(1911)  Page(s) 87.  
 
Bessie Brown has held its position at the head of the list [of exhibition roses] for five years. It is creamy-white in colour and at its best is a beautiful Rose for box or specimen glass. It is purely an exhibition Rose; though a good grower, it is useless for garden decoration on account of its abominable trick of hanging its head...It is said that in American Bessie Brown holds her head up naturally, so perhaps there is something in our garden she does not like....

(1911)  Page(s) 98.  
 
Comtesse de Nadaillac T., 1871). - At its best this is one of the finest exhibition roses. The colour is coppery apricot, but the shade varies to a great degree; it sometimes comes in buff-yellow, and will give all intermediate shades. As a maiden, especially on a standard, this Rose makes vigorous growth, with large leathery foliage, but never again, for as a cut-back the growth is poor. It is very free flowering, but the small flowers are of little value. It is tender and not an easy rose to grow well; still it may be recommended as indispensably for exhibition.

(1911)  Page(s) 88.  
 
Dean Hole. Light silvery pink, the outside of the petal being slightly darker, the petals curl over, somewhat after the way of La France. The rose "comes" easily in fairly good weather, and the flower is large with a high pointed centre. The plant is vigorous, and it is useful in the garden after the exhibition season is over, being very free flowering. It has, however, practically no fragrance, and is nearly useless in very wet weather, as it stains easily and does not keep fresh if not much shaded.

(1911)  Page(s) 124.  
 
However, Eugenie Lamesch, Leonie Lamesch, and Lady Violet Henderson are slightly scented. Though not so attractive as the Chinas, they last better, and for this reason have, to some extent, replaced them in some gardens.

(1911)  Page(s) 51.  
 
'Harry Kirk' and Mrs. Myles Kennedy, and Roses near the Hybrid Teas in character are best pruned to three or four eyes of the previous year's growth.

(1911)  Page(s) 89-90.  
 
J.B. Clark A tremendous grower is this Rose, and it makes a fine standard. One of the best ways of growing this variety is to peg down about four young shoots each year, cutting off the others. so treated, it gives a fair number of flower of exhibition quality, and they can be easily protected when necessary. The flowers require shading to get them at their best...It has...very little fragrance and often comes with a split centre.

(1911)  Page(s) 90.  
 
Lady Ashtown is also very free-flowering, and must be disbudded to get exhibition flowers. When so grown, the flower is too heavy for the stalk, so for garden purposes, it is well not to allow the Rose to come too big. The half-open buds are beautiful for decoration. It is one of the best bedding Roses, but liable to mildew. The colour is deep pink.

(1911)  Page(s) 125.  
 
However, Eugenie Lamesch, Leonie Lamesch, and Lady Violet Henderson are slightly scented. Though not so attractive as the Chinas, they last better, and for this reason have, to some extent, replaced them in some gardens.

(1911)  Page(s) 124.  
 
However, Eugenie Lamesch, Leonie Lamesch, and Lady Violet Henderson are slightly scented. Though not so attractive as the Chinas, they last better, and for this reason have, to some extent, replaced them in some gardens.

(1911)  Page(s) 91-92.  
 
The Lyons Rose (H.T., 1907) This beautiful Rose is a shrimp pink with orange yellow at the base of the petals, but the colour v aries to nearly all pink. It makes a good exhibition Rose, the flower being generally pointed and well-shaped, but at times the centre is weak. It has a curious habit of making horizontally spreading growths, and an objectionable one of losing its leaves early in autumn. It is badly susceptible to black spot; nevertheless it is a lovely Rose which all should grow, and the plant fairly hardy, but autumn growths are often killed by frost. It should be pruned severely.