November 18, 1H66. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



3C3 



not admire such lovely objects, My wife says the Pyracantha 

 is a moBt charming plant as an ornament, and most gardeners' 

 wives are pretty good judges as to what looks well and what 

 does not. 



Larger plants are very ornamental for entrance halls, corri- 

 dors, and other rooms in the mansion. 



There is another purpose for which tibia plant is admirably 

 adapted, and if it is a secret I will "let it out" if requested. 

 — John Perkins, Tkornkam Gardens', Eye. 



[Let it out, by all means. — Ei 



THE KEW ROSES. 



Disappointment makes us very chary of entertaining any 

 exalted ideas. We have been so often bitten, our expectations 

 so often raised only to be disappointed, that an unknown Rose, 

 unless it comes with the character of the raiser as a guarantee, 

 is, notwithstanding the grand name and the high-sounding de- 

 scription, considered as anything but magnificent ; and as lam 

 now about to travel into those unknown regions where many a 

 character is lost, and whose shores are covered with the relics 

 of many a condemned felon, and with the leaves of catalogues 

 which " lie " there, as they did when we first opened them 

 with eager hands, I must ask for forbearance if I stumble, 

 and, terrified at what has already happened, hesitate to guide 

 my friends where I have not ventured myself. I will, however, 

 do as in former years — endeavour to give a guess from what 

 one does know. 



CHARLES VERDIER. 



21. Paul Verdier. — Vigorous. Flowers very large, full, per- 

 fectly imbricated. Magnificent lively rose. 



This sounds well ; and when at Vitry I heard a good deal 

 said of a new Rose that C. Verdier had. Doubtless this was it. 

 It seems to be of the Duchesse de Caylus character ; and unques- 

 tionably the raiser of that fine Rose ought to be trusted, espe- 

 cially as some of our best Roses were his. 



TOUVAIS. 



22. Alba Cariiea. — Vigorous. Flowers medium, full, very 

 well shaped, white lightly tinted with rose ; reverse of petals 

 pure white. 



23. Aspasie. — Vigorous. Flowers large, very full, fiat, clear 

 red, lively crimson at centre. 



24. Rose Perfection. — Vigorous. Flower very large, full, 

 very well shaped, very sweet-scented, and holding itself well, 

 dark ruby and brilliant rose. 



In looking over the last two years' lists I find that the fol- 

 lowing came from him — Belle Rose, Semiramis, Souvenir d'nue 

 Mere in 1864; and Comte Alphonse de Serenge, Daniie, and 

 Mousseline in 1865, not one of which is worth retaining in our 

 lists. I am therefore very doubtful whether we can trust his 

 descriptions. 



LTABATJD. 



25. Franqois Tteyve. — Vigorous. Flowers large, very full, 

 shape of the Cabbage Ruse, beautiful shining dark scarlet. 

 Very beautiful. 



26. Mademoiselle Jeanne Marie. — Vigorous. Flowers very 

 large, full, lively rose marbled with purple. Very beautiful. 



27. Mademoiselle Therese Coumer. — Vigorous ; seedling of 

 Geant des Batailles. Flowers large, full, lively rose, pure 

 white in the centre. 



Last year M. Liabaud also sent out three, of which Jean 

 Cherpin promises to be a good and desirable Rose : hence I am 

 inclined to think that the first of these, at any rate, is likely 

 to be an acquisition. 



DAMAIZIN. 



28. Condense tie Vallier.— -Very vigorous. Flowers medium- 

 sized, full, well formed, dark violet purple, with blackish shading. 



29. Felix Genero. Very vigorous. Flowers large, full, very 

 well formed, beautiful violet rose. 



30. Francois /<< sboit. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, cup- 

 shaped, lively red shaded with lilac. 



Of the new Roses of last year three were the production of 

 M. Damaizin, and of these Hippolyte Flandrin and Frederic 

 Biborel are excellent Roses ; while I have also heard Abel 

 Gonod well spoken of : hence we may hope well of these. The 

 first two sound well, as there is a novelty in their colouring. 



OOER. 



31. Claire Renard. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, cup- 

 shaped, very lively rose. 



I asked last year who was likely to hear anything of Aurore 

 Borcale, La Tendresse, and Triptoleme, this raiser's fiowers 



laBt year. My anticipations were well founded, and hence I 

 shall pass this. 



FONTAINE 1 i ki . 



32. I:,, ih, i i, aim. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, imbri- 

 cated, beautiful lively carmine rose. 



:s:i. S,iur I'hn de.— Vigorous. F'lowers largo, full, very well 

 shaped, metallic rose {carmine list ri »/.'/• nti i. I confess myself 

 unablo to do justice to this in a translation. But for what are 

 we indebted to M. Fontaine t Farm; Petzold, Gustavo Persfn, 

 and Mademoiselle Mane Rely — who knows these worthies? 



.')•!. Madame Outue. — Vigorous. Flowers huge, full, very 

 well shaped, brilliant reddish vermilion. 



35. Triumphs de Sawjona.— -Vigorous. Flowers large, very 

 full, very well formed, beautiful llesh-coloured rose shaded with 

 salmon. 



G ! i : i. . . 



36. liiuihie Serihe. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, well- 

 formed, fiery red, very brilliant. Of this I can say nothing. 



oniELOT ri.i:i:. 



37. Charles Verdi, r. — Vigorous ; seedling of Victor Verdier. 

 Flowers very large, very full, well formed, beautiful rose, 

 slightly bordered with blush. Very beautiful. 



38. Madame Bellenden A", r. — Not vigorous. Flowers medium- 

 sized, full, pure white. 



39. Monsieur Xoman. — Vigorous ; seedling of Jules Margottin. 

 Flowers large, full, tender rose bordered with blush. Very 

 beautiful. 



If M. Guillot has put Charles Verdier's name to a bad or 

 indifferent Rose he ought to be hanged on the highest standard 

 one could get, and be pelted with his awn catalogues. It and 

 M. Noman seem as like as two Peas, and let us hope both are 

 good. 



BOYAU. 



40. Capitainc Paid. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, well 

 formed, lively red. 



41. Souvenir de Monsieur Boll. — Vigorous. Flowers very 

 large, very full, very well formed, cerise red shaded with aurore. 

 This is said to be the colour of the dawn. I confess my 

 inability to understand or translate it. 



We are not much indebted to M. Boyau, so our expectations 

 must not be raised much as to these. 



PETERS. 



42. Euryanthe. — Vigorous. Flowers large, nearly full, glo- 

 bular, red shaded with velvety black, passing into a bluish tint. 



43. Globe de Thalwitz. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, 

 sparkling scarlet carmine red, reflexed with lake. Superior to 

 President Lincoln. 



Of this raiser I know nothing, nor am I conscious that I 

 have ever heard his name or where he hails from. 



SOUEERT EI NOTTISS. 



44. Panache de Luxembourg. — Vigorous. Flowers medium- 

 sized, full, well formed, purple and violet, striped and marbled 

 with salmon rose. A sport from Docteur Arnal. (Who is he ?) 



I do not think this promises much. 



LEVEQl'E ET FILS. 



45. Monsieur Cliair (I'Bst-Ange. — Vigorous. Flowers medium 

 or large, full, brilliant red. 



We owe many good Roses to honest old Levcque, and this 

 may be another. 



TEOCILLAED. 



40. Lanrbd de Barny. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, glo- 

 bular, imbricated, beautiful, very lovely currant red. 



47. Mademoiselle Marie de !,i Villeboinet (!), — Vigorous. 

 Flowers large, very full, delicately imbricated, beautiful tender 

 rose. 



is. Mnnsieue Thiers. — Vigorous. Flowers large, very full, 

 regular, fine brilliant red. 



The first of these sounds well, but one has been so very often 

 disappointed in Trouillaru's Roses, that I hesitate to pronounce. 



VIGNERON'. 



49. President Porcher. — Vigorous. Flowers very large, full, 

 beautiful clear rose, shaded with carmine. 



This seems to be nothing out of the common, and so it must 

 be left. 



MOREAU ROBERT. 



."0. General Cliampionnet. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, 

 cup-shaped, lively red, shaded with violet. 



LEVEL 



51. Jean France. — Very vigorous. Flowers medium, full, 

 | well formed, dark purple. 

 ' And so, with a sigh of relief, I finish my task, and not with- 



