January 1, 1871 ) 



JOURNAL OP HORTICULTDRE AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



but little attention, as most of them lose their foliage, and 

 may be kept dormant, like the Fuchsia, Lemon-seented Ver- 

 bena, and other window plants. In spring they should be 

 pruned rather closely and repotted in fresh soU, using a pot 

 suited to the size of the plant. 



Although they have no known economical uses, the order to 

 ■which they belong is one of the most important in the vege- 

 table kingdom ; furnishing the various species of Cinchona or 

 Jesuit's Bark, from which the invaluable quinine is prepared ; 

 the Ipecacuanha ; and the CoiYee plant, whose produce, if not 

 more useful, is at all events less unpalatable and more generally 

 welcomed. 



The genus Bonvardia was named in honour of Dr. Charles 

 Bouvard, Curator of the Paris Botanic Garden. 



Since the original publication of these notes, not only the 

 Eouvardia aurantiaca, but also most of the other species and 

 varieties named above, have been superseded by the introduc- 

 tion of several hybrid forms with much larger flowers, raised 

 by the late Mr. Parsons, of Brighton, between the white 

 B. longiflora and B. leiantha, and cultivated under the names 

 of B. Hogarth, B. Oriana, &c. These in their turn are likely 

 to be pushed aside by several more recent introductions of the 

 Messrs. Henderson, of the Wellington Nursery, the most re- 

 markable of which, B. Humboldtii corymbiflora and B. jas- 

 minoides longipetala, deserve especial mention for the large 

 Eize of their individual blossoms and the profusion with which 

 they are produced. Invaluable as they may prove for the 

 conservatory and greenhouse, they are, however, probably more 

 delicate than the earlier hybrids of Parsons', which are better 

 suited for the open air, or for the window of the amateur. 

 The American variety offered under the names of B. Vreelandi 

 and B. Davisoui is but a sport from the B. Hogarth, and 

 although useful as a pot plant, does not retain the whiteness 

 of its flowers when planted-out. — (IC Thompson's English Flower 

 Garden, Revised by the Author.) 



THE ELECTION, PROTECTION, AND STOCKS 

 OF HOSES. 



There are two bores described by Addison in " The Spec- 

 tator," the button-hole bore and the periodical scribbler. The 

 Sormer is described as catching hold of your button-hole, and 

 proving to a demonstration that two and two make four, and 

 that as long as the world lasts seven will always be more than 

 six. The latter scribbles periodically. I suppose I shall 

 illustrate both ; but my apology must be that it is a dull time 

 of the year, and that the readers of "our Journal" Uke to 

 hear something concerning Roses. 



1. — The FAection of Eases. — Though kindly asked by Mr. 

 Hinton (to whom, with electors, thanks) to contribute, I was 

 unable at that time to do so, because I did not know the 

 true dates of the Roses. Having seen the Roses named, I can 

 now say a few words. I believe Edouard Morren was a Rose 

 of 1868, and I think Velours Pourpre must be a much older 

 Rose. Of the Roses named, these I believe to be good — 

 Edouard Morren, Countess of Oxford, Louis Van Houtte on a 

 seedling Briar, Marquise de Castellane, Baroness UxkuU, Abbe 

 Bramerel, Baron de Bonstetten, Ferdinand de Lesseps like 

 Maurice Bernardin, Madame George Schwartz, Etienne Level, 

 and Madame Hyppolyte Jamain, a nice Tea Rose. At the 

 Dorset Nurseries Etienne Levetwas said to be the best novelty, 

 end Fehcien David next best. I shall know more of these and 

 others next year, as I have them on strong stocks. Judgment 

 cf plants under glass, and on weak or unsuitable stocks, can 

 be only approximation, and may be worthless. I speak slowly, 

 because it is a serious matter to many persons of small fortune 

 to do otherwise. 



Some of the very best Roses of late years, and such as I 

 can confidently recommend, are FeUx Genero, Marie Rady, 

 Edouard Morren, Baroness Rothschild, Clemence Raoux, 

 Thyra Hammerick, and the two Tea Roses Madame Margottin 

 and Madame Hyppolyte Jamain, and I think I should add 

 Marie Sisley. Mine, however, is not a "Tea" situation. I 

 doubt if in that family Devoniensis and Souvenir d'Elise 

 Tarden have ever yet been beaten. These Roses are good 

 growers, and passed a good degree here last year — namely, 

 Ticomtesse de Vezins, Monsieur Woolfield, and Monsieur 

 Joumeaux (Marest). Captain Lamure, Henri Pages, and 

 Monsieur Cordier I have oast out as worthless here. 



2. — New lioses. — A prophecy is not a fulfilment. I will, 

 however, venture one, and have bought, or shall yet buy, the 

 fioses I name. I think, from what I read and hear, these 



will be good, or some of them — Firebrand, Reynolds Hole, 

 Claude Levet, Felicien David, Madame Lacharme, and Pierre 

 Seletzky. The last is a good grower, and, though budded in 

 June last year, it made 18 inches of good wood. Mr. Cant 

 speaks of it as a capital Rose. I shall order the first two ; the 

 others are hero. 



3, — Winter Protection. — I bought a load of fern for 10s., 

 including carriage. With this and a Uttle earth over the fern 

 I shall make my 2100 Roses safe at the roots and over the 

 point of union. I see Mr. Prince recommends drawing the 

 earth (as with Potatoes) over the roots till the severity of the 

 winter is over. Some winters there is need of little or no pro- 

 tection, but when zero comes in earnest, then woe be to un- 

 protected Roses. There is such a thing as the " beginning of 

 the end." Roses injured by frost or other things may not die 

 at once, but they die eventually. Possessors of Roses, and 

 rosarians, are often very different persons. One thousand 

 Roses well looked after will give more satisfaction than five 

 thousand Roses maltreated and haphazarded by reason of 

 mere wealth, or supineness, or ignorance. Roses in the same 

 family require different stocks, different soils, and different 

 treatment altogether. 



4. — Stocks. — I am much pleased with Roses on Mr. Prince's 

 seedling Briars ; they are masterpieces of propagation. They 

 are the very stock for Louis Van Houtte. I have made a 

 bed of fourteen of it. All the plants match. I shall run 

 these fourteen on the Briar against twenty Baron Chaurand 

 on Manetti. They are both in beds by themselves. Accumu- 

 lation of the same colour is very effective. 



I am truly glad to see so many speak-up for the Manetti 

 stock. I remember the time when I was the only amateur 

 who could say a good word for it. The faults were with the 

 propagator and the planter. The failure of the Briar is often 

 to be attributed to the bad quality of the Briar, to the planter 

 and the pruner ; they are not cut hard enough the first year, 

 and are often planted too deeply. — W. F. Radcliffe. 



NOTES FROM MY GARDEN, 1873.— No. 1. 



It is not given to everyone to have either the means or talent 

 to produce such a volume as that of Mr. A. Smee, or to make 

 " My Garden " a household word, but we may all of us to some 

 degree carry out the principle which led to the writing and 

 publishing of that book — viz., that our own personal expe- 

 rience is after all the truest guide we can offer to others. We 

 speak then, not from hearsay but from practical knowledge ; 

 we can tell of successes or defeats, and encourage one another. 

 And while — without incurring that bitter reproach of Mon- 

 taigne's, that our highest enjoyment is in contemplating the 

 misfortunes of others — a true gardener must rejoice at the 

 successes of those who are following the same pursuits, and 

 when he hears of their failures he comforts himself with the 

 idea, " Well, it was not all my stupidity ; I am not singular in 

 my misfortune, and I must therefore only try again." When, 

 for instance, I stood mourning by my Roses over my ignominious 

 defeat by the orange fungus, it was some little consolation to 

 me that a rosarian so enthusiastic, so devoted, and so intelli- 

 gent as my friend Mr. Camm had to confess to defeat also. I 

 was not glad that he had suffered, but I felt, "Ah ! then this is 

 a common foe, and others besides myself have felt his power." 

 I have thought, then, that a survey of one's doings during the 

 past year might be of interest to some of your many readers, 

 who will, it may be, take from the failures and successes of a 

 brother gardener fresh hope for another year's work. 



And in order that I may do this more effectually it wUl be 

 well first to describe my garden. It has not the slightest pre- 

 tensions to beauty. It would give my friend Mr. Peach an 

 attack of indigestion, for bedding-out is at a discount in it ; 

 and when my friends and neighbours say, " Oh ! you must have 

 a beautiful garden ! " I am constrained to say, " Not a bit of it. 

 I had not the laying-out of my garden, and I never could under- 

 stand on what principle it was laid out." Trees were planted any- 

 how, and at the bottom of the garden there used to be a pond — 

 this has been fiUed-in with made earth. The other parts of the 

 garden are of a rich blackish earth, somewhat light — too light, 

 I fear, for Roses, but suiting most other flowers well. " Our 

 village " we are fain to look upon as the beau ideal of an 

 English village. We lie snugly nestled under the brow of a 

 hill, but not at its base. There is a large flat place about 

 two-thirds down the hiU, and the ground drops away again for 

 some considerable distance, so that while sheltered it is not 

 low. Close by the charch there are some of the most extra- 



