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appearance of the plants when first put in, this 
would perhaps be correct, but experience shows that 
some of the more vigorous Teas do as well on 
dwarfs as on standard stocks, and that the weaker 
ones, though they do not seem suited for the 
position, yet give the best flowers when grown in 
that form. In fact, the Teas of ‘‘ moderate”’ (7.e., 
weakly) growth do undoubtedly grow much better 
on standard stocks of medium height, and besides 
giving better blooms form finer plants than the 
same varieties when budded on cutting or seedling 
briars. 
The purchaser should, however, take notice that 
there are several disadvantages belonging to the 
standard stock. One of the greatest of these is 
that every plant must be staked, and with a large 
number this becomes a serious item, as a gale of 
wind is sure to break some of the ties and the stakes 
themselves if they be wooden ones. Standards are 
also more expensive, and there is often far less 
choice of really good plants. A great deal of care 
in graduating the height of the stems is also 
necessary to make the Rose-bed ‘‘ look nice,’’ while 
a good general appearance is much more easily 
arranged with a bed of dwarfs. 
Standard stocks are only used, I believe, in 
Europe: the bare stems will not stand very severe 
winter cold, and appear equally to suffer from 
extreme summer heat. And this seems to be one 
of the reasons why some of our finest Exhibition 
Teas, which do best with us in our hottest 
summers, are yet not grown to perfection in tropical 
climates. 
I advise then that the standard form be not 
