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on good soil ; but rather dainty, nearly scentless, and 

 does not like the manetti stock or being starved. A 

 climbing sport of this Rose was issued by Ducher in 

 1881. 



Caroline Testout (Pernet and Ducher, 1890). — A 

 Hybrid Tea of too recent introduction to have its 

 manners and customs spoken to with any certainty. 

 The flowers are very large, quite distinct, and of very 

 good form. It is a free bloomer, and a high reputation 

 has already been attained. 



Charles Darwin (Laxton, 1879). — Good growth and 

 foliage, the blooms having a colour described universally 

 as brownish-crimson. I have been unable to detect the 

 brown shade, but must, as I have said, leave these 

 delicate distinctions of tints to experts. Rather late, 

 and a good autumnal. The shape is open, and the 

 variety does not prove very satisfactory with me, 

 though often well shown by others. 



Charles Lcf chore (Lacharme, 1861). — Synonyms, Mar- 

 guerite Brassac and Paul Jamain. Of strong growth 

 with stout stiff smooth wood and fine foliage, requiring 

 strong soil. The secondary shoots are much stronger 

 than the early ones, and on cutbacks the latest blooms 

 of the first crops are generally the best. More liable to 

 orange fungus than to mildew, and can stand rain 

 pretty well. The flowers generally come good, fine in 

 petal, centre and size, lovely in colour, and beautifully 

 round and smooth in appearance. The shape is open 

 and semi-imbricated, which is very effective, but not a 

 good form to last. Free in bloom and a good autumnal. 

 This is the G.O.M. of the dark crimson Roses. Long- 

 fellow's " Hiawatha " metre always seems to me to 

 suggest 



Charles Lefebvre, the King of Roses. 



