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a maiden, and of not much use in autumn. The 

 blooms are a lovely shade of pink, large, and very 

 full, but not pointed, with fine petals and good 

 lasting qualities. It is a fine exhibition Eose, but 

 not recommended for general cultivation. 



Mrs. John Laing (Bennett, 1887). — One of the 

 best half-dozen ; apparently, from a similarity in the 

 wood, a seedling from Fran9ois Michelon, but stouter 

 and stiffer in stem, with much better foliage. Com- 

 ing so soon after Her Majesty, this Eose, though not 

 so showy at first sight, was a still greater triumph 

 for Mr. Bennett and English-raised Eoses, and was 

 even more worthy of the Gold Medal. In the matter 

 of " coming good," there are few Hybrid Perpetuals 

 to beat it, for it rarely suffers from any malformation 

 even in the autumn. Not liable to mildew or injured 

 by rain, and retaining its foliage well in the autumn. 

 First rate in petal, fulness, semi-globular pointed 

 shape, lasting qualities, size, and freedom of bloom 

 in summer and autumn, the only thing that can be 

 said against it is that the pink colour is not very 

 decided or bright. Hardy, doing fairly well in light- 

 ish soil, and excellent as a standard or a dwarf, it is 

 everybody's Eose, with perhaps fewer imperfections 

 than any other. Mrs. F. W. Sanford (Curtis, San- 

 ford & Co., 1898) is a light blush sport of this variety, 

 similar in other respects. 



Mrs. Paul (Paul & Son, 1891).— Eliminated by 

 the editors of this edition. 



Mrs. B. G. Sharman-Crawford (A. Dickson & Sons, 

 1894). — This Eose was a very valuable introduction, 

 it is of fair growth and not much liable to mildew, 

 very free-flowering and a capital autumnal : in fact, 

 it is almost a continuous bloomer. The flowers are 



