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Little affected by mildew, but soon injured by heavy 

 rain, the blooms come fairly well, but the centre 

 though almost always well covered has seldom a 

 defined point and is sometimes irregular. The out- 

 line is often rough and the colour is not lasting. 

 It cannot be called a free bloomer, and is one of the 

 worst autumnals in our list of H.P.s, a large 

 proportion of the plants having no second crop. In 

 propagating this Eose and others which are shy 

 bloomers and bad autumnals, care should be taken 

 to bud from a flowering stem, for the young plant 

 will probably not bloom the first year if the bud has 

 come from a non-iiowering autumnal shoot ; and a 

 " runaway maiden " is a source of disappointment, 

 even among Eoses- Eequires the briar stock, a 

 cool season, and generous treatment. This Eose is 

 apparently the progenitor of Mrs. John Laing, still 

 one of the most reliable of Hybrid Perpetuals. 



Fran Karl Druscliki (P. Lambert, 1900).— This 

 Eose, which came from the Continent with no great 

 blowing of trumpets, has proved itself to be the best 

 H.P. sent out for many a year, and is universally 

 acknowledged to be the finest white Eose in culti- 

 vation. It is of extra strong healthy growth with 

 very fine foliage, an abundant bloomer, and a good 

 autumnal. The long buds are pink on the outside 

 but open into pure snow-white flowers of the largest 

 size and of quite first-class form. They will not 

 hold their shape very long in hot weather, but 

 last generally long enough for exhibition purposes ; 

 so that the variety has already become one of the 

 most popular of all Show Eoses, and has also proved 

 itself invaluable for garden decoration. It is not 

 proof against mildew, and like all white Eoses is soon 



