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a splendid old variety. Clio, flesh colour, shaded with pink ; 

 flowers large and abundantly produced (Fig. 54). Comtesse 

 de Paris, soft rose, shading to white ; of fine form and 

 pretty. Comte Raimbaud, shining crimson; beautiful shape; 

 excellent. Dr. Andry, bright red ; of good shape ; very 

 floriferous. Due d'Orleans, deep crimson ; of good form ; a 

 promising new variety. Duchess de Morny, light rose ; grand 



form ; an excellent old 

 Rose. Duke of Con- 

 naught, velvety -crim- 

 son ; perfect shape. 

 Duke of Edinburgh, 

 fine deep vermilion ; 

 an indispensable old 

 variety. Duke ot 



Teck, light - crimson ; 

 a large globular flower, 

 of perfect shape. 

 Emily Laxton, cherry- 

 rose ; very charming 

 in the bud state. 

 Fisher Holmes, deep 

 scarlet ; large, and of 

 perfect shape. General 

 Jacqueminot (Fig. 55), 

 deep velvety-red ; one 

 of the best old varie- 

 ties. Glory of Ches- 

 hunt, crimson ; a 

 splendid bedding Rose. 

 Her Majesty, flesh 

 colour; very large and 

 fine ; it is best on 

 the Briar stock. John 

 Hopper, rosy-crimson, large; very free-flowering. Lady Sheffield, 

 rosy-pink ; a well-shaped and handsome variety. Madame 

 Eugene Verdier, silvery-rose ; perfect shape ; a first-rate sort. 

 Madame Hippolyte Jamain, white, tinged with pink ; large 

 and pretty. Madame Lacharme, pure white ; pretty, and 

 an abundant blossomer. Madame Norman Neruda, cherry- 

 carmine ; perfect shape, and nicely scented. Marchioness of 

 Dufferin, rosy-pink; excellent form. Margaret Dickson, white; 



Fig. 55. — Rose General Jacqueminot. 



