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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK, 
SALES. 
Hardy Perennials, Home-grown 
MONDAY, JAN. af Lilies, Roses, &c., at Protheroe 
X Morris’ Rooms. 
TUESDAY, - Jan. 22 aa E & 
aie of 710 Cases A ees 
Li es, Palm Seeds, es, 
WEDNESDAY, Jan af Begonias, &c., at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
Tuberoses, Gladioli, Greenhouse 
THURSDAY, Jan. 24] Plants, Begonias, &c, at Pro- 
‘ theroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
FRIDAY Jie; 28 f Prekida, from Messrs. F. Sander 
CORRECTED AVERAGE R THE ENSU- 
TEMPERATURE FO 
ING WEEK, DEDUCED FROM THE OBSERVATIONS 
OF FORTY-THREE YEARS, AT 
A GREAT 
oe his rest. This hale octogenarian 
might have survived a few years 
longer, but for an accidental fall on the 3rd inst., 
which induced pneumonia and jaundice, to which 
the patient succumbed on the 12th. He will be 
missed, not only amongst the fraternity of gar- 
in the 
secluded village of Clovenfords, where he has 
added to his fame by the culture of Grapes for 
profit on a very extensive scale. His handlin 
of Orchids, too, in the afternoon of his life, par- 
ticularly of Vandas and Cypripediums, has been 
a theme of general favourable comment, Indeed, 
there was nothing he put his hand to in the cul- 
tural way but was more or less of a ‘ 
Latterly, he applied himself to the manufacture 
of a concentrated manure, which has been widely 
bu 
products of the soil, and that, 
. 
the M 
Wuson, who migrated from Mull to take charge 
of Lord Penruyn’s woods in Wales; from thence 
he found his way to Austin & McAszan’s 
nurseries, Glasgow, in the time of James 
Austin, who was a friend 
URNBULL, of Bothwell Castle, and 
what he called the “Mull 
years he 
ead-gardener 
after sixteen years’ service, he was appoi 
A ppointed 
succeed Mr, Cus, McIntosu, the autho 
of the late 
Book of the Garden, remaining at Dalkeith till 
1871, after which he started business for himself 
as above noticed at Clovenfords. 
He was a prince among gardeners, of stately 
mien, and of great tact, using his influence at 
all times for the advancement of gardeners and 
gardening, He was a man of strong common- 
sense, thoroughly practical in all his ways 
and his teachings, so that we have had a 
brood of gardeners hailing from Dalkeith 
that has well maintained the prestige of that 
practical school of learning. His influence 
did much to raise the importance of the 
Edinburgh Horticultural Society to begin with, 
as well as the Royal Caledonian Horticultural 
Society. His figure was to be seen at all the 
great shows, and he could take his place either 
at the head or foot of the luncheon-table with 
the most influential of associates, and with 
becoming dignity plead for the success of the 
cause to which, during a long life-time, he was 
indissolubly wedded. 
is life-long friends Marnock and TURNBULL 
have preceded him. NDREW TURNBULL was 
naturally proud of him, and many a time the 
writer of the notice has met him at Bothwell 
Cactlaand in th 88 2 OS 
of these two worthy gardeners. He had an 
excellent memory, and a large measure of dry 
Scotch humour about him which gave a polish 
to his tales, 
It is not easy accomplishing anything very 
startling or very useful in the way of novelties 
in Grapes, The Muscat of Alexandria and the 
Black Hamburgh stand out prominent, but there 
is a decided gain in that large fine amber Grape, 
Duke of Buccleuch; only it wants cultivating, 
and then the small-berried Duchess of Buccleuch 
is still unrivaled for flavour, These two seedlings 
will stamp his name. To him mainly belongs 
while at Dalkeith, the credit of bringing into 
notice the invaluable late-keeping Lady Downes, 
He tried there, also, to bridge the year with ri 
Grapes, by having a house ready for cutting 
in January. It was quite practicable in a way, 
ut too expensive to sacrifice a house of Vines 
every two years, Vines will not rest during mid- 
summer with impunity. He leaves one son and 
two daughters to mourn his loss, 
In the volume of the Bulletin de 
la Société Royale de Botanique de 
Belgique for 1894, M. CRÉPIN gives a lo 
paper on the occurrence and appearances of 
hybrids among the species of Rose. To those 
who desire to gain a knowledge of the mor- 
phology of Roses, and the relative importance of 
their distinguishing characteristics, this treatise 
will be very valuable, Indeed, we should go 
further, and say that a judge at a Rose show 
would be all the better equipped for his work if 
he were well grounded in the principles laid 
down by M. Crupry, and his eye well trained to 
recognise and estimate the variations he may 
meet with. This may seem chimerical, but with 
the practical training now given under th 
auspioes of some of our County Councils, it is not 
80 unlikely to be realised as at first it may seem. 
3 by «ome will probably in the future 
6 a great extension, and the significa: 
the “ points” better appreciated laa. om We 
have never yet met a judge who could give the 
correct explanation of a divided Rose or of the 
quartering ” of oses, or could explain the 
mode of doubling in Roses generally, and yet 
these matters should be the very foundations of 
b ng. We may give a few illustrations from 
M. Créprn’s paper which are of a character to 
interest our rosariens, 
Hybrid Roses. 
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CHRONICLE. 
[January 19, 1895, 
ee 
Our hybrid perpetuals are the result of a croy 
between R. gallica and R. indica, R. india 
possesses the faculty of flowering throughout 
the season, owing to the uninterrupted format 
of flower-buds. 
From a cross between Rosa gallica and 
cerning it, remains very obscure. M. 
considers it a hybrid from Rosa gallica and 
unknown species, 4 
Rosa multiflora, Thunberg, crossed with R 
rugosa, has given origin to R. Iwara of Sieb 
Rosa polyantha is synonymous with R. m 
flora, and Wen crossed with R. indica, 
given rise to a series of dwarf perpetuals. 
moschata, crossed with R. clinophylla, the R 
involucrata of Roxburgh, has prod 
Lyelli of Lindley, which is, acoording to M 
Crirry, the R. lucida duplex of Mr. W. Patt 
Rose Garden (edition 1889). 
The Rosa polyantha var. grandiflora is stated 
Rosa lutea, crossed by Lord Penzance with! 
rubiginosa, has produced a hybrid figured in d 
columns, May, 1891, p. 671. A 
Rosa bracteata, as grown in our gardens, is) 
appears, not the plant originally desoribed und 
hat name, but possibly a mongrel between! 
bracteata, Wendland, and R. moschata., Man 
Leonida is assigned to the same parentage. 
Rosa Hardii, Cels, a hybrid between R. e 
phylla and R. berberifolia, Pallas, must be 
sidered a bigeneric hybrid, if, as M. VE 
thinks, Rosa berberifolia is generically diff 
from Rosa, and the representative of a di 
genus Hulthemia of Dumortier, (See M 
in Gardeners’ Chronicle, July 6, 1880, P. 
figs. 1, 2.) Rosa Fortunei of Lindley, 18 10 
posed to be a hybrid between R. levigs 
Michaux, with R. Banksim, R. Brown. 
We are not able, from considerations of 
to mention the very numerous other pe 
hybrids discussed at great length of M. On 
This much must be said, however, that there 
et 
. 
may be to disprove, the opinions of M. 
No one would be better satisfied than our 1em 
Belgian confrére, to have the truth brought 
light, whether his own suspicions were © 
firmed or otherwise. 
Commercial rosarians have another 
in view than the distinguishing of hyori 
per se: but they have, and will doubt 
great importance from our present Po é 
view, and it is greatly to be hoped that eo 
ship will continue his experiments 
care that he has hitherto done. 
