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The blooms come well in what I call the pointed 
form and are capital in petal and fulness, grand in 
dark crimson colour and lasting qualities, and of fair 
average size. Will not do in hungry soil, or where 
not well treated, but high feeding and close pruning 
will generally produce splendid blooms. Older than 
the Duke of Edinburgh, and, in spite of general 
repute, much the better show Rose of the two 
with me. This is one of those varieties which 
close their petals in the evening, thus seriously 
disconcerting at times exhibitors who have to 
choose their blooms at late hours. 
Dupuy Jamain (Jamain, 1868).—Of very strong, 
stiff, stout growth and foliage, good on all stocks, 
with vigorous, clean, smooth shoots, such as a Rose 
should have. Not lable to mildew, but little injured 
by rain and does not need close pruning. I ought 
to say that all H.P.s, except perhaps Paul Neyron, 
Ulrich Brunner, and some others inclined to coarse- 
ness, are sometimes attacked by mildew, and are the 
better if rain does not fall on the open flowers, so 
‘“not hable’’ must be generally taken as not es- 
pecially lable. The round fat smooth shoots of 
Dupuy Jamain produce round fat smooth blooms, 
which generally come well-shaped, but the petals 
are not so stout as they look, and the centre is weak 
in hot weather. For exhibition it should be cut 
young and the point tied up for travelling, as it 
opens only too well. Of large size, but a bad one 
to last; very free in bloom, and perhaps the best 
autumnal of its colour. If I wanted a red Rose at 
the end of October I should come here first, and if 
any H.P. will bloom at Christmas this will. A 
