots. Foliage fine.

70. PLACIDIE; flowers delicate rose, large and very double; form, compact. POONIFLORA; see La Constance.

71. POMPON TOUSSAINT; flowers even rosy crimson, changing to rosy lilac before falling, small and full; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, robust. A pretty little Rose.

72. POPE; flowers crimson and purple shaded, their centre sometimes fiery, very large and full; form, compact. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A free bloomer, very dark in colour, and altogether a superb Rose.

73. PORTLAND POURPRE; flowers light purplish crimson, large and double; form, cupped. A distinct Rose.

74. PRINCESSE AMÉLIE; flowers dark glossy rose, paler towards their circumference, large and double, sometimes very double; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, robust.

75. PULCHERIE; flowers pure white; of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous.

76. ROSE DES POETES; flowers light rose, large and full.

77. ROSE FRAYES; flowers French white, large and very double; form, compact. 78. ROSE VERREUX; flowers red, tinged with lilac, paler towards their circumference; of medium size, full; form, globular.

79. SELIMA; flowers rosy lilac, large and full; form, globular, perfect. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. The leaves singularly long and tapering.

80. SEMIRAMIS; flowers fawn in their centre, shaded with glossy pink; their circumference of a pinky flesh, to which colour the centres change soon after expansion; large and very double; form, expanded. Habit, pendulous; growth, moderate. A distinct and beautiful Rose. Introduced in 1841.

SUZANNE; see Group VIII., The French Rose.

81. SYLVIA; flowers purplish red, large and full.

82. TOMENTEUx; flowers rose-colour, striped; of medium size, double. Blooms occasionally in the autumn.

83. TRIOMPHE DE ROUEN; flowers soft even pink, the tops of the petals slightly turning over soon after expansion, large and full; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, robust. A beautiful Rose, possessing some of the characters of the Hybrid Chinese (Group X.)

84. VÉTURIE; flowers rose-colour, of medium size, full; the wood and foliage. presenting a very singular appearance. Introduced in 1842.

VOLUMINEUSE; see Group XXVIII., Damask Perpetual.

85. WARRATAH; flowers purplish crimson, of medium size, very double; form, cupped, perfect. Occasionally flowers in the autumn.

86. YORK AND LANCASTER; flowers white, striped with pale red, large and full. 87. ZARA (Hooker's); flowers soft glossy pink, blush towards their circumference, of medium size, and double; of a most beautiful colour in bud; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. Raised at Brenchley in Kent.

ROSA CENTIFOLIA.

GROUP V.-THE PROVENCE ROSE, WITH ITS HYBRIDS.

Who has not heard of the Provence, or, as it is more frequently called, the Cabbage Rose? There are numerous varieties, though nature has not been so lavish with her stores here-has not answered so fully to the strivings of art to improve this group-as in some other instances. Perhaps the old favourite was so perfect that it could not be surpassed. Be this as it may, the group has improved of late by the varying of the colours, if no individual variety has been raised to surpass the original.

The Provence Roses are deliciously fragrant; their habit is for the most part branching, or pendulous; and among them are some of the finest globular-shaped Roses grown.

The foliage is bold and handsome; the leaflets broad and wrinkled, in many instances obtuse, the edges deeply serrated. The prickles on the branches are very unequal; some are fine and straight, others large at their base, and falcate. These points, with the drooping habit, and usually globular flowers, serve as marks by which we distinguish them.

They thrive well either as dwarfs or standards; but some varieties require the fostering care of the cultivator to tempt them to produce their flowers in full beauty. To ensure complete success, plant them in a soil made rich, and water them occasionally in spring with liquid manure. All, except the vigorous growers, which are in many instances hybrids, should be subjected to close pruning.

The hybrids are more robust in their nature, and do not need more than ordinary attention. They should be pruned moderately close. But it may be asked, what are the hybrids now spoken of? There is a group in the Rose Catalogues termed Hybrid Provence. Are these the Roses alluded to? We answer, some

of them only. That group is remarkable for its heterogeneousness. I think it has hitherto been regarded as one in which any varieties differing from the mass of other groups might be classed; a sort of refuge for the destitute.

From that group we can draw varieties in which the characters of the Hybrid Chinese predominate: witness Alphonse Maille. There are also others there, (Div. II.)

which partake more intimately of the nature of the French Rose; and these form the greater part of the group usually termed Hybrid Provence. But there are still others resembling more closely the Provence, and these are what we mean by hybrids.

Those more closely allied to the Hybrid Chinese will be referrred to that group, and their hybridous nature will be there noticed. Those nearly allied to the French Rose will be retained in a group by themselves, under the name of "Hybrid French," instead of Provence or Hybrid Provence.

Though decidedly averse to changing the names of the groups, we think it necessary in this case, and that for two reasons. In the first place, there are two groups, possessed of distinct characters, known under the name of "Provence"; and, in the next place, the varieties of the one, which we intend to call "Hybrid French," more closely resemble the French Rose than the Provence. By this stroke, then, we do away with the confusion arising from two distinct groups, bearing the same name; and favour our design of bringing more closely together varieties possessed of like characters and habits.

1. ADELE DE SENANGE (hybrid); flowers blush pink, sometimes marbled, of medium size, full; form, expanded; blooming abundantly, and in clusters. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. Very pretty when about half blown.

2. ADELINE (hybrid); flowers vivid rose, paler towards their circumference; of medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, branching, fine; growth, moderate, fine dark foliage. A showy Rose.

3. ADRIENNE DE CARDOVILLE; flowers rosy crimson, large and full; form, cupped, fine. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. A good and distinct Rose. Raised in the neighbourhood of Paris. Introduced in 1845. ALAIN-BLANCHARD; see Group VIII., French.

ALPHONSE MAILLE; see Group X., Hybrid Chinese.

4. ANAÏS SEGALAS (hybrid); flowers rosy crimson, their circumference rosy lilac, large and full; form, expanded, perfect. Habit, branching; growth, moderate.

5. ANEMONE, VIBERT (hybrid); flowers dark crimson rose, of medium size, full. Introduced in 1844.

6. ANÉMONEFLORA; flowers pale rose, of medium size, very double.

7. BELLE PORTUGAISE (hybrid); flowers purplish lilac, large and full; form, cupped. A fine Rose.

8. BISHOP'S PROVENCE; flowers rose, large and full; shape, globular; leaves curious, placed very closely together on the branches. Habit, erect; growth, moderate.

9. BLUSH PROVENCE; flowers soft light pink, of medium size, double. Habit,

branching; growth, moderate.

BULLATA; see Monstrous.

CAROLINE DE BERRI; see Foliacèe.