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doing it. It comes divided, or quartered, or mal- 
formed in some way almost to a certainty during 
the summer, but manages to stave off execution of 
just judgment by the aid of better-shaped and far 
more valuable blooms in the autumn. At that 
season it will often prove the only available sort 
which is really yellow, and even one bloom of this 
colour will make a wonderful improvement in a 
bouquet of autumn Roses. The plant is tender and 
the newly formed buds are spoiled in shape by our 
cold nights in May. This theory not only accounts 
for this variety producing better-shaped blooms in 
the autumn, but probably also supplies the reason 
for all malformed Roses of midsummer. A climb- 
ing sport of this Rose (Henderson, 1891) seems if 
anything more tender, but is good under ‘glass or in 
a tropical climate ; and another called White Perle, 
has not met with much favour. Two other sports, 
Sunrise and Sunset, equally tender, are mentioned 
in their proper places. 
Princess Beatrice (Bennett, 1887).—Eliminated 
by the editors of this edition. 
Princess of Wales (Bennett, 1882).—Elminated 
by the editors of this edition. 
Rubens (Robert, 1859).—A good grower, producing 
strong clean shoots with very fine foliage, and quite 
capable as a short standard of covering the wall of a 
one-storeyed building. It is not lable to mildew, 
and the blooms, which are slightly pendent, can 
stand a little rain. They can be generally relied on 
to come of good shape, but the petals are thin and 
the form fleeting. The fine half-open buds are well 
supported by grand foliage, but the flowers are 
difficult to exhibit well, as they look weak and un- 
