302 THE BOOK OF THE ROSE chap. 



when grown under glass. There is a H.P. rose (W. Paul 

 & Son, 1872) of this name. 



Princess of Wales (Bennett, 1882). — Of small dwarf 

 growth, and foliage, requiring fine weather. This Rose, 

 though unlike in stem and wood, has something of the 

 manners and customs of Comtesse de Nadaillac. A 

 small stem will sometimes grow, stiffen, and swell for a 

 long time without opening the bud, which when it does 

 come will be a great and probably a good Rose, while a 

 much stronger shoot of three times its length perhaps 

 remains pliable, opens quickly, and produces a much 

 inferior bloom. The shape of the smaller flowers is 

 weak and undecided, but there is no doubt about its 

 beauty in form and every other quality when it does 

 come good, though it is seldom very large. It is 

 variable in colour, and is somewhat capricious, doing 

 well in some soils and badly in others, but generally 

 best as a standard. There is certainly one H.P. of this 

 name, if not two. 



Reve d'Of (Ducher. 1869). — A very strong climbing 

 Noisette, with stout and rapid growth and nearly ever- 

 green foliage. This valuable Rose has one most desirable 

 piece of good manners as a climber. Other Noisettes 

 and Roses of the Gloire de Dijon race are apt, when 

 grown on a wall, to become weak and bare in foliage 

 towards the bottom, so that all the blooms are out of 

 reach and the plants look unsightly from the naked 

 appearance of the lower branches. This is not the case 

 with Reve d'Or, and it adds considerably to its merit 

 as a climber that the lower parts of the plant are fairly 

 clothed with blooms and foliage. It is not liable to mil- 

 dew, and can stand a little rain as well as most. The 

 blooms come in clusters, well shaped, of much the same 

 colour as Safrano and Sunset, but not lasting or large 



