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FranciscaKrilger (Nabonnand, 1879) . — Eliminated 

 by the editors of this edition. 



Frangois Dubreuil (Dubreuil, 1895). — This is a 

 dark crimson Tea, in many respects like Souvenir de 

 Therese Levet. Opinions seem to be divided as to 

 which is the better of the two. This has come 

 rather more uniformly of good shape with me, and 

 of rather clearer and lighter colour, but, except to 

 an expert, there is very little difference between 

 them. 



Georges Schwartz (V. Schwartz, 1899). — Elimin- 

 ated by the editors of this edition. 



Golden Gate (Dingee and Conard, 1892). — Of only 

 fair growth, with habit and foliage somewhat similar 

 to Niphetos. A Rose for exhibitors, capable of pro- 

 ducing very large, finely shaped, creamy white 

 blooms, but not vigorous or free flowering enough for 

 general purposes. The name, of course, is taken 

 from the harbour of San Francisco, but English 

 gardeners are naturally apt to expect it to be yellow ; 

 whereas it is certainly not golden, any more than it 

 is like a gate. Deliciously fragrant. 



Harry Kirk (Alex. Dickson and Sons, 1907). — In 

 growth this rose more nearly approaches the Hybrid 

 Teas than a pure tea, its chief feature is its colour, 

 a good deep yellow — sulphur almost in the centre of 

 the flower, fading to white at the edges of the petals. 

 The flowers so far have not come so large as one 

 would like — it is free rather than vigorous in growth 

 — has not been exhibited very much up to the 

 present, and one can say very little of its manners 

 and customs. It will require shading and high 

 culture. 



