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in general a Eose of lasting qualities for a Tea, and 

 slowly being ousted out of the Exhibitor's garden. 



Boadicea (W. Paul & Son, 1901).— A fine Tea 

 Eose for exhibition. The plant is of fair growth 

 and habit, and the wood is stiff, showing the 

 flowers up well. With " liberal treatment " the 

 blooms will come very large and of fine pointed shape, 

 with capital stiff petals. The colour is good, and 

 altogether this is a useful addition to the ranks of 

 exhibition Tea Eoses. 



Bridesmaid (F. L. Moor, 1893). — An American 

 sport of Catherine Mermet, with much higher and 

 better colour— a clear pink. This makes it a decided 

 improvement on the original, whose one fault is weak- 

 ness of colour. In all other respects it is identical, 

 save that it seems to me that the outer petals do not 

 reflex and open so readily as in the type. 



Caroline Kilster (Pernet, 1872). — Eliminated by 

 the editors of this edition. 



Catherine Mer^net (Guillot, 1869).— Of rather 

 moderate growth, with rather poor foliage, a little 

 liable to mildew, and easily injured by rain. The 

 blooms, as a rule, come well, and the amateur who 

 can get some really strong shoots and keep the buds 

 dry will generally be richly rewarded, for this was long 

 held to be one of the finest of Tea Eoses when 

 grown to perfection. It must be strongly fed, and 

 all the power reserved for two or three blooms ; 

 then in petal, fullness, size, lasting qualities, and 

 lovely shape it is truly a glorious flower, but the 

 colour is more fleeting than the shape. The variety 

 should always be grown as a standard, as it rarely 

 does really well in the British Isles as a dwarf. 

 It is very odd why certain of the Teas, if budded 



