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form and colour, with good average growth and 

 foHage and clean handsome wood, not particularly 

 subject to fungoid pests or to injury from rain. An 

 odd thing about it is that it does not seem to have 

 been much noticed, or at all events appreciated, till 

 it was fifteen or twenty years old. 



Comtesse de Liidre (E. Verdier, 1880). — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Countess of Oxford (Guillot, 1869). — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Countess of Bosehery (Postans, 1879). — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Crown Prince (W. Paul & Son, 1880).— Elimin- 

 ated by the editors of this edition. 



Dr. Andrij (E. Verdier, 1864). — Of capital growth 

 and foliage, hardy and of strong constitution on all 

 forms of stock, early in flowering, not much subject 

 to mildew or orange fungus, and standing rain fairly. 

 The blooms generally come with a pretty good point, 

 but are apt to be divided, and sometimes irregular in 

 the circular outline. Fair in size, good in petal and 

 centre, and very bright at first in colour, but as 

 often happens this does not last so well as the shape. 

 It is very free flowering, a row of it making a grand 

 show for a few days, but is not very good in autumn. 

 A useful and thoroughly reliable Kose, which will do 

 fairly well in poor soil. 



Dr. Setvell (Turner, 1879) .—Eliminated by the 

 editors of this edition. 



Dmc d'OrJeans (E. Verdier, 1889).— Eliminated by 

 the editors of this edition. 



Duchess of Bedford (Postans, 1879).— Of rather 

 weakly growth and best as a maiden. A lovely and 

 striking flower, beautiful in its semi-imbricated form, 



