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seems almost impossible to decide whether the Kose 

 is a Hybrid or pure Tea (p. 26, &c.). At any rate, it 

 is an extremely good Eose, free in growth, very free- 

 blooming, and producing extra large finely shaped 

 flowers even quite late in October. The shape of 

 the blooms is quite first-class, colour very good, and 

 size magnificent. It does not show at its best in a 

 very hot season, but even then it will come again 

 very fine in the autumn. Best as a standard, and 

 producing its finest blooms as a maiden, with grand 

 wing-petals and very sweetly scented. I have 

 detected no bad habit, save some loss of colour and 

 stiffness of outer petals in very hot weather, in this 

 truly fine variety. Its constitution is not, perhaps, 

 so good as it might be, and it undoubtedly does best 

 as a maiden. 



Mrs. Hubert Taylor (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1909) . 

 — A beautiful Tea, with a flower reminiscent of 

 Madame Cusin, but nearly white in colour; has 

 been shown well, and awarded the Gold Medal of 

 the N.E.S. 



Mrs. Myles Kennedy (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1906). 

 — A promising exhibition variety, with flowers of 

 great size. Colour silvery white, with a delicate 

 picotee edging to the petal. It is purely an exhibi- 

 tor's Eose, and requires high culture. A fairly 

 vigorous grower for this class, and was awarded the 

 Gold Medal of the N.E.S. 



Molly Sharvian-Grawford (A. Dickson & Sons, 

 1908). — A beautiful Eose, as exhibited by the 

 raisers, but 1909 was all against it. The flowers 

 are large, with a good centre, and are of a pleasing 

 shade of white, with a slight suggestion of eau de nil. 

 Nothing can yet be said of its manners and customs. 



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