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so much as the Teas), profuse blooming, large flowers, and 

 bright, clear colours. They are not, as a whole, quite so neat in 

 the bud as the Teas, nor are the expanded flowers so full and 

 brilliant as the H.P.'s, but they have a beauty and character 

 of their own. Their long flower stems make them particularly 

 valuable for cutting. Like the Teas, they are continuous growers 

 and bloomers ; indeed, one or two, notably the rich and fragrant 

 Griiss an Teplitz, are rarely without flowers. 



They are propagated by budding on Brier stocks, and also by 

 cuttings. 



The following are some of the best varieties : 



Alice Lindsell, cream, pink centre. 

 *Antoine Rivoire, cream, orange centre, 



very vigorous and free-flowering. 

 *Augustine Guinoisseau, silvery pink, very 



vigorous, and with large flowers, a 



sport from the old variety La France. 

 Bessie Brown, cream, strong grower, but 



not very free bloomer, a popular show 



variety. 

 *Camoens, rose and yellow, very vigorous 



and free-flowering. 

 ^Caroline Testout, bright pink, vigorous, 



and very persistent in flowering. 

 Captain Christy, flesh, an old favourite. 

 Clara Watson, cream, rose-tinted, free and 



good. 



Edith d'Ombrain, white, strong grower. 

 Grace Darling, cream, pink shading, 



vigorous, free-flowering, a charming 



variety. 

 *Gruss an Teplitz, crimson, very sweet, 



vigorous, and nearly always in bloom. 

 *Gustave Regis, nankeen yellow, vigorous. 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, lemon, vigo- 

 rous and free. 



Killarney, pale pink, vigorous. 



*La France, silvery pink, vigorous, free- 

 blooming and fragrant. 



* Liberty, crimson, very fine. 



* Madame Abel Chatenay, salmon pink, 

 vigorous and free. 



* Madame Cadeau Ramey, flesh, rose shad- 

 ing, vigorous. 



* Madame Jules Grolez, silvery pink, vigo- 

 rous and free. 



Madame Fernet Ducher, canary, vigo- 

 rous. 



*Madame Ravary, orange, distinct, vigo- 

 rous and free. 



*Marquise de Salisbury, crimson, semi- 

 double, vigorous. 



Marquise Litta, carmine rose, vigorous. 



Mildred Grant, ivory, deeper tint, very 

 thick flower stems, but not a free 

 grower and bloomer, popular for exhi- 

 bition. 



*Mrs. W.J. Grant, rosy red, very bright 

 and free, sweet. 



Papa Lambert^ deep rose, vigorous. 



Viscountess Folkestone, cream, very sweet. 



These would make a splendid selection for a small garden. 



