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Nabonnand, Papa Gontier, Isabelle Nabonnand, and General 

 Schablikine. 



The first named is one of the finest Roses in existence when 

 grown under glass. It has become one of the greatest favourites 

 on the Riviera. Isabelle Nabonnand is a very large flesh-coloured 

 flower with a darker centre. It grows to a very large size, as 

 does Papa Gontier. General Schablikine has a very pretty bud, 

 elongated, and of a very bright carmine with a coppery tinge on 

 the exterior ; the shoots bear most formidable thorns. 



Marie Van Houtte need not be praised here ; it gives splendid 

 buds, even hi winter, with the help of some artificial heat. In 

 very warm and sheltered corners it blooms well in the open, even 



FIG. 7. CHBYSANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS var. ETOILE D'OR. 

 in mid-winter ; this is the case chiefly if it be trained against a 

 wall. 



Marchal Niel requires more artificial heat than any other 

 Rose. Next to Safrano it gives the largest money return on the 

 coast, but it cannot be considered as a characteristic sort of the 

 Riviera, as the way in which it is grown there does not materially 

 differ from the English fashion of dealing with it. 



White and yellow Marguerites (Chrysanthemum frutescens) 

 (fig. 7) are grown in large quantities on the Mediterranean 

 coast. The former are used extensively for house and church 



