208 THE ROSE. 



the varieties of this family none equal in 

 merit the Frangois Michelon. 



The Giant of Battles was introduced by 

 Nerard in 1846, and doubtless has Bourbon 

 blood in its veins. The colors are of various 

 shadings of crimson, very rich and effective 

 when in perfection, but very fleeting. The 

 sun soon gives them a muddy hue. The 

 flowers are well shaped but small, and have 

 slight fragrance; they are very freely pro- 

 duced in the spring and summer months, but 

 as a rule not in the autumn. The foliage is 

 of lustrous dark green, very subject to mil- 

 dew. They are difficult to propagate from 

 cuttings, and are liable to injury from frost. 

 The leading sorts are: Cardinal Patrizzi, 

 Crimson Bedder, Empereur de Maroc, Eugene 

 Appert, Lord Raglan, Mrs. Standish. Owing 

 chiefly to their bad constitution, they are 

 rapidly disappearing from cultivation, and in 

 a few years it is likely none will remain. 

 The same rich color can now be found in the 

 Prince Camille family. 



The General Jacqueminot, the head of 

 what is now considered the most valuable 

 type, made its bow, in 1852, to an admiring 

 world: clad in rich crimson livery, it still 

 commands respect and admiration, and mar- 

 shalled under its generalship is the army of 



