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small and only suitable for button-holes and 

 decorative use, being more valued and generally 

 grown for the former purpose perhaps than any other 

 Eose. It is only of value in the bud, which is well 

 shaped, but has a disappointing habit which must often 

 have caused annoyance. The blooms often come prac- 

 tically white with no trace of orange, except perhaps 

 at the very base of the petals : but about the time 

 that the nurseryman who supplied it has received an 

 indignant letter of complaint the buyer on passing by 

 the plant sees a bud coming of the true colour. For 

 a while they will all come of deep orange, or orange 

 tipped with white, and then some perhaps come 

 nearly white again. Often the weakest shoots 

 produce the highest coloured flowers, but this does 

 not seem to be a general rule. This lovely and 

 favourite Rose should be grown in quantity, in the 

 open, as a pillar, against walls and trellises, and 

 under glass. It is free-blooming, pretty good as an 

 autumnal, does well as a dwarf, and is popular all 

 over the world, but it should be well treated in 

 good soil, and requires protection in severe winters. 

 Zf'phirine Drouhin (Bizot, 1873). — A Eose that 

 was almost lost to cultivation in this country but 

 has recently had its merits recognised. It is 

 quite thornless, the flowers are bright silvery pink 

 in colour with a delicious scent. It makes a good 

 pillar Eose but at its best as a hedge. A Hybrid 

 Perpetual Bourbon. 



