(1910)  Page(s) 313.  
 
Alberic Barbier (Barbier, 1902), an early flowering hybrid Wichuraiana, buds creamy yellow changing to white, a good grower....

(1910)  Page(s) 291-2.  
 
Anna Olivier (Ducher, 1872). – A good grower with bright foliage, but the secondary shoots from the base are much stouter and longer than the spring growth. It does better as a dwarf than perhaps any other of this class; quite as well, many think, as on a standard. All the Teas are liable to be spoiled by rain, the petals sticking together and then decaying. Those which are fullest and stoutest in petal are the worst in this respect, and this Rose, being inclined to be thin and not so full as some, does not suffer perhaps so much. The blooms usually come well, it being the case with the Teas, as with the HPs that the largest and strongest blooms are the most likely to come divided or otherwise malformed. The plant should not be pruned too closely, for this is one of the varieties which resent this treatment, and are apt to die back if it be continued. A lovely Rose of the charming pointed shape and capable of reaching a full size: it requires to be grown very strong to be fit for exhibition, but is then very effective. The colour varies very much, a terra-cotta tint, generally present at the base of the petals, sometimes attaining to a more lively shade and covering nearly the whole bloom, as in Lady Roberts [see below]. Not in general a Rose of lasting qualities for a Tea, and slowly being ousted out of the Exhibitor’s garden.

Lady Roberts (F. Cant and Co., 1902) – A highly-coloured sport or form of Anna Olivier, which has gained the Gold Metal. Anna Olivier itself is very variable in colour, sometimes on the same plant being entirely pale yellow and sometimes entirely of different shades of pink and buff and terra-cotta, with many intermediate stages. Lady Roberts at its best is very beautiful and of superior colouring to any of the variously shaded Anna Oliviers we have been accustomed to. It is well to bud only from the shoots which have produced the best coloured flowers, to prevent reversion to type. In manners and customs it seems identical with the parent variety, possibly a better grower if anything.

(1910)  Includes photo(s).
 
p212. There should also be a name for the type of Rose whose petals are folded on either side at the extremities so as to form points, as in 'Mrs. W. J. Grant' and many others; the outline is not so smooth as in those Roses whose petals retain their rounded extremities, but it is perhaps even more effective.

p287. [Photo] 'Mrs. W. J. Grant'. (A Dickson & Sons, 1895). This truly splendid Rose gained the Gold Medal at the National Rose Society’s Metropolitan Exhibition in 1892. It was then sold to America, like 'Her Majesty' ten years earlier; and, as in that case also, we did not get it back for two or three years. The purchasers changed the name to 'Belle Siebrecht', but in England we naturally restored the original name under which it had been shown and received the Medal. The plant is unfortunately not strong in growth, and is best as a maiden; it is said to be a cross between 'La France' and 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam'. It is exceedingly free-flowering till quite late in the autumn, and the blooms at their best are very large, of a bright deep pink colour, and very fragrant. The flowers generally come good if the plant can be grown strongly enough, for it requires ‘liberal treatment’; and a good specimen is indeed something for a Rosarian to feast his eyes upon. The weak growth is an unfortunate drawback, but a climbing sport has been issued (W. Paul & Son 1899), which I can thoroughly recommend. I hoped, in trying it that some plants at least would not “run” (i.e. make really long flowerless shoots), but would yet be of increased vigour. As far as one can judge, this is actually the case, a large majority of budded plants not making real climbing shoots, but showing decidedly stronger growth in wood and flower. I would therefore strongly advise a trial of this climbing form, on standards and dwarfs in the open, even for purposes of exhibition; and if a plant does “run” it can be removed to a pillar, paling, wall, or pergola, or even staked out in the open, the stout, flowerless shoots being left in a horizontal position nearly at their full length, for such growths will the next season produce a profusion of magnificent flowers.

(1910)  Page(s) 306.  
 
Niphetos (Bougère, 1844) This rose is a good instance of what is termed “free” growth, i.e. neither long nor stout, but branching and generally growing somewhere. The foliage is good and not much liable to mildew, but the blooms will not stand rain. This old Rose has attained a very great reputation for its free-flowering qualities and its purity of colour. I do not know how many thousand feet run of glasshouses have been maintained for the purpose of growing the Rose which Mons. Bougère, the raiser, appropriately named Niphetos (“snowy”), but I apprehend the figures would very much have astonished him could he have known them when he issued it, and he would perhaps have wished to attach his own name to it instead of to the much less valuable production (Bougère, known in Australia and elsewhere as Lord Tarquin) of twelve years before

(1910)  Page(s) 19.  
 
The Hybrid Bourbons form a somewhat similar group, being hybrids from the French or Provence with the Bourbon race, but not generally having the autumnal qualities of the Bourbons. Most of them are strong enough in growth for climbing purposes, and should not be pruned too closely when thus used. But in no case is the whole art of pruning more called for than in fine old standards or pot Roses of this group, where the production of a well shaped head, thickly and regularly covered with large blooms all out at once, is sometimes a triumph of skill and training. 'Charles Lawson' is especially noticeable for its capabilities in this way, when carefully trained as a pot Rose.

(1910)  Page(s) 283.  
 
None of the seedlings or sports of this famous rose (La France) have been so good as the original - a climbing sport (Henderson, 1894) is good for a wall. Duchess of Albany (W. Paul & Son, 1888) is a little darker in colour. Augustine Guinnoisseau has been mentioned, and Danmark (W. Paul & Son, 1900) is not so good in growth and very apt to ball.

(1910)  Page(s) 317.  
 
Debutante (M. H.  Walsh, 1905).  Pretty soft shade of pink belonging to the late flowering section of the Wichuraianas.   Makes a good weeping standard. 

(1910)  Page(s) 276.  
 
Florence Pemberton (A. Dickson & Sons, 1903)  This is a good all round Rose, an excellent grower and one that in an ordinary season may be relied on to produce large flowers of good quality.  Its petals are slightly tissuey in texture and are somewhat impatient of wet - but it is one of those roses that have improved very much since introduced and is quite first rate in every way.      

(1910)  Page(s) 318.  
 
Francois Foucard Barbier, 1901)  An early flowering Wichuraiana, pale lemon yellow flowers, medium size, slightly more perpetual than most of this class.  Makes a good weeping standard

(1910)  Page(s) 318.  
 
Gardenia  (Manda, 1899) - The best all-round yellow-flowered Wichuraiana. Exquisite in the bud, useful for all purposes except as a weeping standard as the growths are to[o] stiff.  Early flowering.