DECEMBER. 353 



THE ROSE LORD RAGLAN. 



(Plate 121,) 



'_'Si nous^r.vions a couronner— non pas une rosiere— inais simplcmf>ijt mi 

 rosier, assurement notrc couroiuie serait pour le Rosier Lord Haglaii 11 a Lieu 

 certamement la plus belle et la phis eclaUntedetoutcsles Rosas."— Ilortkulteur 

 Francais for Sept , 185G. 



This most beautiful and brilliant Rose v/as raised from seed of 

 the Geant des Batailles by M. Guillot, pOre, of Lyons, and sent 

 out in the autumn of 1854. M. G. had also the honour of 

 sending out its parent, the Geant, although he did not raise it. 

 There is no Rose that can at present compete with Lord Raglan 

 \\\ brilliancy of colour ; its scarlet is quite dazzling. In vigour of 

 habit it far surpasses its parent, for it makes shoots three to four 

 feet in length, and with good cultivation will form a fine pillar 

 Rose. It does not appear to be so inclined to mildew as the 

 Geant, and will probably long be a favourite, as it is in all 

 respects a first-class Rose. 



ACHIMENES. 



The new varieties, Carmipata splendens and Parsons!, which formed 

 the subject of one of our plates in the last number, were raised at 

 Danesbury Park, near Welwyn, Herts, by Mr. Parsons, the gardener, 

 who kindly allowed us to figure them, and which Mr. Andrews has done 

 very successfully. These varieties are new in colour and very beau- 

 tiful. Mr. Parsons has others also very dissimilar to existing kinds, 

 among which the best are Rosea elegans and Gem. No plant wives a 

 greater return in the amount of bloom for the little trouble necessary to 

 its successful culture than the Achimenes, and it may be had in flower 

 eight months out of the twelve ; in fact, at almost any time, if a succession 

 of plants is provided and started into growth at various times. The 

 principal bloom will be, however, in July and August, plants for which 

 can be grown in any moist, warm place, whether house or pit, to take 

 the place of Pelargoniums and other greenhouse plants. A greenhouse 

 or conservatory can be kept gay after the spring flowering plants are 

 over, if a few each of Achimenes, Fuchsias, and Balsams are grown on 

 for the purpose. These, with Lilies, make a very interesting display. 

 The following are the best old varieties of Achimenes : — Ambrose 

 Verschaffelt, Baumanni hirsuta, Carl Wolfarth, Coccinea grandiflora, 

 Gigantea, Gloxiniseflora, Longiflora major, Louis Van Houtte, Margue- 

 ritce, M. de Parpart, Reticulata, and Treherne Thomas. 



NEW SERIES, VOL. VI., NO. LXXII. 



