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than the H.P.s and entirely exempt from orange 
fungus, nearly all free bloomers and the best of 
autumnals, lasting better than H.P.s and thriving 
better than they do on light soil. All the Teas and 
Noisettes require dryness and warmth in the soil as 
well as the air: thorough drainage is a first essential, 
and strong heavy land, such as is most loved by the 
majority of H.P.s, is not so much appreciated as 
that which is at the same time highly enriched and 
thoroughly porous. 
Anna Olivier (Ducher, 1872).—A good grower with 
bright foliage, but the secondary shoots from the 
base are much stouter and longer than the spring 
growth. It does better as a dwarf than perhaps any 
other of this class: quite as well, many think, as on 
a standard. All the Teas are liable to be spoiled by 
rain, the petals sticking together and then decaying. 
Those which are fullest and stoutest in petal are 
the worst in this respect, and this Rose, being 
inclined to be thin and not so full as some, does not 
suffer perhaps so much. The blooms usually come 
well, it being the case with Teas, as with H.P.s, that 
the largest and strongest blooms are the most likely 
to come divided or otherwise malformed. The plant 
should not be pruned too closely, for this is one of the 
varieties which resent this treatment, and are apt to 
die back if it be continued. A lovely Rose of the 
charming pointed shape and capable of reaching a full 
size : it requires to be grown very strong to be fit for 
exhibition, but is then very effective. The colour 
varies very much, a terra-cotta tint, generally 
present at the base of the petals, sometimes 
attaining to a more lively shade and covering nearly 
the whole bloom, as in Lady Roberts (p. 298). Not 
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