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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



December, 191 4 



A Rockery and a Glimpse of the Lawn of Mr. A. Carson, Barrie, Ont. 



with earth, and all around the tree nas- 

 turtiums are planted very thickly. The 

 effect is decidedly pleasing. Surrounding 

 the lawn are quite a lot of very hand- 

 some maple trees, one a bronze leaf. In 

 the spring this tree is very fine. The 

 leaves are almost a blood red. One is 



a cut leaf maple, of a drooping nature. 

 It is a beauty. It stands out on) the 

 lawn in a most attractive manner. The 

 nature of this tree is to grow rank, but 

 by cutting it back from the top every 

 four or five years, it assumes a beautiful 

 drooping shape. 



The Best Roses for Amateur Gardeners* 



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James M. Bryson, Moore Park, Toronto, Ont, 



HEN it is considered that a termed thin roses; that is to say, they 

 great many varieties of the lack substance. A large number of the.se 



rose are almost the same as 

 regards color or shades of color, it 

 becomes a hard task from an ama- 

 teur's point of view, to determine 

 just what are the best varieties to 



are easy to grow and are always in 

 flower from the middle of June until the 

 end of October. 



There may be many whose sole object 

 is to grow roses for exhibition purposes. 



grow. Of course, where space and ey- but most people grow them for their 

 pense are unlimited, it is an easy mat- beauty alone. The rose will grow and 

 ter to plant all or nearly all of the var- thrive in almost any soil to a certain 

 ieties in cultivation. Then, of course, state of perfection. Up to a few years 

 you have all the varieties that are easy ago, the only type of rose that was 

 to grow, as well as the ones that are grown on this continent was a few var- 

 mdifferent. Be that as it may, the ros- ieties of the hybrid perpetuals, among 

 arian with a small collection or one who which were Magna Charta Baron, De 

 contemplates planting a few bushes for Bonstettin, and General Jack. Rose 

 a start finds himself in a quandary when lovers were afraid to plant either hybrid 

 he attempts to decide as to the varieties teas or teas and noisettes, because it 

 that will give the best results. Under was said they were not hardy enough 

 ordinary circumstances he must aim at to stand our Canadian winters. My ex- 

 getting varieties that are, if possible, perience with hybrid teas and teas, and 

 mildew-proof, of robust habit and vigor- I except no variety, either, climbing or 

 ous growth. Unfortunately, most varie- dwarf, has been that these two sections 

 ties of the rose, at least seventy-five per of the rose are just as hardy as any of 

 •cent, of them, are more or less subject the hybrid perpetuals, providing the 



to this pest. Another point to be con- 

 sidered is to be careful to select varieties 

 whose color is pleasing to the eye and 

 at the same time possess the aforesaid 

 qualities, vigorous growth and hardi- 

 ness. Unfortunately, a very large per- 

 centage of our finest roses are what are 



•Extract from an address delivered at the 

 »«ent annual convention in Toronto of the 

 ••ntario Horticultural AsBociation. 



proper means of protection is applied to 

 carry them through the winter. Last 

 winter in Canada was the most severe 

 test that outdoor roses have had in the 

 last twenty years in this province, but 

 such tender roses as Marcheal Neal, 

 Devoniensis, Niphetos, Lady Hillingdon, 

 Sunset, Sunrise, and many others of the 

 teas and noisettes I could mention, came 

 through the test in as good shape as any 



of the perpetuals that are grown by m< 

 in Avoca Vale. I merely mention thii 

 fact to di.spel the belief that there an 

 only certain varieties and types of rose- 

 that will come through the winter ir 

 good shape. 



In the hybrid perpetual section, .som< 

 of the best varieties with their colors anc 

 modes of growth are the following: Th< 

 new perpetual Gloire de Chedane, Guin 

 neasseau is perhaps the largest. It ii 

 a most profuse bloomer and delightfullj 

 fragrant and not liable to attacks ol 

 mildew except late in the season. 1 his 

 variety blooms continuously from th< 

 middle of June up till the end of Julj 

 and again in the fall. 



Hugh Dickson is another brilliani 

 rose, lighter in color than the formei 

 variety, but just as floriferous and sweet- 

 ly perfumed. It does best as a garder 

 rose in Canada when budded on th« 

 seedling briar. Alfred Colomb, anothei 

 grand old rose, bright red in color anti 

 globular in shape. 



Alfred K. Williams, red-shaded car- 

 mine, is very sweetly perfumed. Cap- 

 tain Hayward, light crimson, one of the 

 most popular roses for either exhibitior 

 or garden decoration. Charles Lefebvre, 

 velvety crimson, overlaid with blackish 

 crimson, one of the best roses of its 

 color. Earl of Dufferin, dark maroor 

 crimson, is a magnificent variety, sweet- 

 ly fragrant, blooming well on into Au- 

 gust. As the blooms are very heavy, 

 they are better tied to stakes to prevent 

 their lying on the ground. Gustavt 

 Piganeau, one of the largest roses; 

 color, a beautiful carmine. Ellen Drew, 

 pale rose color, an almost perpetual 

 bloomer and mildew-proof, also almost 

 thornless. iMrs. R. G. Sharman Craw- 

 ford, rose pink in color, cup-shaped, and 

 a rose that is never out of flower, but 

 mildews badly. Mrs. John Laing, shell 

 pink, an old variety, but still one of the 

 best, almost perpetual flowering. Mar- 

 garet Dickson, color bluish-white, a 

 good rose and almost the only rose of 

 its color in this section. 



Marie Beauman, color carmine red; 

 very sweetly perfumed, a magnificent 

 exhibition or garden rose, according to 

 the way in which it is grown. Paul Ne- 

 gron, rose pink, until lately considered 

 to be the largest rose grown. This is 

 a rose that is particularly good in au-J 

 tumn, though none too free at that time.i 

 Prince Camille De Rhoan : This I con- 

 sider the darkest rose in this section; 

 color almost black, sweetly perfumed,! 

 and a variety that likes lots of feeding.' 

 Frau Karl Druschki, pure snow white,; 

 and already so well known that it re- 

 quires no comment from me. Corona- 

 tion, new, the largest rose in cultivaticm 

 in Canada ; color, a brilliant shrimp pink, 

 with flowers measuring five inches 

 across, a very vigorous grower, without 



