Colman's Rural World treats its readers to some pleasant suggestions about Roses, and remarks:

"Almost all persons give a preference to dark roses - those rich, deep, dark, velvety crimsons, scarlets and shades, and they certainly are, many of them, exquisitely rich, gorgeous and handsome, and the preferences are well bestowed.

"One of the oldest, and still one of the greatest favorites, because best known, of the dark race, is the Giant des Battailles, now over twenty years old; the aim has been ever since among rose fanciers to beat this fine rose, and doubtless there are many now that do beat it, both in color, size and form.

"Soon after the above, came the Lion of Combats, a darker rose, but semi-double - very showy withal. Among the dark roses, Lord Raglan, a very rich and brilliant colored rose, may be taken as a sample of the fiat shape ; and say Cardinal Patrizzi of the cupped form - both fine, dark, rich colors, but very different.

"Gen. Jacqueminot is a justly celebrated rose on account of its brilliant color, and the flowers standing high and clear above the plant, rendering it very conspicuous. Vulcan, as it should be from its name, is a very dark rose shaded almost black; while Count Cavour is one of the brightest and richest of crimsons that are known; while all the three are not very durable or desirable on that account. Of course, of the hundreds of varieties under name, a great many are so near alike as hardly to be distinguishable except by the connoisseur, and fifty will embrace all the desirable shades and qualities. A few good dark roses, besides those named good in many or all respects, we mean, would be Paeonia, Nelson, Gen. Washington, Madame Chas. Wood, Glorie de Santenay, Jules Margottine, Louis Larigue, Monte Cristo, Beauty of Waltham, Black Prince, and - we don't know where to stop, that's the trouble.

"Among the reds, Baron Prevost and La Reine may be taken as samples of both shapes, the former flat, and the latter cupped or cabbage form; both old but good roses. Other good roses of these shades are John Hooper, Souvenir de Elbe, Alexandrine Bachmetaff, Augusta Mie, Souvenir de la Reine de Angleterre, Triomphe de Valenciennes, Glorie de Vitry, Louise Peyronny, and Louise Odler an exquisitely cupped rose.

"Of the light or flesh colored roses, we think an oldish variety called Caroline de Sansal, is hard to beat; its delicate fleshy center blending into the white, and the unfolding of its double form, with its closely set and numerous petals, is most exquisite; somewhat of the same color is Madame Knon, but more cupped. Sydonia, Madame Rivers, Yoland de Aragon, Sappho Panachee d'Orleans, Mons. Rivers, Queen Victoria, are all of this light, fleshy color, but of different habits and forms.

"Of the pure whites, which are much inquired for, Napoleon Triumphant and Dr. Heron may be named, but both poor bloomers, and the last a miserable grower. Vir-ginale is better in both these respect.

"While visiting one of the first rose growers in England last summer, on inquiry I was informed that several new whites are really good, vigorous habits and free bloomers, and of the purest white, and a great advance on former white varieties. Three or four of the very best whites, as given by the best rose authority last year, are these: Boule de Neige, M'dlle Bonnaire, Madame Gustave, Bonnet and Madame" Noman".