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Margaret Dickson (A. Dickson & Sons, 1891). — 

 Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 



Marie Baumann (Baumann, 1863). — Syn. Madame 



Alphonse LavalMe. A Eose of great reputation. 



The growth as a cutback cannot be called more 



than fair, and the foliage is not large. The wood is 



weak and pliable, and the flowering shoots of dwarfs 



must be staked, as the stem is not stiff enough to 



support a heavy bloom. This habit much detracts 



from the appearance of the flowers while on the 



plant, as they generally fall over with their faces to 



the ground. Fragrant, not much injured by rain, 



but decidedly liable to mildew. It is especially 



noted as one of the most reliable of Eoses, for the 



blooms nearly always come good and well shaped, 



semi-globular, without high centre. Free blooming 



and a good autumnal, fair in petal, good in centre, 



of large size and fair lasting qualities, and 



particularly excellent in smoothness and regularity. 



More often good than Alfred Colomb, which is 



sometimes very like it in shape and colour, though 



the habits of the plants are widely different. Does 



fairly as a standard, but not so well on the manetti, 



must be highly cultivated, and requires rich soil, not 



perhaps quite of the strongest constitution. 



Marie Finger (Eaimbaud, 1873), see Eugfenie 

 Vernier. Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 

 Marie Bady (Fontaine, 1865) . — Syn. Comtesse de 

 Choiseul. Capital strong growth and foliage, not 

 very liable to mildew, but the flowers are utterly 

 destroyed by any rain, even when quite in the bud 

 state. Eequires dry hot weather, and then frequently 

 brilliant and superb ; a striking contrast to the ugly 

 brown rotting balls which are seen in a showery 



