THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol. XVIIi. 



1895. 



No. 7. 



MARECHAL NIEL ROSE. 



F all the yellow roses, the Marechal Niel, which is shown in 

 our frontispiece, is the most beautiful. Globular in form, 

 very large and very full, it is blessed with numerous charms, 

 of which not the least is its rich fragrance. This latter 

 charm it owes no doubt to its musk blood, crossed with the 

 fragrant Teas. 



The Noisette class to which it belongs is otherwise 

 known as Rosa Moschata hybrida, or Hybrid Musk rose, 

 because grown from seed of the White Musk fertilized by 

 the Blush China, a Bengal rose, by a florist in South Caro- 

 lina. Philippe Noisette, another florist, raised a seedling of this class and sent 

 it to his brother in France, and called the class after his own name. There, 

 later on, in the year 1864, the Marechal Niel was produced by Paradel, and 

 thus it was given a French name. 



We cannot recommend this beautiful climbing rose to amateurs because it 

 is delicate, and can only be grown under glass, and that with careful treatment. 

 The inexperienced will do better with Solfaterre ; or, if a climber is not needed, 

 with Perle des Jardins, which is easily grown and a free bloomer. 



The Eldorado blackberry, according to the Ohio Experiment Station, has 

 withstood 12° below zero, is equally productive as the Snyder or Ancient Briton, 

 and the berries superior to those varieties. The quality is good. 



