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in general a Rose of lasting qualities for a Tea, and 
slowly being ousted out of the Exhibitor’s garden. 
Boadicea (W. Paul & Son, 1901).—A fine Tea 
Rose for exhibition. The plant is of fair growth 
and habit, and the wood is stiff, showing’ the 
flowers up well. With ‘liberal treatment” the . 
blooms will come very large and of fine pointed shape, 
with capital stiff petals. The colour is good, and 
altogether this is a useful addition to the ranks of 
exhibition Tea Roses. 
Bridesmaid (F. Li. Moor, 1893).—An American 
sport of Catherine Mermet, with much higher and 
_ better colour—a clear pink. This makes ita decided 
improvement on the original, whose one fault is weak- 
ness of colour. In all other respects it is identical, 
save that it seems to me that the outer petals do not 
reflex and open so readily as in the type. 
Caroline Kiister (Pernet, 1872).—Eliminated by 
the editors of this edition. 
Catherine Mermet (Guillot, 1869).—Of rather 
moderate growth, with rather poor foliage, a little 
liable to mildew, and easily injured by rain. The 
blooms, as a rule, come well, and the amateur who 
can get some really strong shoots and keep the buds 
dry will generally be richly rewarded, for this was long 
held to be one of the finest of Tea Roses when 
grown to perfection. It must be strongly fed, and 
all the power reserved for two or three blooms; 
then in petal, fullness, size, lasting qualities, and 
lovely shape it is truly a glorious flower, but the 
colour is more fleeting than the shape. The variety 
should always be grown as a standard, as it rarely 
does really well in the British Isles as a dwarf. 
It is very odd why certain of the Teas, if budded 
