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bearing the appropriate title, Queen of Queens. In all points it is worthy 
of prominent attention, and the fir^t-class certificate bestowed upon it by 
the Royal Botanic Society in 1882 was a well-merited honour. We have 
seen blooms exhibited on several occasions during two seasons, and so 
substance that would not disgrace an exhibition stand, the half-opened 
flowers being superb in appearance. The colour is a clear bright pink, 
the petals somewhat lighter at the marg’n, which is slightly recurved. In 
that most valuable quality, floriferousness, it is aU that could be desired. 
F g. 59 .—Rose Queen of Queens 
well does it maintain its character that we have no hesitation in pro¬ 
nouncing it a variety that is likely to take a foremost position amongst 
the most favourite garden Roses. The blooms, too, are of a form and 
producing its handsome blooms most abundantly, and for this alone it 
would be most valuable in gardens where Roses are always in demand. 
Queen of Queens is said to be a cross between a Hybrid Perpetual and 
