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come fairly well, but the centre though almost always 

 well covered has seldom a defined point and is some- 

 times irregular. The outline is often rough and the 

 colour is not lasting. It cannot be called a free 

 bloomer, and is one of the worst autumnals in our list 

 of H.P.s, a large proportion of the plants having no 

 second crop. In propagating this Rose and others which 

 are shy bloomers and bad autumnals, care should be 

 taken to bud from a flowering stem, for the young 

 plant will probably not bloom the first year if the bud 

 has come from a non-flowering autumnal shoot ; and a 

 " runaway maiden " is a source of disappointment, even 

 among Roses. Requires the briar stock and generous 

 treatment. This Rose is apparently the progenitor of 

 Mrs. John Laing, one of the most worthy of the gold 

 medallists. 



GMral Jacqueminot (Rousselet, 1853). — Good but 

 rather slender growth and fine but thin foliage ; liable 

 to mildew, but not much injured by rain: very free- 

 flowering, fragrant and a good autumnal, but decidedly 

 thin. It must be grown very strong and cut young to 

 be fit for exhibition, but it is often well shown, princi- 

 pally by nurserymen and large amateurs, and is best as 

 a standard maiden. As bright as Duke of Edinburgh 

 when grown to perfection, but not lasting or of the 

 largest size : still " le brav' General " knows its weakness, 

 " pulls itself together " in hot weather, and tightens its 

 point as hard as it can. Few Roses have had such a 

 lasting reputation : for this grand old veteran is the 

 great grandfather of almost all our red H.P.s, and is 

 still grown very largely on all stocks for market and 

 florists' purposes, " Generals " being almost as well and 

 affectionately known in the trade as " Niels." 



Germaine Caillot (Pernet, 1887). — Apparently a 



