266 THE BOOK OF THE ROSE chap. 



rather a small and thin Rose and hardly likely to be a 

 good laster in a general way. It is free blooming and a 

 fair autumnal. 



Seoiateur Vaisse (Guillot, 1859). — Of good growth 

 and constitution, and not very liable to injury from 

 mildew or rain. The blooms come pretty well with fair 

 petals and size, good centre and very bright colour. An 

 old Rose that stills holds its own, a free bloomer and 

 good autumnal : hardy, fragi^ant, and not over particular 

 as to soil, but must be grown strongly to show its 

 brilliant colour at the best. 



Silver Queen (W. Paul and Son, 1888).— Of Victor 

 Verdier race, of the same class as Queen of Queens, 

 from which it appears to be a lighter coloured sport. 

 Very free-flowering, a good autumnal, fragrant, of fine 

 form, and attractive colour. 



Sir Garnet Wolseley (Cranston, 1875), see Maurice 

 Bernardin. 



Sir Rowland Hill (Mack, 1888). — A sport from 

 Charles Lefebvre, which gained the Gold Medal for its 

 unusual and most distinct colour. " Deep velvety 

 plum " is the general description and, when seen at its 

 best, it certainly has a very deep, almost dark blue, 

 shade. But it must be grown very strong to show its 

 colour to perfection, and more often comes of a dark 

 claret or maroon, or even simply crimson : it is inclined 

 to revert to the original and I have cut a good Charles 

 Lefebvre from a plant of it. It seems decidedly less 

 hardy and strong, and not so good a grower as the type 

 from which it sprung : in other respects it has the same 

 habit. A Rose of unique colour, but tender, liable to 

 orange fungus and requiring high cultivation. 



Souvenir de Monsieur Boll (Boyau, 1866). — A strong 

 hardy grower, with very large full red blooms, very 



