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and bright with glorious colour, a mixture of scarlet 
and crimson. Not strong in constitution, free 
flowering, or good as an autumnal, and often fails 
to come good, either in colour or shape. An exhi- 
bitor’s Rose, and never very large, it seems to like a 
cool season, and is therefore best in the North and 
Midlands. 
Duchesse de Morny (E. Verdier, 1863).—Of fair 
growth and foliage in strong rich soil, the wood and 
leaves being very distinct and characteristic. De- 
cidedly liable to mildew, and cannot stand much 
rain. The blooms come well shaped, with very 
smooth stout petals, beautifully full, of distinct and 
lovely colour, large size, and fair lasting qualities. 
This Rose is one of the very smoothest and most 
recular in semi-globular imbricated shape that we 
have; a free bloomer, but not so good in autumn, 
and rather dainty as to soil and treatment. The 
buds should be well thinned, for this is one of the 
true aristocracy, where no fear of coarseness need 
be entertained, and the variety is a great favourite 
with me. The shoots often come wholly or partly 
fasciated,—7.e. two or more joined together—a bad 
habit, and such growth at pruning time should be 
clean cut out. Hillen Drew (A. Dickson & Sons, 
1896) is a pale sport of this Rose. 
Duke of Edinburgh (Paul & Son, 1868).—Of strong 
good growth and foliage, with characteristic wood ; 
the secondary shoots are very long and rather spindly 
and pliable, so that the blooms are sometimes pen- 
dant. Not very liable to mildew, or much injured 
by rain, but in some places a victim to orange fungus. 
It generally comes true to its shape, which is good 
so long as it holds its point; but the petals are not 
