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malformation of bloom or symptoms of a double heart. What is required is a 
regular shape, with full, somewhat high centre, smooth, circular outline, and 
perfect arrangement of petals. A long rose is preferable to a globular rose, 
and a globular to a flat rose. There must be no suspicion of the eye in sight. 
Then add size, if possible, brightness of colour, and fragrance. The last, 
valuable though it be, is a point that can never be estimated on the show table. 
Three leading experts were requested last year by the National Rose 
Society to draw up a handbook, ‘‘ How to Grow and Show Tea Roses.” 
Their list of twelve best exhibition tea roses is as follows, arranged 
alphabetically :—1, Bridesmaid; 2, Catherine Mermet; 3, Cleopatra; 4, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac ; 5, Innocente Pirola; 6, Maman Cochet; 7, Maréchal 
Niel; 8, Mrs. Edward Mawley; 9, Muriel Grahame; 10, Souvenir d’Elise 
Vardon; 11, The Bride; 12, White Maman Cochet. 
Their second twelve is as follows :—1, Anna Olivier; 2, Ethel Brownlow ; 
8, Golden Gate; 4, Hon. Edith Gifford; 5, Madame Cusin; 6, Madame de 
Watteville ; 7, Madame Hoste; 8, Marie Van Houtte; 9, Medea; 10, Souvenir 
es = A. Prince, better known here as the Queen; 11, Souvenir dun Ami; 12, 
ylph. 
These are all good roses, and, no doubt, the best in the British climate. 
For us it will need revision. The first twelve contain the names of three roses 
which do not suit Queensland. 
Cleopatra is always classed as poor in growth and difficult to manage. Tn 
skilful hands it yields phenomenal blooms. It is useless in Queensland, and 
so is Innocente Pirola. 
Comtesse de Nadaillac stands in the front rank of varieties gaining 
distinction in the home shows as champion bloom. It is there a flower ae 
surpassing beauty ; with us, it is a poor grower and shy bloomer, little grown, 
and very seldom shown. 
Of the second twelve, Marie Van Houtte, Medea, and Madame de Watte- 
ville are among our best. Madame Hoste and Golden Gate deserve to be more 
grown than they are, but the rest are very moderate in growth and not to be 
strongly recommended. 
Strange to say, Niphetos, Souvenir de Thérése Levet, and Perle des 
Jardins do not find a place. 
The following is the selection I would recommend, for the neighbourhood 
of Brisbane at least :— \ 
For Exhibition (twelve best): 1, Maman Cochet; 2, White Maman 
Cochet ; 3, C. Niphetos; 4, Souvenir de Thérése Levet; 5, Maréchal Niel; 
6, Souvenir d’Hlise Vardon; 7, Marie Van Houtte; 8, Perle des Jardins; 
9, Medea; 10, Mrs. Edward Mawley; 11, Muriel Grahame; 12, Madame de 
Watteville. 
‘ (Second twelve): 1, The Bride; 2, Catherine Mermet; 3, Ernest Metz ; 
4, Lord Tarquin; 5, Empress Alexandra of Russia; 6, Mdlle. Francesca 
Kruger; 7, Madame Hippolyte Jamain; 8, Sylph; 9, Madame Hoste; 10, 
Madame Elie Lambert; 11, Souvenir de S. A. Prince or the Queen; 12, 
Madame Camille. 
The following are also roses with many claims for recommendation :— 
Archduchesse Marie Immaculata Bridesmaid, Ceres, Christine de Noue, 
Devoniensis, Edouard Littaye, Golden Gate, Hon. Edith Gifford, Madame 
Georges Bouland, Madame Georges Dierrschmitt, Madame Lombard, Madame 
Welche, Sunset. 
1. Maman Cochet (Cochet, 1892) is undoubtedly, I think, the first all 
round rose we have. It is very strange that for a few years its exccllence was 
not fully acknowledged. A very vigorous and healthy grower, and splendid 
bloomer. Its faults are due to exuberance of growth; a tendency to coarseness 
and malformation, sometimes splitting even down through the calyx. No rose 
will, however, give anything like the number of real good blooms as this, and if 
it sometimes sins in the way indicated it surely has a right to be forgiven. 
