10. LABÉDOYÈRE; flowers deep purplish red, large and full; form, cupped. Habit branching; growth, moderate. Uncertain, but sometimes superb. Raised by M. Foulard.

11. ROBLIN; flowers rosy red, of medium size, full; growth, dwarf.

12. ROCH PLANTIER; flowers carmine, the claw of the petals white, large, and full. Quite second-rate.

ROSA SPINOSISSIMA.

GROUP XXX.-THE PERPETUAL SCOTCH.

These are Scotch Roses, hybridized, probably, with the Damask Perpetual, and blooming in the autumn. There are but three varieties belonging to the Group; and the Stanwell is, perhaps, the only one worthy of the attention of the Amateur. It is among the first to unfold its delicate blossoms, flowering in May, and throughout the summer and autumn, till arrested by frost. It is deliciously sweet some say it has the fragrance of the Attar of Roses; but it appears to me more closely to resemble the Provence Rose in this particular.

1. ESTELLE; flowers rose, small and double.

2. SCOTCH; flowers pale rosy blush, large and double; form, expanded; growth, moderate.

3. STANWELL; flowers rosy blush, their centre often pink, large, and double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. Raised at Stanwell; hence its name.

ROSA CENTIFOLIA.

GROUP XXXI.-THE PERPETUAL MOSS.

Here we have a group containing five Moss Roses blooming in the autumn. The flowers are not oppressed with moss, although they have sufficient to denote their origin. I think it likely that No. 3, which is the handsomest of all, was raised from the Crimson Perpetual. Three new varieties have been added during the past year; and there is no doubt of this becoming eventually one of the most interesting groups. They require the same treatment as the Moss. 1. GÉNÉRAL DROUOT; flowers purplish crimson, of medium size, double. Growth, vigorous. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1847.

2. PERPETUAL WHITE; flowers white, of medium size, double; form, expanded, blooming in large trusses, very mossy, but produced sparingly in the

3. PERPETUELLE MAUGET; flowers bright rose, of medium size, full; form, cupped; growth, moderate. A beautiful Rose; see Plate XI. 4. PONCTUÉE; flowers rose, spotted with white, semi-double. Raised at Angers. First offered for sale in 1847.

5. SEMI-DOUBLE; flowers deep rose.

Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1847.

ROSA SEMPERFLORENS.

GROUP XXXII.-THE CRIMSON CHINESE ROSE.

The original of this group was introduced from China in 1789. There are perhaps no Roses more beautiful late in the year, when the autumn is mild.. I was particularly struck with this in the autumn of 1846. A few cold misty days had obscured their brightness, when warm weather succeeded, and the buds, which the wet and cold had sealed, suddenly expanded, producing a brilliant show in November. There are some very handsome blood-coloured Roses here. All are of a branching habit, and of moderate growth. Some do not thrive well as Standards; but all luxuriate on their own roots, and form pretty and interesting objects budded on dwarf stocks. They thrive best in a rich soil, with close pruning: there are none better for planting in clumps on lawns or in the flowergarden, for they produce a great number and regular succession of flowers throughout the summer and autumn.

1. ABBÉ MIOLAND; flowers reddish purple, often streaked with white, large and very double; form, globular. A good Pot-Rose.

2. ALBA; flowers white, tinged with straw-colour, of medium size, double; (White) form, cupped. A good Rose for planting in masses.

3. ALCINE; flowers cherry crimson, tinged with purple and lilac blush, large and double; form, cupped. A fine Pot-Rose.

4. AMPHITRITE; flowers dark purplish crimson.

5. ANAIS; flowers rose, large and very double; form, globular.

6. ASSUÉRUS; flowers blackish crimson, large and double; form, cupped.

7. AUGUSTINE HERSENT; flowers pink, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. A pretty Rose, blooming freely, most suitable for planting

in masses.

8. BARDON; flowers white, their centre flesh, large and very double; form, cupped. A free bloomer, and excellent for planting in masses.

9. BARONNE DELAAGE; flowers of the richest crimson, of medium size, full;

form, globular.

10. BEAU CARMIN; flowers crimson, suffused with purple, velvety, of medium size, very double.