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substantial when shown with other Teas. It is 
pretty hardy, best as a standard and in cool weather : 
capital, early and late, against a dwarf wall: very 
free blooming and a good autumnal, thriving well 
on lightish soil. 
Safrano (Beauregard, 1839).—Eliminated by the 
editors of this edition. 
Souvenir de Catherine Gwillot (Guillot, 1896).— 
Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 
Souvenir d@ Elise Vardon (Marest, 1854).—Not of 
free growth or of good constitution, but there ought 
to be at least one pretty strong shoot on each 
plant: not liable to mildew, but easily injured by 
rain. The blooms come generally well, though 
sometimes divided, and when fine on a strong shoot 
and taken at the right stage it used to stand easily 
at the head of all Tea Show Roses. For some 
strange reason or other this is not now the case, 
and a fine perfect bloom is not now often seen. 
The late Mr. B. R. Cant used at one time almost 
every year to take the medal at the Crystal Palace 
with a flower which simply had no rival for size, 
purity, and faultless shape: and I have taken several 
medals with it myself, but not for the last six or 
seven years. This may be owing to some deteriora- 
tion in the variety, but also we have not had seasons 
suitable for it. It requires cool, weather in which it 
can grow slowly, a burst of heat bringing it out too 
soon. Being a weak grower, one would expect from 
the analogy of Teas of a like character that it would 
do best as a Standard, but it is not so in my experi- 
ence, all my best blooms having come from established 
dwarf plants. In freedom of bloom it is not good, 
for the blooms come singly, and the weak shoots 
