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exhibition table; in fact, some of her more fasci- 

 nating sisters have seen to that, and elbowed her 

 away, but though it cannol; be claimed for her 

 that' she would find much favour as a show 

 blossom, she has other qualities which cannot be 

 forgotten. One of the very earliest, and very 

 latest to open, with globular, light salmon-pink 

 flowers, tlie number ot blooms in a single season 

 from an established plant is really remarkable, 

 and her constitution is vigorous and healthy. 

 This cannot be said of some of the other hybrid 

 teas, which too often are weakly in habit, and 

 need careful management. It says much for 

 Caroline Testowt that after so long and useful a 

 career it can be still recommended as one which 

 should be in every garden. I commenced cutting 

 flowers in May, and had a few nice blooms early 

 in November. If ever a Rose is entitled to be 

 scheduled amongst Serviceable Roses, old Caroline 

 Testout is surely that one. Mekcaston. 



Rose "Moonlight-" 



In the garden at the Rectory, Fethard, Co. 

 Tipperarv, on Sunday, October .30th, I saw for 

 the first" time a splendid bed of the beautiful 

 Hybrid Musk Rose, " Moonlight," raised by Rev. 

 J. \¥. Pemberton in 1!U3. Very dark green, shin- 

 ing, evergreen foliage, stems deep red, and fine 

 clusters of very fragrant, lemon-white, semi-single 

 flowers, with yellow stamens, in great profusion. 

 There were five plants in the round bed, the 

 centre one growing about 5 feet high and fairly 

 upright, the others arching gracefully outwards. 

 The Rector tells me that this Rose is perpetual 

 flowering, and lasts a long time in the house. 



The extraordinary sunuuerlike weather we are 

 having this autumn leads one to expect quite a 

 wealtli of bloom, but the picture I saw of Rose 

 " Moonlight " was somewhat startling, and a 

 sight never to be forgotten. This Rose will be 

 a welcome addition to the " bush " Roses which 

 when planted in groups, add many beautiful 

 corners to our gardens. R C. M'M. S. 



Nov., 1921. 



The Best Yellow Rambler. 

 This is undoubtedly the comparatively new 

 Wichuraiana hybrid " Emily Gray," raised by Dr. 

 Williams, a member of the N.R.S.. who has de- 

 voted much attention to ramblers. " Emily Gray "' 

 is very vigorous, possessing as handsome, bronzy 

 foliage and stems as any member of the family. 

 The writer saw a fine specimen on a wall in Mr. 

 II. E. Richardson's garden at Shankhill last .June, 

 when it was in full flower. The blooms have much 

 the same colour and size as the well-known Tea 

 Rose, Lady Hillingdon, and the beauty ot the 

 foliage and stems is remarkable. It may. of 

 course, be grown on trellis, pole, etc., as well as 

 on a wall, and it makes a good weeping standard. 

 We were badly in want of a good, yellow rambler, 

 none of " Emily Gray's " predecessors being very 

 satisfactory. j ^^ ,^, 



Kalosanthes (Crassulas), 



The worth of many flowering plants grown in pots 

 to-day is not only determined by the freedom and 

 attractiveness of the blossoms, but also for the 

 value such are for cutting, hence that is no doubt 

 the reason why Kalosanthes are not now very 



frequently to be met with outside large establish- 

 ments. To us it seems a great pity that any em- 

 bargo should be placed on a plant that when in 

 bloom is .superbly Ijeautiful, yet we have to face 

 the fact that the main consideration in growing 

 blossoms to-day is, "are they nice for cutting?" 

 Unless they will stand the test of this crucible, 

 plants are left rigidly alone. No one desires to 

 deprecate the usefulness of flowers for cutting, jet 

 we do venture to say in regard to Kalosanthes, 

 that many folk who own greenhouses of moderate 

 size miss much in the way of decoration by ret 

 taking in hand these comparatively easy-to-grow 

 subjects. Whether one desires plants for inter- 

 spersing in groups in a conservatory, or for adorn- 

 ing the stages of a modest greenhouse one has a 

 great asset in well-grown plants of Kalosanthes, 

 with the extremities of their quaint shoots studded 

 with brilliant scarlet tubular blossoms of wax-like 

 appearance. It is not an easy matter to induce 

 folk to make new ventures in the growing of plants 

 of which they have had no experience, and about 

 which so few to-day are enthusiastic, yet notwith- 

 standing their being of little or no value, as is 

 understood to-day, we would beg a consideration 

 for a greenhou.?e plant that, on attaining its 

 flowering period, cannot fail to call forth admira- 

 tion. As many readers are at the moment think- 

 ing what may be done towards rendering their 

 houses attractive in the present season we submit 

 to them Kalosanthes, which have long been 

 favourites with us. 



Vulture. — Very simple are the cultural directions 

 for ensuring success. In so far as compost is 

 concerned, one made up ot brown fibrous peat, old 

 loam, with a little coarse silver sand, meets all 

 their needs, and the temperature of the house in 

 which they are aceommoclated only requires to be 

 the same wherein other greenhouse plants are 

 usually cultivated. In a word, they desire no 

 exceptional treatment to bring about in due course 

 what we submit is exceptional beauty in the 

 time when their trusses open. There is one point 

 to which we specially direct the attention of the 

 would-be grower, and it has reference to the size 

 of the final pot. When grown for market purposes 

 they are mostly mef with in pots five inches or 

 so in diameter, this being a handy size, particu- 

 larly when wanted for the decoration of a window 

 or tal)li', but Kalosanthes are never very happy 

 when their roots are so confined. Being of a succu- 

 lent nature it is advisable to finally pot them in 

 pots slightly larger than their actual requirements, 

 as approaching the bud stage they will take a 

 fair amount oif moisture, and will also benefit by 

 weak applications of liquid manure. 



Position. — The place in which to locate the 

 plants should be one ivhere light and sun can 

 rea.ch them, in order that the wood may ripen, as 

 it is from the ripened shoots on which the best 

 trusses of bloom are borne. As we have pointed 

 out Kalosanthes flower on the extremities of the 

 shoots, and it is worthy of note that they are 

 fragrant. They possess a slight resemblance to 

 Bouvardia blossoms, but are stiffer in build, and 

 more imposing. K. coccima (scarlef) flowers 

 during the summer months. There is also a white 

 variety— jasminea. Re-pottlng is best effected early 

 in March, and propagation from half-ripened 

 shoots (the two pairs of lower leaves being re- 

 moved) after the flowering season, dibljling the 

 shoots in pans or pots of sandy loam, and placing 

 in a striking pit, or covering with a bell-glass. 



(I'eiicntl Ifeiii(irl:.i. — There is nothing difficult 



