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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [October i, 1885, 



Jules Finger, rose with silvery shading, large and 

 fine. 



Madam LnmbartJ, bright rose-colored, free and 

 large. 



Madame Mai-gottin, citron yellow, large, full and 

 fine form, oue of the best. 



Mada'uc Wdlermoz, white, centre salmon, large 

 and full. 



Maddiiu- Welch, light yellow, largo and full, a 

 line rose. 



Niphdos, a lovely waxy white rose, large and full. 



Sombrenil, pure white, iu hunches, very fine. 



Aline Sislei/, white and rosy peach, good and free. 



Ootiilesse Panisse, coppery yellow, tinted violet, 

 large, very full and free flovvfring. 



Madame Joseph Schwartz, white, pretty and very 

 free llowering. 



Belle Lyonnaise, deep lemon, large full and fine 

 form. 



Madame Berton, straw like Gloire de Dijon but 

 quite distinct. 



The majority of the above teas will be found 

 suitable for pot culture, as well as for the rosarium. 

 Besides these aud the hybrid perpeftialsenximerate(l, 

 we have among the other classes some choice roses, 

 suitable for all elevations in Ceylon, viz. : — 



The Noisette Soses, in which class we find 

 the matchless 



Marielial Niel, the deep yellow creeping beauty 

 now so well-known. 



Lamnrque, pure white shaded sulphur, also a 

 magnificent climber. 



Celine Forestier, a chaiming yellow beautifully 

 crimped climber, and Cloth of Gold, also a Hue 

 yellow fragrant, rambling beauty: and then we may 

 select from among the Bourbon Roses 



Madame Isaac Perera, a very large light carmine 

 rose. 



Charles Latoson, fine hvbrid Bourbon, vivid rose 

 colour. 



Souvenir de la 3Iahnmson, a grand, large, very 

 full, white rose well-known and introduced here 

 for some time. 



It space would permit, we might mention many 

 more suitable varieties from the different classes of 

 roses, but we think it advisable to name only those 

 which we know from personal experience, to be the 

 best and most suitable, especially for low elevations. 

 Besides the roses enumerated, we have many more 

 common varieties introduced long ago, and these, 

 though wanting in ."ize and symmetry iind fullness, 

 ousjht not to be despised. What they lack in these 

 good qualities, they make up for iu profusion of i 

 bloom aud sweet perfume. They are very old friends 

 with a claim on our aS'ectious, and most useful as 

 out roses in bouquets and for table dicoiation. 



For edging purposes we would recommend the ' 

 rich crimson China Cramoise Supirieitre, and from j 

 the Polyauthas, the pure white Ma I'arqueritte, aud 

 the rosy pink Mirjnonctte. 



We will now consider as briefly as possible the 



VI. — Arrangement of Our Roses. — In planting up 

 the rose garden, it will be well to study the nature 

 and habit, as also the colors, of the difforent varieties. 

 It is quite evident we should spoil the general ell'eot, 

 were we to indiscriminately plant up the space 

 available, with rampant climlnng roses, and tiiose 

 of moderate growth and delicate form, all mixed 

 without regard to the habit, height and shades of 

 the different sorts. If the plot be circular, an arbour 

 or snmuierhouse iu the centre, formed of climbing 

 rosea, is useful and efl'eotive in displaying the beauties 

 of, siy, Climbing Devoniensis, Cii'vlin'' Kmtrr Gloire 

 de D/jon, Celine Forestier, :ir\(\ Mart'xhul Niel. The 

 gallant Marshal, like most truly great characters, is 

 modest in his deportment and droops his noble head. 



We cannot fully appreciate his matchless face and 

 brilliant uniform, unless we look up to him. The 

 Marshal, when trained as a weeping rose, on an 

 umhrella-shaped frame and in full bloom, is a glori- 

 ous sight. Around the summer-house let the taller 

 and more vigorous hybrid perpelua/s and tea roses 

 be planted, and gradually as we approach the 

 outer circle, the less vigorous and moderate growing 

 teas will display their lovely blooms. The same 

 rule will apply when the borders for the roses are 

 alongside of the garden walls, the latter being 

 covered with the showy creepers, until they become 

 literally walls of roses. A tall archway of roses 

 over the gateway will be in keeping with this 

 arrangement, and will be most effective. Hedges 

 of roses may also be formed by planting stout tarred 

 stakes, at intervals of, say, 1 foot with a strong 

 top-rail, or ridge pole. The hardy creeping roses 

 festooned from pole to pole will look very beautiful, 

 and will form a substantial fence and shelter from 

 wind. In all cases, give your roses ample space, so 

 as to derive abundance of nourishment from 

 below, and enjoy a free circulation of air above, 

 — say not less than 3 ft. x 4 ft. for your dwarfs, and 

 at least double that space for your climbing 

 roses. Thin out and prune your roses after aseason 

 of rest. Just before the arrival of the little S. W. 

 mon'ioon, is a good time. Practice will soon indicate 

 to what extent the knife may be used. As a rule, 

 don't spare it. 



VII. — Insect Pests. — With rtference to in.secl and 

 other pests, to the attacks of which toe rose is 

 liable such as black and white bug, mildew fungus, 

 beetles, and the lar^x of diurnal and nocturnal 

 Lepidoptera, &c., the best, cheapest and most 

 efficacious cure I have yet tried is a mixture of 

 (1) oue of lime, ("2) two of kitchen wood ashes, (3) 

 three of sulphur, all finely sifted and dusted on 

 the leaves while covered with dew. A jam-tin 

 with a perforated lid will make a good duster. This 

 mixture will be found to act both as a preventive 

 and a cure, and is most valuable to ward off insrcta 

 from seed beds. Fumigating with toliacco leaves 

 and syringing with lobacco water are also effective 

 cures, but the best of all antidotes for caterpillars 

 are our insectivorous bird?, if ihey can only be 

 attached to and induced to visit the garden regularly. 

 White-ants are a terrible nuisance in the lowcountry 

 and often ring the rore trees near the surface of 

 the ground in the same way as they injure tea 

 and cacao. The above mixture keeps them off, if 

 applied freely round the stems. lar everything 

 exposed to them, especially all wooden work, and 

 the bottoms of rose-pots, and raise the pots on tarred 

 bricks. Allow toads and lizards to liave the run 

 of the garden, and, if white-ants and caterpillars are 

 making headway, turn a hen with a guod big brood 

 of chickens into the rosarium every morning : she 

 will soon give a good account of these pests. 



It must be kept in mind that we cannot nnder 

 any circumstances grow roses in Colombo or Galle, 

 or even at the cK-vation of Ivaudy, to anything 

 like the same size and perfection, as can be done 

 iu the cooler climate of the higlur mountain ranges. 

 Still, though we cannot alter our climate, a very 

 great deal can be done, by careful selection and 

 judicii us treainient, aud there is no rtason why we 

 sliouM not have lovely rosea, even in our seaside 

 gardens. 



But, finally, if we would attain to sign.al success, 

 we must iiave enthusiasm. If we long to have delight- 

 ful rosaries — anuenei rosaria — and It-vely fragrant 

 show bl:oins on ourtabhs, wf must have roses in our 

 liearts. Wi r.-hip with faithful dovotiou at hcrshriue, 

 if you would court the smiles and favour of the 

 Queen of Flowers There is no royal road to 



