September 8, 1863. 



JOUENAL OP HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENEE. 



183 



WEEKLY CALENDAR. 



SEPTEMBER 8-14, 1863. 



Snakeweed flowers. 



De Candolie died, 1841. Bot. 



Kufiwell flowers'. 



J. Canitrar us died, 1721. liot. 



Horn wort, flowers. 



15 SU.NDAT AFIEU Till.-. ITT. 



Soap wort fl'jwerd. 



Average Temperature 

 near Loudon. 



Day. 



(i8.8 

 68.6 

 09.4 

 08,3 

 68.8 

 67.7 

 66.6 



Nlcht. 

 47.2 

 48.0 

 «6.I 

 44.7 

 44.6 

 45.7 

 46.2 



Mean. 

 08.0 

 5S.3 

 .')7.7 

 66.5 

 56.7 

 66 7 

 66.4 



I'.ain ii 



last 

 36 J ears 



Davs. 

 10 

 16 

 18 

 30 

 14 

 17 

 19 



.San 

 P.ises. 



m. h. 

 24af 5 



26 5 



28 S 



29 r, 

 31 5 



33 6 



34 5 



Age. 



Cloek 

 after 



20 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 • 

 i 



2 a 19 

 2 39 





Day Qf 

 Year. 



251 

 262 

 253 

 254 

 265 

 256 

 257 



From observations taken near London dnring the last thirtv-six years, the average day temperature of the week is 68.3°, and its night 

 temperature 46.1". The greatest heat was 36", on the 12th, 1858 ; and the lowest cold, 28°, on the 11th and 12th, 1860. The greatest fall 

 of rain was 1.27 inch. 



EOSES IN THE SUBUEBS. 



IvE of the most 

 unsatisfactory 

 features of the 

 u.sual commu- 

 uicatioas iix^on 

 E.ose matters 

 is the array of 

 mere names ; 

 and another is 

 the scanty de- 

 tails given of 

 the individual 

 flowers, so that 

 the uninitiated, whose information should be the primary 

 consideration, are unable to realise an idea of them, or 

 to judge whether they are likely to repay the trouble 

 and expense of experiment. Bearing this in mind, I 

 purpose in this paper to treat upon a few prominent 

 favourites from a suburban's point of view. The results 

 are those of actual practice and observation, which, how- 

 ever, may not always correspond with those of growers 

 more favourably placed. I must premise that most kinds 

 come relatively smaller with me than in the country. 

 That, however, is scarcely a fault, for what they lose in 

 size they gain in symmetry and compactness ; indeed, 

 the craving after mere bigness is the sore vice of the day. 

 Not that size when combined witli other recognised per- 

 fections is objectionable, but this union is not often 

 found. I have seen stands this year in which, a day 

 after the show, there was scarcely a Bose that did not 

 display an eye like a buttercup, and that, too, in sorts 

 that ought to be perfectly double if not overgrown. 



The field of experiment, then, being a suburban locality, 

 Madame Charles Wood and Charles Lefebvre appear to 

 be, taken all in all, two of the best Boses out whether 

 for the couuti-y or for town. The first is, perhaps, the 

 freest bloomer, large here, at the nurseries monstrous 

 almost, yet perfectly double and well-shaped. The colour 

 is a brilliant light crimson, passing into deep rose ; habit 

 vigorous and free. Charles Lefebvre is a splendid Rose, 

 large, well-formed, finely coloured ; a deep crimson-scar- 

 let, shaded with a x'urplish tinge in the centre ; changes to 

 a deeper tint when going off, but is still good, and stands 

 atmospheric trials, perhaps, better than any other kind. 

 Kespecting this variety, I am disposed to believe, from 

 its smooth varnished-like wood and leathery foliage, that 

 there must be a touch of the Bourbon blood in it, and 

 also in Senateur Vaisse. Both these kinds also bloom 

 well in the autumn, which tends to confirm the opinion. 



By the way, the Senateur has not done well with me 

 this season. For general purposes Jacqueminot still 

 continues the better. Souvenir de Comte Cavour, Vi- 

 comte Vigier, Monte Christo, Fran9ois Lacharme, and 

 Triomphe de Caen come next in order of success. Sou- 

 venir de Cointe Cavour (Margottin's), is of a very rich 

 velvety crimson, a very good grower and bloomer, form 

 and colour of the highest merit. Vicomte Vigier, also 

 Ne. 128.— Vol. v., New Sekibs. 



a vigorous grower and free bloomer in the pui-ple-crimson 

 or maroon line of colour, is a decided acquisition for 

 suburban amateurs, who cannot succeed with Louis XIV., 

 Arago, Patrizzi, and the like. All of these have done 

 worse in my hands this season than ever ; and in spite 

 of their beauty in congenial positions I have determined 

 to discard them while I remain in these parts. 



Monte Ciiristo, dark crimson, imbricated form and 

 moderate habit, is also good. Francois Lacharme is a 

 fine, large, vigorous-growing Rose ; colour clear red or 

 bright carraine. In favourable soils it is perhaps the 

 best flower of the season, though not over-free in bloom. 

 We have, however, already others in much the same 

 style quite as good, which is not the case as to Madame 

 C. Wood and Charles Lefebvre, both of which are dis- 

 tinct. Triomphe de Caen is from the General I imagine. 

 It is a nice, bright, free-growing kind, but not quite the 

 colour of a Tom Thumb Geranium as described by Mr. 

 Elvers in remarks in section 2, H.P.'s, in his catalogue : 

 nevertheless, it is worthy of a place in any extensive se- 

 lection. Madame Clemence Joigneaux, a robust grower, 

 somewhat after Madame Domage, or perhaps d'Amgle- 

 teiTe, does well, but is by no means novel. Louise 

 Darzins (is not this really a Noisette P) is a pretty white, 

 small but symmetrical, and every _way desirable for gar- 

 dening purposes. We stiU are in want of a first-rate 

 white H.P., and I do not believe any of the novelties 

 for this season will supply the vacuum. Alphonse Da- 

 mazin, scarlet-crimson, fine medium flowers in clusters, 

 is to be recommended also. Marechal VaiUant is a very 

 free grower but shy as to bloom. Messrs. Wood & Son, 

 of Maresfield, in their catalogue describe this as being a 

 Perpetual Paul Eicaut, which, indeed, it much resembles. 

 At present I am not certain about the behaviour of 

 Prince Camille de Eohan, very dark. I fear it is one of 

 the slender twiggy habit of growth, which never succeed 

 here. Turenne, bright red, large, and flat, will do : there 

 are, however, plenty of the kind better. Notre Dame 

 de Fourvieres, imbricated shape, pale pink, robust 

 grower, almost spineless wood, is very distinct — a rare 

 quality now-a-days, for I think rosarians will admit that 

 one-haLf the varieties in the catalogues might be struck 

 out and not missed. 



I find these remarks extending to so much space that 

 I must defer noticing older varieties, merely observing 

 that Due de Cazes and Colonel Cambriels have done well 

 this year. It will be observed that aU previously noticed 

 belong to last year's introductions, indicating that, as 

 remarked by others as well as myself, to have been an 

 unvisually good season. 



It must be borne in mind that it is a difilcidt under- 

 taking to prove decisively the suitability of particular 

 varieties to particidar situations. Some plants do pro- 

 misingly the first season after removal, yet never bloom 

 or thrive again. There appears to be a reserve stock of 

 vigour stored up in the plants themselves, especially 

 wiicn brought; from first-rate soils, which carries them 

 through the trials of a first season. If this stock of 

 vigour is replenished by a strong and healthy growth 

 No. 780.— Vol. XXX., Old Series. 



