294 THE BOOK OP THE ROSE chap. 



in the centre, with splendid long broad smooth 

 petals most symmetrically arranged. A truly 

 magnificent Rose, but really only suitable for 

 exhibitors, for it is difficult to grow to perfection ; 

 much best as a standard, but tender and requiring 

 full protection ; indeed hardly worth growing except 

 where the situation and soil are very suitable, for 

 though the buds are lovely, it is not free-blooming 

 enough to be cultivated for their sake, and it will 

 only retain its point when expanded where it can be 

 grown pretty strongly. Nevertheless, I have noticed 

 that standards of this variety seem to bear moving 

 very well ; and will often yield as good flowers the 

 first year after transplanting as subsequently. The 

 maiden blooms do not come good. 



Gomtesse de Nadaillac (Guillot, 1871). — Of dwarf, 

 thorny, and, unless thoroughly well treated, weakly 

 growth and foliage ; not liable to mildew, but spoiled 

 by rain, though more tolerant of it than some. This 

 is a Rose which, despite its small growth and 

 generally feeble appearance, is commonly considered 

 second to none as a show Rose, and it is seldom 

 that a good stand is shown vnthout it. The habit 

 of this variety is peculiar, though that of Princess 

 of Wales is somewhat similar. With almost all 

 other Roses the finest and strongest shoots give the 

 finest blooms, but with this sort it is very difficult 

 to tell which will do so. A bud at the end of a very 

 small shoot may grow and swell for weeks before 

 opening, and will then probably show a bloom that 

 not only for beauty, but also for size, will utterly 

 eclipse anything that can be produced from even 

 such strong rampant growers as Gloire de Dijon or 

 Climbing Devoniensis. If the bud remains hard 



