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seems almost impossible to decide whether the Rose 
is a Hybrid or pure Tea (p. 26, &c.). At any rate, it 
is an extremely good Rose, free in growth, very free- 
blooming, and producing extra large finely shaped 
flowers even quite late in October. The shape of 
the blooms is quite first-class, colour very good, and 
size magnificent. It does not show at its best in a 
very hot season, but even then it will come again 
very fine in the autumn. Best as a standard, and 
producing its finest blooms as a maiden, with grand 
wing-petals and very sweetly scented. I have 
detected no bad habit, save some loss of colour and 
stiffness of outer petals in very hot weather, in this 
truly fine variety. Its constitution is not, perhaps, 
so good as it might be, and it undoubtedly does best 
as a maiden. 
Mrs. Hubert Taylor (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1909). 
—A beautiful Tea, with a flower reminiscent of 
Madame Cusin, but nearly white in colour; has 
been shown well, and awarded the Gold Medal of 
the N.RB.S5. 
Mrs. Myles Kennedy (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1906). 
—A promising exhibition variety, with flowers of 
ereat size. Colour silvery white, with a delicate 
picotee edging to the petal. It is purely an exhibi- 
tor’s Rose, and requires high culture. A _ fairly 
vigorous grower for this class, and was awarded the 
Gold Medal of the N.R.5. 
Molly Sharman-Crawford (A. Dickson & Sons, 
1908).—A beautiful Rose, as exhibited by the 
raisers, but 1909 was all against it. The flowers 
are large, with a good centre, and are of a pleasing 
shade of white, with a slight suggestion of eau de nil. 
Nothing can yet be said of its manners and customs. 
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