50 THE ROSE GARDENS OF HERTFORDSHIRE. 



their drooping branches displayed the flowers to great 

 advantage. The small-headed and erect kinds were grown 

 on dwarf stocks, and those of moderate vigour on stems of 

 intermediate height. This, although apparently a trifling 

 point, is as far as concerns the effect produced of vast 

 importance, and then it offers the additional advantage of 

 growing the kinds in the way in which they flourish best. 

 At the time of our visit (July) each of the plants had 

 recently received a small portion of guano, and afterwards 

 a supply of water, the effect of which remained to be seen, 

 although it must beyond doubt prove beneficial. 



Thus far of the Rosetum ; let us now record a few of 

 the gems of this collection.* Of showy effective Roses, 

 kinds producing a striking effect en masse, we notice as 

 standards French: Surpasse tout, William Tell, Cerise 

 superbe, and Souvenir d'une Mere. Hybrid Chinese, &c. : 

 Leopold de Bauffremont, Blairii No. 2, Fulgens, Adolphe, 

 Triomphe d' Angers, Madeline, Beauty of Billiard, Elizabeth 

 Plantier, Magna rosea, Globe White Hip, Henri Barbet, 

 Madame Plantier. Damask Perpetual: Crimson or Du Roi. 

 Chinese: Fabvier. Tea- Scented: Taglioni, Devoniensis, Le 

 Pactole, Lyonnais, Belle Allemande, Niphetos (the Mag- 

 nolia Rose of some). Noisette : La Biche, a very tall plant 

 with an immense head. Bourbon : Dupetit Thouars, Comte 

 d'Eu, Imperatrice Josephine, Madame Angelina. These 

 were, for the most part, immense standards, splendidly 

 covered with bloom. 



Of Show Roses, kinds remarkable for the beauty and 

 symmetry of the individual flowers, we noticed Damask : 

 La Ville de Bruxelles, Madame Soetmans. Hybrid Bour- 

 bon : Charles Duval, Paul Perras, and Coupe d'Hebe. 

 French : Adele Prevost, Kean, and Latour d'Auvergne. 

 Hybrid Perpetual: Geant des Batailles. Tea-Scented: 



* To retain these names in this and similar instances may be thought by 

 some a work of supererogation, as so many of these varieties are antiquated and 

 have passed away. But it has appeared to me that it may be interesting and 

 useful in the future. 



