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very fine foliage of a deep bronze colour, leathery in 

 texture, and is altogether a desirable variety. Not 

 recommended for standards as it " takes " very 

 badly. 



Oberhofgartner TerJcs (Welter, 1901). — Purely an 

 exhibitor's Eose, of very fine shape with a point like 

 a needle. It is not a pleasing colour, the pink flush 

 often turning magenta, and it is very impatient of 

 wet and "balls" badly, but in a dry season is a 

 very useful Eose. It must be pruned hard. 



Papa Gontier (Nabonnand, 1883). — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition . 



Papa Lambert (P. Lambert, 1899). — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Princesse Marie Mertchersky (Schwartz, 1903). — A 

 vigorous growing rose of excellent habit and all round 

 good qualities, and of refined shape and delicate 

 colour — in a cool season will be a useful exhibition 

 variety — but it has not too many petals, and dislikes 

 being tied. 



Queen of Spain (Bide, 1907). — This Eose has not 

 come up to expectations but possibly the season last 

 year was against it. The difficulty is to get the 

 flowers to keep a point, they develop and grow into 

 big flowers, but the point is missing when you want 

 it and a nasty hole that one can put one's thumb in, 

 takes its place. Still it can be grown, as it was 

 exhibited by the raisers in fine form when it won 

 the N.E.S Gold Medal. It is robust rather than 

 vigorous and may improve in time. 



Bobert Scott (E. Scott & Sons, 1901).— Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Viscotmtess Folkestone (Bennett, 1886). — Elim- 

 inated by the editors of this edition. 



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