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fragrance, and for its colour, which is the most 

 attractive shade of pink among H.P.s. A very free 

 bloomer in the season, but a shocking autumnal, 

 hardly averaging more than one or two poor things 

 as secondary blooms to each large plant. Hardy 

 and of strong constitution, good on all stocks, 

 making a great deal of thorny growth in the 

 autumn, and forming quite a big bush or fine 

 standard in good soil. It should be left long in 

 pruning and only the outer shoots retained. 



Madame Isaac Pereire (Margottin, 1880). — 

 Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 



Madame Victor Verdier (Verdier, 1863). — A strong 

 grower with fine foliage beautifully coloured in the 

 early spring. Not especially liable to injury from 

 mildew or rain. A well-known crimson Eose, 

 forming large clusters of buds which should be 

 carefully thinned. The later blooms on the longest 

 and strongest shoots are the best, and occasionally 

 these are very fine, full, lasting, and bright. Fairly 

 free-flowering and good as an autumnal, but though it 

 is a hardy good grower with strong constitution, 

 high cultivation is necessary for the production of 

 really good blooms. Ella Gordon (W. Paul & Son, 

 1884) is said to be a brighter form of it, but it has 

 not been satisfactory with me. 



Magna Cliarta (W. Paul & Son, 1876).— Ehmin- 

 ated by the editors of this edition. 



Marchioness of Downshire (A. Dickson & Sons, 

 1894). — Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 



Marchioness of Bufferin (A. Dickson & Sons, 

 1891). — Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 



Marchioness of Londonderry (A. Dickson & Sons, 

 1893). — Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 



