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W'v took julvantiiyr «»f tin- iniltl wi-atlirr to 

 |ilaiit a larjjp strt'tcli of sltipiii^ frnuiiid. hafknl 

 i>y AuKtrian i»iiu'>«. witli tin* lovi-ly Alpiiu* lu-iitU. 

 Kricn Camoa. 



TKi» lu-atli jjivph iik mw of our most lovoly 

 farly spriiiy rlT<Tts. and looks ]iarti»'»ilarly tiiu' 

 if |ilaiit(Ml iH-ar a splasli of yrllow- say. Auri«-ula 

 • I)usty MiIKt." It also lias tlu- a<lvaiita<z«' of 

 j:n»\vinn «|uit<» U'autifully v\vn if li nu' is prrsciit 

 ill tlu« soil ; Uvrx' \\v jjnnv it in a mixtnn' of ^H-at 

 aiul loam. 



A iifw moniiuc lias lioon coii>t nictol (liiriiiL' 

 the last few (lays. First \vc took out alxml 

 four foot of .soil, and placotl at tlio Ixtttoni of the 

 moraine al)«»ut one foot (tf larjio stones and 

 hrii'ks ; n<'Xt a layer of sods laid jjrass side (low n 

 wanls. and we then tilled in tlie moraine niix- 

 turo wliieli had previously U'en well mixed up 

 auil was eomjxjsed of limestone (•lii]>s. line 

 Uravol. san«l, leaf -mould and iH'at. i>iittin}Z 

 tliroo harrow-loads of elii])s. jxravel and sand 

 to one and a half harrow loads of leaf-mould 

 and jK'at . Some rocks were ])laeed to eorres])()nd 

 with the .stmt a of the surrounding outcrops. :md 

 the Work was coin plot e. 



A moraine made up in the same way la^-t 

 year has ])roved a j^reat success. 



In the Ali)ine hou.se. Primula Wiiitcri and 

 Primvda Allijmii are in hloom. the latter heing 

 oovcn"»l with its charming, almost sessile, rosy- 

 mauve (lowers. ^I. K. 



The Rose Garden. 



The swelling u|) of the leaf buds and the (piick 

 growing of the young shoots at the tips of tlie 

 Ro.se plants that have not been cheeked by any 

 .severe frost plainly sliow that the short rest 

 that Nature allows has come to an end. Tliougli 

 iK'fore the m«inth has pas.sed many of our Koscs 

 will l)e well covered with fresh young foliage 

 which, naturally. excei)t in sheltered spots, will 

 get a sad .^^et-back fnun the coming cold l)iting 

 winds and unwelc(»ine frosts, the Ro.se grower 

 will not worry over tlie apparent waste of the 

 energy of his favourites. These premature 

 growths serve as an outlet to the rising sa]), and 

 save th.e dormant buds lower downi the stem 

 from which the summer blooms are to be ex- 

 ivcted. When the priming time arrives in 

 March all this toj) growth will be removed, and 

 from a rosarian's point of view the real life of 

 the Rose begins. 



At the present time all ]ilanting that has been 

 postponed through the inclemency of the 

 weather should be carried through at once. 

 As the sap begins to How. promoting growth 

 and the formation of young slioots, any planting 



is inadvisable, and ] r result- in the l\o.s«- beds 



in the summer ami autumn will follow from too 

 much delay in this matt<'r. The trees n-quire<l 

 slioidd be «-lioscn amd ordered at once, and the 

 ground linally prepan'«l for tlu-ir reception. 

 This is a good tiiu«> for getting in the delicate 

 Tea Hoses that otherwise might hav«' been 

 injured by a late |>lanting in Xovendier or 

 Decendier. though in those plact's that do not 

 sulh'r great and continuous frosts the advantage 

 may be very slight . 



ICstablished Ro.ses of over a years gir.wtli in 

 the garden may be mulched now with old farm- 

 yard manure. This can be dug in and incoi- 

 porated with the soil once the priming is done 

 next month, lioses that have been planted tlus 

 autumn ha\-e no necessity for any such, mulching. 

 The ordinary soil, indess ab.'-olutely im])over- 

 ished. will give (piite siiflicient nourishnicjit for 

 the roots until well (tn in llie summer, then a 

 slight .stimulant of lifpiid uiaiiure can ))(> added. 

 Xot a season i)asses l)ut maiks the arrival of 

 some sujierlatively good Ro,>-(' from one of th.osc 

 many growers in the country who sj)end such, 

 energy and i)atience in the ])ursuit of the mi- 

 acl ievable — tlie inoduction of the very best 

 lvo.se. The Hrst-class Roses of twenty years ago 

 seem very .shy and unpresuming when compared 

 to the prizes of latter days. Though an old 

 grower will sadly admit that the gain in new 

 shades of colour and shape and si/e has often 

 resulted in the loss of what should be the first 

 quality of a Rose — namely, its perfume. This 

 cannot be said of any of the Roses here men- 

 tioned. Gorgeous (Hugh Dickson. Ltd.), a 

 beautiful orange -yellow, heavily-veined with 

 reddish-copper, is a very striking Rose, suitable 

 alike for bedding and exhibition. ^Irs. Franklin 

 Dennison (S. M"Gredy & Son), with l)Iooms as 

 large as Mildred Grant and a liabit as vigorous 

 as Fran Karl Druschki. and a glowing l^rimrose- 

 yellow cf)lour ; it has a delightful ])erfume. and 

 will take rank as a ])rime favourite in the 

 garden when more widely known. bxhvard 

 Bohan (Alex. Dickson & Son.s, Ltd.) is a most 

 attractive Ro.se, a very Horiferous bloomer and 

 vigorous liabit, its brilliant orange-scarlet colour 

 will command much attention. Its foliage is 

 briglit leathery holly green, and affords a 

 l)leasing contrast to the many blooms. Mrs. 

 Hugh Dickson (Hugli Dickson. Ltd.) will be a 

 worthy com]ianion to the well-known Hugh 

 Dickscui from the same grower. In colour a 

 deep cream with heavy suffusion of orange and 

 apricot; it has the high-pointed centre so much 

 in favour ; the flowens are carried in great pro- 

 fusion and have a charming perfume. Cupid 

 (B. R. Cant & Sons), single, Hesh colour. Muriel 

 Dickson (Hugh Dickson, Ltd.), an Austrian 



