In a late number of the Gardeners' Chronicle is the following reference to a purchase of a new rose by a Philadelphia florist. We presume Mr. Evans, of Rowlandville, Phila., to be the purchaser referred to.

"Some of our rose loving readers may be interested to know that one of Mr. Bennett's seedlings has recently been the subject of a trade bargain, which in magnitude we imagine has not before been exceeded in this, if in any other country where a rose has been the subject bartered. We believe we are divulging no secret when we state that an enterprising Philadelphia plant merchant, Mr. Evans, has bought half Mr. Bennett's stock of the crimson tea rose, William Francis Bennett, for L750, and has legally bound himself not to sell or otherwise dispose of any bud, cutting, or scion, but only the flowers, for a term of four years. The rose in question is not much known, except to those who have visited Mr. Bennett's rose nursery at Shepperton, or previously at Staple-ford, but it has made its mark in Covent Garden and other markets, many thousands of its bloom-buds having been sold at highly remunerative prices. As we have before stated, it is one of the most persistent of winter bloomers. As with Wellington's soldiers at Waterloo, so it is with this rose - when one bud is cut off another quickly takes its place. It partakes largely of the Niphetos form, and is a glowing crimson in color.

When we remember that in America, roses in winter realise sums that make the English grower's mouth water, it needs no great stretch of imagination to convince us that Mr. Evans' speculation must soon prove a profitable investment."

It is called "William Francis Bennett."