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The I;')I,essed Thistle. 

 Carbenia benedicta, p. 148. 



Miss Hellyett. — Large full flowers, rosy-pink 

 with salmon centre ; slightly scented. 



Rene Andre. — Coppery-red buds, opening to 

 saffron-yellow, tinted with orange pink ; loosely 

 double flowers ; Tea-scented. 



Ruby Queen. — Glowing carmine. This is one 

 of the most distinct and beautiful, the colour 

 being remarkably lively and pleasing. Blooms 

 of fair size in good trusses, and double ; mildew- 

 proof. 



Shower of Gold. — Although this is very pretty, 

 it is too generously named. It has probably the 

 most beautiful foliage of all ; bronzy-green, very 

 glossy, and mildew-proof. Buds deep golden- 

 yellow, paling slightly when open, but nearly 

 the shade of William Allen Richardson. The best 

 yellow yet raised, but not recommended for 

 weeping standards, and not so hardy as others. 



2, Late Sorts — The popular Dorothy 

 Perkins may be taken as the type of most of 

 the varieties in this section In common with 

 some of the early sorts it may be said that all 

 the late kinds prefer a freer circulation of air 

 than is obtainable on a wall, but they flourish 

 on poles and tripods, trellis, arch, pergola or 

 bower. For gorwing as weeping standards or 

 " Shower " Roses the following are amongst the 

 best : — Excelsa, Dorothy Perkins, White 

 Dorothy, Dorothy Dennisoii, Sander's White, 

 Lady Gay, Troubadour, Coronation and 

 Hiawatha. All those to which I refer are 

 double-flowered except Hiawatha. 



Coronation. — A rampant grower and 

 very free -flowering. Fine trusses of semi- 

 double flowers of a very vivid crimson, 

 with white streaks which are unobserved 

 till close to the plant. In the distance 

 the colour effeot is bright scarlet, and the 

 variety is therefore most valuable. 



Dorothy Dennison. — Soft shell — or car- 

 nation-pink. Considered to be identical 

 with Christian Curie and Lady Godiva. 

 Quite indispensable. 



Dorothy Perkins. — The well-known vivid 

 pink variety, of perfect quality, with which 

 everyone begins. 



Excelsa. — Many like this best of all. 

 Perhaps best described as a crimson 

 Dorothy Perkins, which is high praise. 

 But its more flexible stems render it ideal 

 as a weeping standard, grown without 

 any support save the necessary centre 

 stake. The fine rich scarlet-crimson 

 colour is splendid. 



Flame. — Brilliant salmon-pink, with a 

 considerable dash of scarlet. One of the 

 prettiest of all the shades in this class and 

 quite distinct. 



Hiaivatha. — Very bright single crimson flowers 

 with golden anthers. It flowers all over the 

 plant in most effective trusses. Some have an 

 unaccountable dislike to it because single- 

 flowered, but none is more effective or more 

 lasting in bloom. 



Lady Gay. — Similar to Dorothy Perkins, but 

 with more flexible stems, which I find produce 

 a very pretty effect when cut for some forms of 

 decoration. The colour is also, if anything, a 

 shade deeper than Dorothy. 



Minnehaha. — Of this there is more than one 

 form which leads one to think that it sports. 

 The best form is beautiful, with splendid upright 

 pyramidal trusses of a true pink shade. I think 

 it is the lest real pink. 



Mrs. M. H. Walsh. — This sends out a large 

 number of very slender stems similar to the 

 type. Flat rocette-shaped double flowers in 

 large clusters ; pure white. 



Sander's White. — The be.st white. Flowers 

 very white and very shapely, with lovely smooth 

 petals and curious old-rose scent. 



Sodenia. — Here we have an exceptionally good 

 Rose which deserves to be better known. It is 

 one of the very best red ramblers. The colour 

 is pure brilliant carmine ; the flowers produced 

 in even greater profusion and in larger trusses 

 than on Dorothy Perkins. It is the earliest of 

 the Perkins type to flower, coming in early in 

 July. The trusses are better displayed, right 

 out from the foliage, than any other. 



