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in  only  two  fewer  stands  than  Mrs  John  Laing,  which  has 
been  in  general  cultivation  for  the  last  ten  years. 
Among  other  established  varieties  which  were  poorly 
represented  may  be  mentioned  Caroline  Testout,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Grant,  Mrs.  It.  G.  Sharman-Crawford,  Marquise 
Litta,  Suzanne  M.  Rodocanachi,  Captain  Hayward,  and 
Helen  Keller,  all  of  which  were  this  year  staged  less 
frequently  than  at  any  previous  metropolitan  exhibition  of 
the  National  Rose  Society  since  they  were  first  generally 
grown  by  exhibitors,  while  Marie  Baumann  has  only  once 
before  appeared  in  as  few  stands. 
On  the  other  hand,  Her  Majesty  (very  appropriately, 
considering  the  visit  paid  to  the  show  this  year  by  the 
■society’s  patroness,  her  Majesty  the  Queen)  was  staged  no 
fewer  than  forty-six  times,  or  a  greater  number  than  any 
other  Rose  in  the  exhibition,  except  Maman  Cochet.  It 
was  also  a  record  year  for  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria  and 
'Comte  de  Raimbaud.  Marchioness  of  Londonderry  and 
Duke  of  Teck  were  also  exceptionally  well  represented. 
That  the  past  Rose  season  was  an  unusually  early  one  is 
■shown  by  the  fact  that  such  late  flowering  sorts  as  Her 
Majesty  and  Marchioness  of  Londonderry  were  so 
numerously  staged. 
For  the  third  year  in  succession  all  the  Roses  in 
the  table  of  H.P.’s  and  H.T.’s  which  are  five  or 
less  years  old — that  is  to  say,  the  newer  Roses — 
are  of  British  origin,  and  raised  exclusively  by  one 
firm,  Messrs.  A.  Dickson  and  Sons,  of  Newtownards, 
Ireland.  The  only  1896  variety  on  the  list  is  Tom 
Wood  (No.  30),  and  this  has  rather  lost  than  gained 
ground  since  the  last  analysis  was  issued,  and  the  same 
may  be  said  of  Countess  of  Caledon  (No.  39),  distributed  in 
1897.  On  the  other  hand,  Killarney,  sent  out  in  1898,  has 
risen  from  No.  40  to  No.  33.  It  is  a  most  charming  pale 
pink  Hybrid  Tea,  and  possesses  the  rare  quality  of  being 
not  only  a  good  exhibition  Rose  but  also  an  equally  good 
garden  Rose.  The  two  1899  varieties  are  Bessie  Brown 
(No.  2)  and  Ulster  (No.  28).  The  former  has  already  taken 
the  exhibition  world  by  storm.  The  fact  is,  it  supplies  a 
want  long  felt  in  this  section,  and  that  is  a  really  high-class 
white,  or  creamy  white,  H.P.  or  H.T.  It  is  not  only  unsur¬ 
passed  as  an  exhibition  Hybrid  Tea,  but,  as  before  stated, 
is  likely  in  a  short  time  to  occupy  the  premier  position  in 
the  list  in  which  both  Hybrid  Perpetuals  and  Hybrid  Teas 
are  included.  Ulster  has  also  made  an  excellent  start,  for 
last  year  it  did  not  appear  in  the  table  at  all,  and  now,  on 
its  first  appearance,  takes  its  place  at  No.  28,  a  very  good 
position  indeed,  considering  how  recently  it  has  been 
sent  out. 
The  progress  that  is  being  made  in  this  section  is  shown 
in  two  ways  :  (1),  By  the  smaller  records  in  recent  years  made 
by  such  established  favourites  as  Marie  Baumann,  Charles 
Lefebvre,  Etienne  Levet,  and  Merveille  de  Lyon  ;  (2),  By 
the  high  positions  taken  by  the  comparatively  new 
varieties.  For  instance,  the  average  age  of  the  first  twelve 
Roses  in  the  table  five  years  ago  was  twenty-four  years, 
whereas  in  the  present  analysis  the  leading  twelve  sorts 
only  average  fourteen  years.  Another  striking  feature  is 
the  prominent  position  taken  by  that  comparatively  new 
race,  the  Hybrid  Teas,  six  of  the  first  twelve  Roses  on  the 
list  belonging  to  that  now  popular  section.  Taking  the 
Hybrid  Perpetuals  alone,  the  advance  is  by  no  means  as 
encouraging.  This  is,  I  think,  to  be  regretted,  for  after  all 
there  are  no  crimson  Roses  in  any  other  section  which  can 
TEAS  AND  NOISETTES. 
Position  in  Present 
Analysis. 
Average  Number  of 
Times  Shown. 
No.  of  Times  Shown 
in  1901  in  True 
Relative  Proportion 
to  the  Average. 
.  ’  Name. 
Date  of 
Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer's 
Name. 
. 
Colour. 
1 
47-7 
61 
Maman  Cochet . 
1893 
Cochet  . 
Deep  flesh,  suffused  light  rose 
*2 
43  0 
43 
White  Maman  Cochet  . 
1897 
Cook  . 
White,  tinged  lemon 
3 
39-5 
39 
The  Bride . 
1885 
May  . 
White,  tinged  lemon 
4 
38*5 
33 
Catherine  Mermet  . 
1869 
Guillot  . 
Light  rosy  flesh 
5 
33-8 
40 
ComteBse  de  Nadaillac  . 
1871 
Guillot  . 
Peach,  shaded  apricot 
■6 
32-9 
40 
Innocente  Pirola . 
1878 
Madame  Ducher  .... 
Creamy  white 
7 
28-9 
22 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince . 
1889 
Prince  . 
Pure  white 
8 
28-5 
31 
Madame  Cusin . 
1881 
Guillot  . 
Violet  rose,  yellow  base 
9 
28-3 
24 
Bridesmaid  . 
1893 
May  . 
Bright  pink 
10 
26-5 
20 
Madame  Hoste . 
1887 
Guillot  . 
Pale  lemon  yellow 
11 
255 
27 
Muriel  Grahame . 
1896 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  . . 
Pale  cream,  Hushed  rose 
12 
24-9 
18 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami . 
1846 
Belot-Defougere  .... 
Pale  rose 
13 
234 
23 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon  . 
1854 
Marest  . 
Cream,  tinted  rose 
14 
22-8 
•  16 
Madame  de  Watteville  . 
1883 
Guillot  . 
Cream,  bordered  rose 
*15 
22  0 
22 
Mrs.  Edward  Mawley  . 
1899 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  .. 
Pink,  tinted  carmine 
16 
20-6 
25 
Marechal  Niel  (N.) . 
1864 
Pradel  . 
Deep  bright  golden  yellow 
17 
20-3 
18 
Ernest  Metz . 
1888 
Guillot  . 
Salmon,  tinted  rose 
18 
202 
18 
Medea . 
1891 
W.  Paul  &  Son  .... 
Lemon  yellow 
19 
19-8 
6 
Marie  Van  Houtte . 
1871 
Ducher  . 
Lemon  yellow,  edged  rose 
20 
16-4 
10 
Niphetos  . 
1844 
Boug^re . 
White 
21 
15  4 
5 
Honourable  Edith  Gifford  . . . 
1882 
Guillot  . 
White,  centre  flesh 
22 
153 
15 
Caroline  Kuster  (N.) . 
1872 
Pernet  . 
Lemon  yellow 
23 
130 
12 
Cleopatra  . 
1889 
Bennett  .  . 
Creamy  flesh,  shaded  rose 
24 
12-9 
12 
Princess  of  Wales  . 
1882 
Bennett . 
Rosy  yellow 
25 
12-5 
0 
Anna  Olivier  . 
1872 
Ducher  . 
Pale  buff,  flushed 
26 
11-9 
12 
Ethel  Brownlow . 
1887 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  . . 
Rosy  flesh,  shaded  yellow 
27 
10-7 
7. 
Golden  Gate . 
1892 
Dingee  &  Conard. . . . 
Creamy  white,  tinted  rose 
28 
9-9 
5 
Francisca  Kruger  . 
1879 
Nabonnand  . 
Coppery  yellow,  shaded  peach 
29 
9-1 
4 
Rubens  . 
1859 
Robert  . 
White,  shaded  creamy  rose 
30 
8-9 
4 
Jean  Ducher .  . 
1  74 
Madame  Ducher  .... 
Salmon  yellow,  shaded  peach 
31 
63 
7 
Madame  Bravy  . .  .... 
1848 
Guillot  . 
White,  flushed  pink 
32 
5-3 
1 
Etoile  de  Lyon . 
1881 
. 
Guillot  . 
Deep  lemon 
*  New  varieties,  whose  positions  are  dependent  on  their  records  for  the  1901  show  only. 
