compact, or expanded. Where no remark is made as to the size of the flower, it is of the ordinary or medium size. In the autumnal months this and the seven succeeding classes present an accumulation of bloom, which is the more grateful, as nature then seems the most to require their cheering influence. In a mild climate they continue flowering throughout the year. If potted and housed they will bloom during the winter months, and form a most brilliant appendage to the parlor or greenhouse. The new varieties obtained during the last few years are more hardy than the older ones. Many of them are perfectly so, and the most tender will withstand our winters with the simplest attention. They can be bound in straw, and the earth raised around the base; or a barrel or box can be placed over them; or they can be cut off within a few inches of the ground, and then be covered with ten or twelve inches of common mould, sand, tan-bark, or leaves.

Name.

89. Orpheline de Guillotiére,

90. Pompone violet,
91. Prince Charles,
92. Prince Eugene,
93. Queen of Naples,
94. Reine de Lombardie,
95.
des François,

96. Roi de Hollande,
97. Roi d'Angleterre,
98. Romain Desprès,
99. Romeo,
100. Rubens,
101. Sanguinea,
102. Stevens' new
103. Sully, F,

104. Tancrede,

105. Triomphe de Gand,

106. Victoire Daumy, 107. Virginal,

108. Zephora,

109. Zephyr,

Peach blossom, rosy centre.

CLASS II.-TEA SCENTED CHINA ROSES. Rosa indica, var. odorata. The varieties of this class are particularly esteemed for possessing that peculiarly exquisite odor which is denominated tea-scented. They have the same qualities as the preceding class, in regard to perpetual blooming, and in the various beauties of color, size, and form. The same remarks will also apply as to the hardihood of the new varieties, and to their winter protection. In growth there are some varieties less vigorous than the preceding class, their shoots being more slender and delicate, while on the other hand there are many varieties which evince great vigor. The Bengal varieties are more vivid in their colors, while these excel in the delicacy of their tints, and combine among their varieties those most remarkable for their orange, yellow, and creamy shades. The same remarks are also applicable to the varieties of this class, in regard to the form and size of the flowers, as were made concerning the previous class.

White with yellowish centre,

Pale incarnate, large, very double, 1 00

White with yellow centre,

Bright red, projecting centre,
Incarnate, large,

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