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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Madame Delville. — H.P. Light red, shaded, distinct, flowers 

 well formed, good depth of petal. Thinned and disbudded it is 

 useful for exhibition, and will stand even in a hot tent. Its 

 freedom in flowering makes it a good garden rose. 



Gustave Begis. — H.T. Deep lemon, almost single, deep in 

 petal, pretty in bud, very handsome when fully expanded. It is 

 not sufficiently free-flowering to be strongly recommended for 

 garden purposes, but it is quite worth growing. 



Marquise de Salisbury. — H.T. Brilliant crimson, sometimes 

 dazzling scarlet. Very free-flowering, semi-double, an acquisition 

 as a garden rose. 



1891. 



Marchioness of Dufferin. — H.P. Eosy pink. A good exhibi- 

 tion rose ; flowers of great size and substance ; blooms early and 

 late. Best on maiden plants, Manetti stock. As a cutback it 

 makes but poor growth. The thin texture of the petals and 

 globular shape make it a fair-weather, hot-season rose. It is 

 not a variety suitable for the garden. 



LaFraicheur. — H.T. Silvery rose. Deep- petalled, but thin ; 

 early. Would be a good garden rose if it had stronger growth. 



1892. 



Spenser. — H.P. An improved Baroness Rothschild, of the 

 same shade of colour, but fuller and not so liable to expand. A 

 useful rose for the exhibitor. 



Duke of Fife. — H.P. A red Etienne Levet, but not quite so 

 full. As an exhibition rose it is very treacherous, as it develops 

 so quickly. 



Janet's Pride. — Sweet Briar. Shaded pink, striped with red. 

 Very beautiful, summer-flowering, making strong, bushy growth. 

 It should be planted in shrubberies where it can obtain plenty 

 of sunshine to ripen the wood. 



1893. 



Maman Cochet. — T. In shade varying from flesh to salmon 

 colour, having the form of Catherine Mermet with the substance 

 of Ernest Metz. It has been good this year (189G), and those 

 who grow it think highly of it. It evidently rejoices in dry 

 heat, but whether it will be as good in a less dry summer than 

 that of 189G remains to be proved. 



