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been  sent  out  only  three  years  ago,  whereas  Mrs.  John  Laing 
has  been  largely  grown  by  exhibitors  since  1890.  It  is  very 
gratifying  to  be  able  to  state  that  both  of  these  varieties 
were  raised  in  the  British  Isles.  For  exhibition  purposes 
the  beautiful  creamy  white  blooms  of  Bessie  Brown  may  of 
the  two  be  finer  and  more  certain,  but  we  must  never  forget 
the  sterling  virtues  of  that  recently  dethroned  queen,  Mrs. 
John  Laing.  For  after  all  there  is  still  no  other  Rose  in  its 
class  possessing  so  many  fine  qualities,  particularly  if  its 
merits  on  the  exhibition  table  and  in  the  garden  be  taken 
together.  Curiously  enough,  four  out  of  the  leading  six 
A'arieties  in  the  table  are  pink  Roses — Mrs.  John  Laing 
{No.  2),  Caroline  Testout  (No.  3),  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant  (No. 5), 
and  Mrs.  R.  G.  Sharman  Crawford  (No.  6).  Then  a  little 
lower  down  we  come  to  La  France  (No.  10)  and  Her  Majesty 
(No.  11),  making  six  pink  varieties  in  the  first  twelve. 
The  following  established  kinds,  Caroline  Testout,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Grant,  Marquise  Litta,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  and 
White  Lady Jaave  never  before  been  as  frequently  staged  as 
they  were  at  this  year's  exhibition  ;  while  La  France  has  the 
Lest  record  for  ten  years.  It  will  be  noticed,  as  has  been 
Before  pointed  out,  how  greatly  the  late  season  favoured  the 
-early  flowering  varieties.  On  the  other  hand,  those  Roses 
which  as  a  rule  flower  late  or  in  the  middle  of  the  season, 
were  at  that  show  placed  at  a  great  disadvantage.  For 
instance,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Alfred  Colomb,  Marie 
Baumann  and  Marchioness  of  Londonderry  have  never 
Before,  and  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Her  Majesty, 
S.  M.  Rodocanachi  and  Dupuy  Jamainhave  only  once  before 
Been  as  poorly  represented.  A.  K.  Williams,  which  is  gene¬ 
rally  regarded  as  an  early  Rose,  was  this  year,  strange  to 
relate,  to  be  seen  in  fewer  stands  than  at  any  previous 
■exhibition. 
There  are  seven  of  the  newer  Roses  on  the  list — varieties 
which  are  five  or  fewer  years  old.  Of  these,  the  rosy  carmine 
'Countess  of  Caledon,  wThich  was  sent  out  in  1897,  has  only 
slightly  improved  on  the  position  it  occupied  in  the  previous 
analysis.  The  delightful  pale  pink  Killarney  (No.  29),  which 
was  distributed  in  1898,  rises  four  places.  Of  the  four  1899 
varieties  Bessie  Brown,  as  before  stated,  occupies,  for  the 
first  time,  the  premier  position  on  the  list — a  remarkable  feat 
for  so  young  a  Rose.  Ulster  (No.  25),  which  is  salmon-pink 
in  colour,  rises  three  places,  and  Mrs.  Cocker,  another  pale 
pink  variety,  not  before  a  candidate  for  honours  in  these 
tables,  will  be  found  at  No.  46.  Papa  Lambert,  salmon-rose 
in  colour,  on  its  first  appearance  in  the  list,  takes  a  place  at 
No.  60.  The  beautiful  ivory-white  Mildred  Grant,  although 
only  sent  out  last  year,  secures  a  position  at  No.  46.  If  we 
may  judge  from  the  splendid  form  in  which  it  was  exhibited 
in  some  of  the  stands  at  the  Temple  Rose  Show  in  July  last, 
this  variety  is  certain  shortly  to  occupy  a  very  prominent 
place  in.  the  table.  Its  great  size,  good  form,  and  the  depth 
and  substance  of  its  petals,  at  once  mark  it  as  a  grand 
exhibition  variety.  All  these  new  Roses  are  of  British 
origin  except  one.  The  five  leading  sorts,  Bessie  Brown, 
Ulster,  Killarney,  Countess  of  Caledon,  and  Mildred  Grant 
were  raised  by  Messrs.  A.  Dickson  and  Sons,  of  Newtownards, 
Ireland  ;  the  next  on  the  list,  Mrs.  Cocker,  by  Messrs.  J. 
Cqcker  and  Sons,  Aberdeen,  and  the  foreign  variety,  Papa 
Lambert,  by  P.  Lambert,  of  Trier,  in  Germany. 
The  progress  that  is  being  made  by  the  Hybrid  Teas  is 
even  more  pronounced  than  last  year.  There  are  now  four¬ 
teen  instead  of  ten  Roses  in  the  table,  while  six  of  them  are 
among  the  ten  varieties  with  the  highest  records — to  say 
nothing  of  a  Hybrid  Tea  for  the  first  time  capturing  the 
premier  place.  Among  the  coming  candidates  for  fame  may 
be  mentioned  four  very  promising  Hybrid  Teas  now  being 
sent  out  by  Messrs.  A.  Dickson  and  Sons,  viz.,  Alice  Lindsell, 
creamy  white  ;  Duchess  of  Portland,  after  the  style  and  colour 
of  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria  ;  Edith  D’Ombrain,  wThite  ;  and 
Lady  Moyra  Beauclerc,  a  very  distinct  shade  of  rose  colour. 
In  my  last  analysis  I  stated  that  as  regards  the  Hybrid  Per- 
petuals  the  advances  made  were  by  no  means  as  encouraging. 
This  is,  however,  no  longer  quite  as  true  as  it  was  then,  for 
there  are  two  new  varieties  of  sterling  merit  in  that  section 
which  are  likely  to  be  very  largely  grown  and  exhibited 
TEAS  AND  NOISETTES. 
Position  in  Present 
Analysis. 
Average  Number  of 
Times  Shown. 
No.  of  Times  Shown 
in  1902  in  True 
Relative  Proportion 
to  the  Average. 
Name. 
Date  of 
Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer's 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
48-7 
52 
Maman  Cochet . . . 
1893 
Cochet  . 
Deep  flesh,  suffused  light  rose 
2 
42-5 
42 
White  Maman  Cochet  . 
1897 
Cook  . 
White,  tinged  lemon 
3 
391 
32 
The  Bride . 
1885 
May  . 
White,  tinged  lemon 
4 
37-9 
33 
Catherine  Mermet  . 
1869 
Guillot  . 
Light  rosy  flesh 
*5 
34-0 
34 
Mrs.  Edward  Mawley  . 
1899 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  . . 
Pink,  tinted  carmine 
6 
33-7 
29 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac  . 
1871 
Guillot  . . 
Peach,  shaded  apricot 
7 
30*4 
7 
Innocente  Pirola . 
1878 
Madame  Ducher  .... 
Creamy  white 
8 
29-2 
34 
Madame  Cusin . 
1881 
Guillot  . 
Violet  rose,  yellow  base 
9 
28-6 
30 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince  . 
1889 
Prince  . 
Pure  white 
10 
27-5 
25 
Bridesmaid  . 
1893 
May  . ^ 
Bright  pink 
11 
26-2 
20 
Madame  Hoste . 
1887 
Guillot  . 
Pale  lemon  yellow 
12 
24  0 
23 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami . 
1846 
Belot-Defougbre  .... 
Pale  rose 
13 
23  0 
18 
Muriel  Grahame . 
1896 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  . . 
Pale  cream,  flushed  rose 
14 
22-7 
27 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon  . 
1854 
Marest  . 
Cream,  tinted  rose 
15 
21-0 
13 
Madame  de  Watteville  . 
1883 
Guillot  . 
Cream,  bordered  rose 
15 
21-0 
25 
Medea . . . 
1891 
W.  Paul  &  Son  .... 
Lemon  yellow 
17 
20  1 
19 
Marbchal  Niel  (N.) . 
1864 
Pradel  . 
Deep  bright  golden  yellow 
18 
19-4 
8 
Ernest  Metz . 
1888 
Guillot  . 
Salmon,  tinted  rose 
19 
16-9 
7 
Marie  Van  Houtte  . 
1871 
Ducher . 
Lemon  yellow,  edged  rose 
20 
15*3 
23 
Cleopatra  .  . 
1889 
1872 
Bennett . 
Creamy  flesh,  shaded  rose 
Lemon  yellow 
21 
15-0 
10 
Caroline  Kuster  (N.) . 
Pernet  . . 
21 
15-0 
12 
Honourable  Edith  Gifford . 
1882 
Guillot  . 
White,  centre  flesh 
23 
13-7 
5 
Niphetos  . . . 
1844 
Boug&re . 
White 
24 
12-2 
4 
Princess  of  Wales  . 
1882 
Bennett . 
Rosy  yellow 
25 
11-4 
13 
Anna  Olivier . 
1872 
Ducher . 
Pale  buff,  flushed 
26 
11-2 
13 
Golden  Gate . 
1892 
Dingee  &  Couard  . . 
Creamv  white,  tinted  rose 
27 
9-4 
5 
Ethel  Brownlow . 
1887 
A.  Dickson  &  Sons  . . 
Rosy  flesh,  shaded  yellow 
28 
8-4 
5 
Jean  Ducher . . . 
1874 
Madame  Ducher  .... 
Salmon  yellow,  shaded  peach 
29 
7-9 
7 
Rubens  . 
1859 
Robert  . 
White,  shaded  creamy  rose 
30 
6-7 
4 
Francisca  Kruger  . 
1879 
Nabonnand  ........ 
Coppery  yellow,  shaded  peach 
31 
6-4 
7 
Madame  Bravy  . 
1848 
Guillot  . 
White,  flushed  pink 
32 
51 
6 
Etoile  de  Lyon . 
1881 
Guillot  . 
Deep  lemon 
A  new  variety,  whose  position  is  dependent  on  its  record  for  the  1902  show  only. 
