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The blooms come well in what I call the pointed 

 form and are capital in petal and fulness, grand in 

 dark crimson colour and lasting qualities, and of fair 

 average size. Will not do in hungry soil, or where 

 not well treated, hut high feeding and close pruning 

 will generally produce splendid blooms. Older than 

 the Duke of Edinburgh, and, in spite of general 

 repute, much the better show Bose of the two 

 with me. This is one of those varieties which 

 close their petals in the evening, thus seriously 

 disconcerting at times exhibitors who have to 

 choose their blooms at late hours. 



Dupuy J amain (Jamain, 1868). — Of very strong, 

 stiff, stout growth and foliage, good on all stocks, 

 with vigorous, clean, smooth shoots, such as a Rose 

 should have. Not liable to mildew, but little injured 

 by rain and does not need close pruning. I ought 

 to say that all H.P.s, except perhaps Paul Neyron, 

 Ulrich Brunner, and some others inclined to coarse- 

 ness, are sometimes attacked by mildew, and are the 

 better if rain does not fall on the open flowers, so 

 "not liable" must be generally taken as not es- 

 pecially liable. The round fat smooth shoots of 

 Dupuy Jamain produce round fat smooth blooms, 

 which generally come well-shaped, but the petals 

 are not so stout as they look, and the centre is weak 

 in hot weather. For exhibition it should be cut 

 young and the point tied up for travelling, as it 

 opens only too well. Of large size, but a bad one 

 to last ; very free in bloom, and perhaps the best 

 autumnal of its colour. If I wanted a red Rose at 

 the end of October I should come here first, and if 

 any H.P.. will bloom at Christmas this will. A 



