296 THE BOOK OF THE ROSE CHAP. 
Comtesse de Panisse (Nabonnand, 1877).—Elimin- 
ated by the editors of this edition. 
Devoniensis (Foster, 1838).—Eliminated by the 
editors of this edition. 
Empress Alexandra of Russia (W. Paul and 
Son, 1897).—Eliminated by the editors of this 
edition. 
Ernest Metz (Guillot, 1888)—Of good growth, 
stout and stiff, with fine foliage best as a standard. 
The blooms do not come well, a large proportion of | 
the finest being often divided and opening badly, and 
they must be sheltered from rain; but it is a very 
fine large Rose when there is no malformation, with 
strong stout petals, good centre, and fair lasting 
qualities. The stiff growth and large leaves show 
the flowers off well, and the plant is fairly hardy, 
but not very free in flowering. It should be left 
rather long in pruning, and not too severely thinned, 
as the strongest shoots seldom give perfect flowers. . . 
This is again rather an awkward Rose to deal with. 
If “liberally treated ’’ and grown strongly, the buds 
are apt to get too much sap, and to become flat, 
cracked, and distorted in anything but very hot 
weather. It is well in such a case to pinch off the 
crown bud and take one of the side ones, which will ° 
probably be quite large enough. Unfortunately, 
even the strong buds very often come singly, and 
there is no side bud to take. And if the plant is not 
liberally treated it may hardly bloom at all. A fine 
Rose indeed, when at last caught right, but it should 
only be grown by exhibitors. 
Ethel Brownlow (A. Dickson & Son, 1887).— 
Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 
