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bold and branching, and the whole flower of full size. ' Talisman ' is a 

 good grower, vigorous and free, and cannot be too highly praised, both 

 for the fine quality of its marking and its constancy. 



The Bybloemen forms a good class with a higher proportion of really 

 trustworthy flowers than either of the others. 



' Trip to Stockport ' and ' W. Parkinson ' form fine feathered flowers, 

 not very common as yet; ' Ashmole's 112 and 126' are heliotrope- 

 coloured breeders, opening early and easily, which sometimes make 

 passable broken flowers ; ' Duchess of Sutherland • is a beautifully flamed 

 flower, but defective in shape. 1 Universe ' is another fine Bybloemen, 

 unsurpassed when feathered right and good as a flamed flower, but not 

 very common as yet. 



Koses. 



1 Aglaia ' is a very old sort only known as a flamed flower, of a rather 

 dull dark crimson shade, opening very yellow but easily bleaching. The 

 shape is long and rather loose, the beam is somewhat indefinite and lacks 

 the fine working which is desirable, but good Roses are so few that Aglaia, 

 with all its faults, is still a very useful flower to the exhibitor. 



'Annie McGregor,' though introduced half a century ago, is still the 

 best Rose in cultivation. It forms a beautiful scarlet breeder with a 

 dazzling white base ; as a flamed flower the markings are rich in colour 

 and beautifully pencilled ; occasionally it comes feathered, but is not first- 

 rate. The petals are stout and the bloom stands well ; the only defect is 

 that the cup is rather contracted and narrow at the base. Vigorous, 

 increasing freely, and cheap, ' Annie McGregor ' is equally a flower for 

 the exhibitor and the gardener who wants an effective bed. 



1 Mabel ' is a sister seedling to 1 Annie McGregor,' a pale soft Rose as 

 a breeder, but when broken the markings are darker and have more of a 

 crimson shade. ' Mabel ' makes much better feathered flowers than 

 ' Annie McGregor,' and is equally well marked as a flamed flower. Its 

 drawback, which causes both breeder and flamed flower to be less 

 esteemed than 1 Annie McGregor,' is a defective shape ; the cup is too 

 long and the petals hook in at the tip. Nevertheless ' Mabel ' in either 

 state is among the best Roses we possess. 



' Loveliness ' is one of the 1 Darwin ' Tulips, but differs from most 

 of that race in possessing a pure white base. It is a charming bright 

 rose in colour, possesses very stout petals, but with something of that 

 ugly square base characteristic of the 1 Darwins,' and has been known 

 to break well. The broken flower is little known, but the breeder is 

 cheap and common and well worth growing, even for exhibition. 



'Mrs. Barlow' is a beautiful soft rose-coloured breeder, with an 

 excellent shape. Unfortunately it always breaks badly and may then be 

 thrown away. 



1 Modesty ' as a breeder is a very delicate rose colour, but is rather scarce 

 in that state. Broken it makes an exquisite feathered flower, the 

 markings being scarlet and prettily pencilled. It is, however, wretchedly 

 inconstant : a very small proportion come right, and when flamed it is 

 worthless. The petal is flimsy, the base yellow and wants bleaching, 

 and the whole flower soon flushes and loses character in heat or sunshine. 



