194 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



standard or the bush. Of these, Baronne Prevost and 

 General Jacqueminot make magnificent beds upon their 

 own roots, and so does Geant des Batailles, who, though 

 no longer, as I remember him, commander-in-chief, is still 

 a handsome and efficient aide-de-camp. To these I must 

 add Alphonse Damaizin, a rich deep crimson Rose ; 

 Anna de Diesbach, one of our largest, loveliest Roses, 

 quite a necessity in every garden, and generally included 

 among show Roses, but somewhat too deficient in the num- 

 ber of its pink petals to endure the ordeal ; Charles Mar- 

 gottin, bright carmine, all but an exhibition Rose ; Duke 

 of Edinburgh, a glorious flower, holding his own w^ith any 

 of the Jacqueminot tribe on the tree, but succumbing 

 rapidly to heat ; Mademoiselle Bonnaire, very precious for 

 its delicate colouring, white deepening to a central pink, 

 and passing fair in the bud, but rarely large enough for 

 show ; Madame Hector Jacquin, of exquisite form, its 

 petals, silvery rose, overlapping each other with a regular 

 and perfect grace, but not enduring much heat or loco- 

 motion ; Madame Knorr, an excellent and reliable tree- 

 Rose, bright pink, and prettily shaped, but soon losing its 

 freshness ; President Willermorz, a bright, fresh, carmine, 

 free-blooming Rose ; Princess Mary of Cambridge, gracious 



