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9. Medea.—This is a rose of much distinctiveness. The colour is pale, 
even cream, and we had it shown at our meetings in great excellence. lt is 
not a vigorous grower, but does fairly well. I would not recommend it as a 
garden variety. 
10. Mrs. Edward Mawley.—This is a new rose with, I believe, a good 
future before it as it becomes better known. With me, growth has been only 
moderate, and I would like to know how other members have succeeded with it. 
11. Muriel Grahame—This is one of the valuable Catherine Merimet 
family, which includes also The Bride and Waban. They are all exhibition 
varieties, and, with the exception of The Bride, not to be recommended for 
garden decoration. 
12. Madame de Watteville.—A. very distinct and unique rose in form and 
colouring. It is for this that I give it a place where I do. I think it is a rose 
that we should do better with. ‘There is a plant of much more vigorous growth 
which greatly resembles it, called May Rivers, which is worth a better trial than 
it gets. 
The second twelve :— 
1. At the top, 1 place The Bride, and it certainly would be in the first 
twelve, but that White Maman Cochet has supplanted it. I am afraid very 
few of our rose-growers could distinguish the two flowers if handed to them 
together. I fancy the Bride is a trifle more refined in shape, but, when 
challenged with flowers of each, would probably fail in the contention. White 
Maman will yield 50 per cent. more flowers than the Bride, and this puts it to 
the front. 
2. Catherine Mermet is another unfortunate, succeeded by a better 
grower, a better bloomer with more massive flowers in Maman Cochet. 
3. Ernest Metz.—A show variety only, and cannot be recommended for 
anything else. When good it is a superb variety. 
4, Lord Tarquin —A. good old rose of the cut-and-come-again class. 
Frequently yields blooms of high show quality. A good and healthy grower. 
5. Empress Alexandra of Russia.—A good variety, healthy in growth, and 
giving blooms of a distinct colour. A dark crimson rose. They are of good 
quality, but nearly always hang with their heads downward, a bad habit in so 
good arose. May be given a secondary place for garden decoration. 
6. Mdlle Francescu Kruger.—Rather a small rose. If it were bigger it 
would go into the front rank. A vigorous grower and healthy. Profuse in 
bloom, and of excellent shape. Colour, a tawny yellow with pink lacing, 
and with some people not a favourite for this reason. Very good in early 
spring and late in autumn, but burns in summer. We should have splendid 
flowers if we only shaded our plants, but this is possible only to a leisured 
class of growers, and these we do not possess. 
7. Madame Hippolyte Jamain.—A good rose of the pendent class hiding 
its flowers from view. A good rose for table decoration. 
8. Sylph.—We have so many roses of the same pink and creamy colour 
that it is difficult to choose between them. Sylph is vigorous in growth and 
free in bloom. : 
9. Madame Hoste.—Vhis is rather an old rose, but one that has not favour 
among us as it deserves. It is good for garden decoration, but I think requires 
thinning and shading to be at its best for exhibition. 
10. Madame Elie Lambert.—We have two varieties among us of this rose. 
One is a satiny white which seldom opens well, the other, a much more 
vigorous plant, free in bloom; the flowers being cream and pink, somewhat 
like Sylph in appearance. This, I believe, should have another name, but it 
is the rose I mean here. 
