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than the H.P.s and entirely exempt from orange 

 fungus, nearly all free bloomers and the best of 

 autumnals, lasting better than H.P.s and thriving 

 better than they do on light soil. All the Teas and 

 Noisettes require dryness and warmth in the soil as 

 well as the air : thorough drainage is a first essential, 

 and strong heavy land, such as is most loved by the 

 majority of H.P.s, is not so much appreciated as 

 that which is at the same time highly enriched and 

 thoroughly porous. 



Anna Olivier (Ducher, 1872). — A good grower with 

 bright foliage, but the secondary shoots from the 

 base are much stouter and longer than the spring 

 growth. It does better as a dwarf than perhaps any 

 other of this class : quite as well, many think, as on 

 a standard. All the Teas are liable to be spoiled by 

 rain, the petals sticking together and then decaying. 

 Those which are fullest and stoutest in petal are 

 the worst in this respect, and this Eose, being 

 inclined to be thin and not so full as some, does not 

 suffer perhaps so much. The blooms usually come 

 well, it being the case with Teas, as with H.P.s, that 

 the largest and strongest blooms are the most likely 

 to come divided or otherwise malformed. The plant 

 should not be pruned too closely, for this is one of the 

 varieties which resent this treatment, and are apt to 

 die back if it be continued. A lovely Eose of the 

 charming pointed shape and capable of reaching a full 

 size : it requires to be grown very strong to be fit for 

 exhibition, but is then very effective. The colour 

 varies very much, a terra-cotta tint, generally 

 present at the base of the petals, sometimes 

 attaining to a more lively shade and covering nearly 

 the whole bloom, as in Lady Eoberts (p. 298) . Not 



