April 27, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



339 



Madame A. Lumiere. — An exquisite 

 )wer, pure white, the petals tipped with 

 olet-red, distinct and free. 

 Mdlle. Helene Charmet. 



The best white 



variety of the true giant-flowered double 

 deooratiA-e type. Most catalogues also in- 

 clude two other white varieties in th's sec- 

 tion, namely Grand Due Alexis and Perle 

 de la Tete d^Or. Both are beautiful, free- 

 flowering varieties for garden decoration, 

 but of rather different build to the Douz 



sheltered positions, and so was naturally 

 unable to stand many degrees of frost. 

 Quite half of their length, however, was 



this season it^was gratifying to^notice how nicely sound; also, owing to the very 



" ' o+oorlTT wa\T +V»*^ fir«f crrn^vH^h was nroduced. 



ROSE NOTES, 



When using the knife among our roses 



firm and sound the majority of the shoots 

 were. I do not deny that in many cases 

 the top growth was not so well developed 

 as might have been desired, but w^e have 

 little use for that, and when cut down to 

 where we meant to leave them, the buds 

 were particularly sound and promising. 



the ripened eyes are much closer together 

 than usual. Although we shall probably 

 have more blossom in a closer compass, I 

 fear the effect will not be so pleasing as 

 when the trusses are far enough apart 

 for ample foliage to come between. A 



DAHLIA YELLOW COLOSSE 



A distinct and attractive yellow-flowered variety, belonging to the giant decorative section 



type. In some catalogues the name Char- 

 niet is spelt Char vet. 



Attraction. — This variety, which is illus- 

 trated, was raised by Mr. C. Turner. The 

 ground colour is crimson-maroon, with light 

 rosy tips. The broad petals have a slight 

 twist, which adds considerably to the charm- 

 ing effect of the flow^ers. This variety 

 niust not be confused with a siingle cactus 

 variety Avhich also, unfortunately, bears the 

 name of Attraction. A. Osborne. 



Kew. 



Even during the autiunn of last year 

 I noted how sound, and with the favour- 

 able russet-brown bark, the base of our 

 maiden plants were. 



this mav be attributed to the excessively 

 dry weather at that time, and consequent 

 compulsory steady growth. But I am sorry 

 to find that mudi wood was too soft upon 

 the Wichuraianas to stand the sharp snap 

 of frost at the end of January and early 

 in February. The season w^as so moist and 

 mild here that growth scarcely ceased in 



simple mass or bunch of flowers does not 

 appeal to me to the same extent as the 

 association of the clusters of flowers with 

 the glistening green foliage. 



In cutting oflf the shoulders of budded 

 standards, also tlio tf)ps of dwarf >tocks, 

 I find the buds iiisi'rt(M] last sunnn<M- have 

 passed through tlio winter in a satis- 

 factory manner, and arr ?)ow (pnt*^ ready 

 to burst, being plump and hriglit hoiking. 

 It has already been remarked tliat tlH\se 



the stock better than u.^ual when 



