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Tea=Scented and Noisette Roses. 
These charming Classes are easily distinguished from others by the peculiar and delightful fra¬ 
grance of the flowers and beautiful foliage. All the different shades of yellow wanting in Hybrid 
Perpetuals will be found in these classes. All are suitable for pot culture or planting in conservatories ; 
again, on walls they are invaluable. When planted outdoors, if possible a warm sheltered situation 
should be chosen. If the soil is heavy or wet, it should be drained, and some lighter soil such as 
road sand or decayed leaf mould mixed with it; raised beds are also recommended. 
In severe weather protect the heads with common fern or brakes (see 
“ Protecting,’’ page 7). 
Prune early in April. —The varieties in this class, if grown for show purposes or for fine 
specimen blooms, should be cut back hard to good sound wood as advised for the Hybrid Perpetuals 
(see page 12), but if required for garden decoration and for cutting in quantities, take out any weak 
and bad wood, shorten the remaining shoots a little, but always take care to cut below any parts that 
may have been injured by frost. 
Varieties requiring special treatment will be noticed in their descriptions. 
A speciality of Tea and Noisette Roses is made. Standards and Half Standards, 
w'ith care and attention in the way of protection in severe weather, will pass through a winter quite 
as well as the Dwarfs. Of Standard and Dwarf Teas and Noisettes an immense number are grown, 
all on Briar Stocks specially selected, the better sorts are grown in such quantities as to en¬ 
sure supplying superb plants throughout the season. The finest show flowers in this section are 
undoubtedly grown on Standard and Half Standard Briars. 
THE LARGEST AND BEST GROWN LOT OF OUTDOOR TEA AND 
NOISETTE PLANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 
Half 
Standard. 
Standard. Dwarf. 
Description. 
Habit of 
Growth. 
2/6 Alexander Hill Gray (A. Dickson & Sons, 1911), deep 
lemon yellow ; large full and splendidly formed flowers, 
carried erect, fine show and garden variety. Awarded 
Gold Medal of the National Rose Society .. .. vig. 
1/9 2/- 1/- Anna Olivier ( Ducher, 1872), rosy flesh and buff, very variable 
in colour, a charming sort; a strong and hardy grower that 
should be in everyone’s garden ; prune sparingly .. .. vig. 
1/6 Auguste Comte (Soupert & Notting, 1896), madder red, 
centre rosy flesh, shaded with ochre, good show and 
garden variety .. .. .. .. .. .. vig. 
1 /- Beaute Inconstante {Pemet Ducher, 1893),coppery red shaded 
with carmine and yellow, beautiful in bud, occasionally a 
flower comes nearly white or suffused with transparent 
pink; a good decorative variety, requiring but little 
pruning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vig. 
1/9 2/- 1/- Bridesmaid (May, 1893), clear bright pink, identical with its 
parent Catherine Mermet, excepting in colour, being much 
higher and brighter .. .. .. .. .. .. vig. 
1/9 2/- 1/- Catherine Mermet ( Guillot , 1869), light rosy flesh coloured, 
large, full, and globular; a charming sort; should be 
liberallv treated . . .. .. .. .. .. vig. 
For Alphabetical List of Varieties, see page 4. 
