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"Rules forjudging " are useful for the man who is not quite up to 

 his work, but the expert does not need many rules to enable him to arrive 

 at a right decision. 



I would plead in the interest of the Rose that colour should have 

 more weight in making awards ; that mere form should not be the sole 

 criterion. 



The present definition 6 of the National Rose Society's "rules for 

 judging" says "brightness shall include freshness, brilliancy, and purity 

 of colour," qualities now rarely seen in a stand of Roses at a Rose show. 



This is not the place to talk of modes of exhibiting, but the Society 

 should adopt a way of showing each flower, so that its habit, character, 

 and strength of growth may be seen the better by everybody. 



For a full list of Exhibition Roses, can I do better than refer you to the 

 National Rose Society's list ? Its list of Exhibition Roses is the consensus 

 of the opinions, after debate, of the best exhibitors. 



But I may give you the names of, say, twenty-four or a few more of 

 what may be considered types of the six or eight classes we should like 

 to see in all exhibition boxes. 



Perfectly Imbricated : — Globular, pointed centre : — 



' A. K. Williams.' < Duchess of Bedford.' 



' Horace Vernet.' < General Jacqueminot.' 



' Charles Lefebvre.' < Gustave Piganeau.' 



Imbricated with a centre : — 

 ' Beauty of Waltham.' 

 ' Prince Camille de Rohan.' 

 ' Comte Raimbaud.' 

 1 Duchesse de Moray.' 



' Victor Hugo.' 



' Catherine Mermet ' and its sports. 

 ' Maman Cochet ' and its white 



variety. 



1 La France' type, or pointed glo- 



Cupped : — 



1 Baroness Rothschild.' 

 ' Merveille de Lyon.' 

 * Ulrich Brunner.' 

 ' Madame Hoste.' 



bular with reflexed petals : — 

 ' La France.' 

 1 Caroline Testout.' 

 ' Mrs. Mawley.' 

 ' Marquise Litta.' 



Globular s : — 



'Auguste Rigotard.' 



' Duke of Connaught.' 



1 Dupuy Jainain.' 



1 Eclair.' 



' Helen Keller.' 



' E. Y. Teas.' 



' Souvenir d'un Ami.' 



Teas ' Marie Van Houttc ' ; — 

 ' Rubens.' 

 ' Mrs. Grant.' 

 ' White Lady.' 

 1 Viscountess Folkestone.' 



Roses beautiful in the buds, but of 



'Duke of Edinburgh.' 



'Captain Hay ward. ' 



undefined shade : — 



Globular, high centre : — 



• Alfred Colomb.' 

 ' Due d'Orleans.' 

 ' Marie Baumann.' 



Egg -shaped, a new type : — 



1 Bessie Brown.' 



The shapes might be more subdivided, but the above are the present 

 favourites of judges for Exhibition Hoses. No comparison should be insti- 

 tuted between them and the Garden Hoses. May I add that I think the 



