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and the flowers are very small, quite tiny, but often 

 exquisite in colour and shape, generally produced 

 in clusters and masses, and to distinguish them 

 from their cousins of the climbing Polyantha group 

 — are called by the National Eose Society pompons. 

 Among the best are Gloire des Polyantha, Anna 

 Marie de Montravel, Eugenie Lamesch, Leonie 

 Lamesch, Perle d'Or, Petit Constant, Cecile Brunner 

 Madame Phillipine Lambert. The majority of the 

 new varieties are no doubt hybrids with the H.T.s 

 and Teas. They are always in bloom, should be 

 very lightly pruned, force well, and are best used 

 as edgings except the taller growing varieties. 



The Macartney Bose (E. bracteata). — This species 

 was introduced from China in 1795 by Lord 

 Macartney. It is of vigorous growth, with bright 

 glazed foliage, not very hardy, and best on a warm 

 wall. The original was single, but Marie Leonida 

 is double, sweet-scented, and generally a mass of 

 bloom through the season in a warm situation. 



B. lucida, B. microphylla, and B. berberifoUa are 

 not hardy, but with shining foliage, and practically 

 evergreen where well protected. There are double 

 and single forms. 



The Japanese Bose (E. rugosa). — These Eoses are 

 most distinct, the thickly spined wood and foliage 

 being very fresh and pleasing, the single flowers 

 large and fine, and the bright-red fruit handsome 

 and striking. Originally the two principal varieties 

 were the red and the white, the latter, very pure in 

 colour, being generally the favourite, but there are 

 now many hybrids of different shades, and more or 

 less double. They do well on their own roots in 

 good soil, for clumps, or a small ornamental hedge. 



