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a maiden, and of not much use in autumn. The 
blooms are a lovely shade of pink, large, and very 
full, but not pointed, with fine petals and good 
lasting qualities. It is a fine exhibition Rose, but 
not recommended for general cultivation. 
Mrs. John Laing (Bennett, 1887).—One of the 
best half-dozen ; apparently, from a similarity in the 
wood, a seedling from Francois Michelon, but stouter 
and stiffer in stem, with much better foliage. Com- 
ing so soon after Her Majesty, this Rose, though not 
so showy at first sight, was a still greater triumph 
for Mr. Bennett and English-raised Roses, and was 
even more worthy of the Gold Medal. In the matter 
of ‘“‘ coming good,” there are few Hybrid Perpetuals 
to beat it, for it rarely suffers from any malformation 
even inthe autumn. Not liable to mildew or injured 
by rain, and retaining its foliage well in the autumn. 
First rate in petal, fulness, semi-globular pointed 
shape, lasting qualities, size, and freedom of bloom 
in summer and autumn, the only thing that can be 
said against it is that the pink colour is not very 
decided or bright. Hardy, doing fairly well in light- 
ish soil, and excellent as a standard or a dwarf, it is 
everybody's Rose, with perhaps fewer imperfections 
than any other. Mrs. F. W. Sanford (Curtis, San- 
ford & Co., 1898) is a light blush sport of this variety, 
similar in other respects. 
Mrs. Paul (Paul & Son, 1891).—Eliminated by 
the editors of this edition. 
Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford (A. Dickson & Sons, 
1894).—This Rose was a very valuable introduction, | 
it is of fair growth and not much lable to mildew, 
very free-flowering and a capital autumnal : in fact, 
it is almost a continuous bloomer. The flowers are 
