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THE GARDENERS 1 CHRONICLE. 



[January 20, 1912 



later-blooming Galanthus, all under the name of 

 • 1. Fosteri. It now therefore only remains to 

 enquire from what garden originally sprang, and 

 in what garden still unsuspet t 1 lurks, a 



treasure so noble, and so different from frail and 

 freaky G. poeulitormis, as this snowy -cupped 

 poculifurmis form of pure Gala n thus Klweaii. 

 It una Id Far re r. 



THE ROSARY. 



SOMK SEEDLING VARIETIES OF FRAU 



KARL DRUSCHKI. 



The note from White Rose (vol. 1.. p. 335) on 

 the new Hybrid Perpetual Rose named Hein 



rich Munch is very interesting in view of sever, 

 other new varieties of Roses now forthcomln 



i r 



from the Continent, and owing their parenti_c. 

 on the maternal side, to the H.P. Krau Karl 

 Drusehki. So far, this fine white Rose has not 

 been conspicuous for anything illustrious 

 amongst its progeny, but, nevertheless, Con- 

 tinental hybridists seem much inclined to use it 

 for breeding purposes. The cause of this is, no 

 doubt, its great popularity, and perhaps it is 

 thought that if a new Rose can be introduced 

 as a seedling from this famous white variety it 

 will be sure to command some attention. As an 

 example, Natalie Bottner issued as a cross 



bet* en Fran Karl Drusehki and the Hybrid 



Tea Goldelse, the pollen parent : by the way, 

 the latter being a Rose but little known in 

 this country, is described as a yellow Frau 

 Karl Drusehki. Under such a designation 

 it is sure to have a large sale, and if it 

 really turns out to be such it will be an 

 acquisition of some value. I have not seen it 



yet, but hope to best it thoroughly during the 

 coming season. Excellenz M. Schmidt-JIetzlrr 

 (F. K. Dm hki x Frederick Harms), sent out 

 and raised by Herr Peter unbert of Trier, 

 is a promising novelty. It is de^-ribed as 

 a Niphetos White, the wood seeming to favour 

 that of the pollen parent, but in the present 

 dormant state of the plants there is little in- 

 dication of Drusehki blood. George A i ends. 

 described by the raiser as a pink Frau Karl 

 Drusehki and sent out as a Hybrid Perpetual, is 

 said to be a cross between Drusehki and La 

 France. I have onlv seen it flower here under 



glass this season, and as this is\no test must 

 reserve any criticism, but it appears to be a 



vigorous-growing Rose with solitary pink flowers 



borne on long, stiff stems. 

 Drusehki x Soleil 



Deutschland (F. K. 

 is another German 



X Soleil d'Or) 

 novelty, and I like the appearance of the plants. 

 This Rose will really come under the Hybrid 

 Briar Beet ion, but the wood is strongly reminis- 

 cent of the maternal parent, and bears a greater 

 resemblance to it than that of any other deriva- 

 tive which has, so far, come under my notice. 

 The raisers describe it as golden-yellow tinted 

 with rose and orange, the flowers being said to 

 be large and full. So far as colour is concerned, 

 some credence can be attached to this state- 

 ment, for the potency of the pollen parent is 

 fully recognised in this respect. The above are 

 the only new Continental varieties, along with 

 Heinrich Munch, that I have been able to trace, 

 and if they are satisfactory they will be in great 



request. As White Bo remarks, the pink and 

 red Druschkis have hitherto been failures, and 

 it seems that, as a seed parent at 1« st, Frau 

 Karl Drusehki is a bad breeding variety. Not- 

 withstanding this, the flowers of these new Rosea 

 will be looked forward to next summer with con- 

 siderable interest. Priscilla (Henderson & Co.) 

 is derived from Kaiserin Augusta Victoria x 

 F. K. Drusehki, and as the white perpetual, in 

 this instance, is the pollen and not the seed 

 parent, this variety should be worthy of observa- 

 tion. Commander Jules Gravereaux (F. K. 

 Drusehki x Liberty) has now been fully tested, 

 and, although it is a useful Rose of good colour, 

 no one could really call it a velvety crimson 

 Drusehki. George M. Taylor, Mid -Lothian. 



CLEMATIS JOUINIANA. 



This continental hybrid Clematis is the resul 

 of a cross 1>< ween the Old Man's Beard (C. 

 Vitalba) of the hedgerows and the Chinese 

 species, C. Davidiana, of the herbaceous section. 

 The hybrid is a free, quick growing plant, cloth- 

 ing a fence or group of rough stakes 5 feet or 

 6 feet in height. For a Clematis the leaves are 

 large and dark green in colour. The flowers are 



this hybrid delights in a rich, loamy soil and 

 mulching of well-rotted manure applied in June. 

 Most cultivators know how freely the Old Man 

 Beard thrives in chalky soils, and for this reas« 

 chalk or lime should be applied to soils which 

 are known to be deficient in this ingredient. 

 Clematis Jouiniana requires no pruning so long 

 as plenty of space is available for the growths 

 to ram bio over, but, after this spj is covered, 



Fig. 



[Photograph by E. J. Wallis. 



IQ— CLEMATIS JOUINIANA (c. VITALBA X C. DAV.DIANa): FLOWERS WHITE, 



TINGED WITH LILi" 



white, tinged on the outside with lilac, 

 florescences are terminal and axillary, the vigor- 



The in- pruning must be carried out to prevent 



ous long shoots with their flowers and deep- 

 green leaves are very showy. Clematis Jouiniana 

 is one of the latest to flower, commencing in 

 September and continuing through October. 

 Like most of the strong-growing Clematises, 



shoots from becoming a tangled mass. 



The name Clematis Jouiniana is given in most 

 Continental lists of hardy climbers, but in this 

 country the name C. grata is more frequently 

 used for this hybrid. The true C. grata is a 

 Himalayan species but seldom cultivated. A- 0' 



