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blooms are large, globular and very sweet, but loose 

 and untrustworthy, and the sort is of little value as a 

 free-flowerer or autumnal. 



Ai7n(fG Vibert (Vibert, 1828).— A true Noisette, 

 showing it by its hardiness and clusters of small flowers. 

 Very strong growing, rambling, and practically ever- 

 green, though a severe winter may destroy the foliage. 

 The climbing form should be chosen when it is used 

 for pillars or walls, as the original strain was of less 

 vigorous growth. The blooms are quite small, full and 

 rosette-like, but it is not so effective as a white cluster 

 climbing Rose as some of the Ayrshires and Evergreens. 



Alba Rosea (Lartey, 1862), sfc Madame Bravy. 



Amazonc (Ducher, 1872). — Of rather poor slender 

 growth, with long pointed buds of a good deep yellow, 

 a colour which is still much wanted in this class. 

 Some of the Teas are only valued in the bud state, for 

 cutting and market purposes, and those that have long 

 slender buds are much more suitable and graceful for 

 decoration and wreaths than the globular sorts. They 

 are useful for this purpose, even if the shape be poor 

 when fully opened. Amazone has however, much 

 helped by its colour, been occasionally shown success- 

 fully; but it is very loose and wanting in centre, of 

 no value as a free bloomer or autumnal, and can by no 

 means be reckoned among the best. 



Anna Olivier (Ducher, 1872). — A good grower with 

 bright foliage, but the secondary shoots from the base 

 are much stouter and longer than the spring growth. 

 It does better as a dwarf than perhaps any other of 

 this class : quite as well, many think, as on a standard. 

 All the Teas are liable to be spoiled by rain, the petals 

 sticking together and then decaying. Those which are 

 fullest and stoutest in petal are the worst in this 



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