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shape it is truly a glorious flower, but the colour is more 

 fleeting than the shape. The variety should always be 

 grown as a standard, as it rarely does really well as a 

 dwarf. It is very odd why certain of the Teas, if budded 

 on the briar close to or under the ground, do not flower 

 so well as when budded on the same stock a little higher 

 — even eighteen inches will make a great difference — 

 but so it certainly is ; and as even short standards are 

 much more difficult to protect effectually in severe 

 frost, this little piece of bad manners is especially 

 annoying to growers in low districts. A Rose of great 

 reputation, and by many considered the highest in 

 merit among show Teas. The raisers of new varieties 

 bear witness to its good name by the readiness they 

 show to class their productions as "in the way of 

 Catherine Mermet." But it cannot be called hardy or 

 of strong constitution, particularly free in bloom, a good 

 autumnal, or able to do anywhere. Three sports of 

 this Rose have been issued, all from America, the Bride, 

 Waban, and Bridesmaid. As the first of these has 

 almost if not quite rivalled the type in popularity and 

 reputation, it is to be hoped that the other two, which 

 have not yet been sufficiently proved, may prove to be 

 as great acquisitions. At present Bridesmaid seems 

 much better than Waban. Some other sports are said 

 to be in preparation for issue. 



Celine Forcstier (Trouillard, 1858). — Of good growth, 

 but not sufficiently lengthy to make a high climber. 

 The wood and foliage are very distinct, the latter being 

 nearly evergreen, and particularly bright and shining — 

 the sort of glazed foliage which appears to be especially 

 proof against mildew. It blooms in clusters, which 

 should only be lightly thinned, for no treatment can 

 make a show Rose of it owing to its flat open shape, and 



