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should have nothing to equal it for show as a white 

 H.P. Stout in petal and lasting in bloom, very free- 

 flowering and good as an autumnal. 



Camilla, Bcrnardin (Gautreau, 1865). — Of fine long 

 growth and good foliage, but the wood is not very stiff, 

 and the flowers are sometimes pendent. Not much 

 injured by rain, but decidedly liable to mildew. The 

 majority of the blooms come well, and are good in 

 petal, fulness and shape, but not very large. Not 

 imbricated with me, but of the pointed form. Lasting 

 and fragrant, rather late, a free bloomer and a good 

 autumnal. A Rose of good constitution, useful and 

 reliable for garden or show purposes. 



Captain Christy (Lacharme, 1873). — Of the robust 

 habit of growth, but the wood is unique and something 

 like that of the Victor Verdier race. Lately declared to 

 be a Hybrid Tea, an assertion which seems at present 

 wanting in proof. It has splendid foliage, of a lovely 

 colour when young in the spring, coming well up under 

 the flower. Not much liable to orange fungus or 

 mildew, and though not liking rain can put up with 

 it better than many of the light-coloured Roses. The 

 summer blooms are apt .to come divided and badly 

 shaped particularly on strong shoots, but the good ones 

 are fine in petal and fulness, fair in lasting qualities, 

 and of the largest size, but rather open in shape. The 

 shoots should be left rather long in pruning and not 

 much thinned, for it is very full, and apt to come 

 coarse and rough if grown too strongly. A free bloomer 

 for one of the robust habit, and as an autumnal quite 

 one of the best H.P.s we have, for flowers in Septem- 

 ber or even October are sometimes better than those 

 of the summer crop. A grand Rose if "well done 

 by," grown on the briar (preferably as a standard) 



