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H.P.s and H.T.s. After that its detractors must 
surely take a back seat. 
John Cuff (Alexander Dickson & Sons, Ltd., 1908). 
—One season 1909 and such a season! is not a fair 
test of the qualities of any Rose—let alone a new 
variety—but such as it was, John Cuff came out of 
it very much better than the majority of his 
compeers. The flowers are of exceptional size and 
are early in point of season—the colour is a pleasing 
shade of bright carmine, the outside petals are of 
good substance and enclose a well-shaped flower. 
It is a good vigorous grower and is well worthy of a 
trial—one cannot speak more definitely of a Rose of 
such recent introduction but it is distinctly pro- 
mising. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (Lambert & Reiter, 1891). 
—Of fair growth and foliage, but requiring “liberal 
treatment ” if itis to be seen at its best. The blooms, 
which are full-sized and of good semi-globular shape, 
with fine petals, come very well if grown strongly. 
In such cases there is a distinct tinge of green or 
‘“‘lemon ”’ in the centre of the cream-coloured young 
flower, which is very pleasing, but this will not be 
seen in blooms on weak stems, which will be simply 
white. <A fine show Rose, thoroughly reliable and 
lasting, and not often malformed. Not, however, a 
variety of strong constitution which will do any- 
where: it is rather a difficult one to propagate, the 
inserted buds, though alive, being often slow at 
starting in the spring. It stands hot weather well. 
A climbing sport (A. Dickson & Sons, 1897) has been 
issued, which is quite reliable: and another, Perle 
von Godesberg (Schneider, 1902), claiming to show 
more yellow in the flowers, has done well with me, 
