June 15, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



449 



NOTES ON NEW ROSES. 



The trade in new roses has been almost 

 revolutionised during the last few years. 

 Not that there are fewer varieties offered, 

 but the generality of growers wait now 

 until their merits are more thoroughly 

 known. Nor is this any surprise >when we 

 bear in mind the enormous number of 

 varieties now in cultivation, the majority 

 of which are really first class. It must, 

 indeed, be something well out of the com- 

 mon to tempt the average grower under 

 these conditions ; and perhaps the greatest 

 opening lies in producing better and more 

 reliable forms of ever-bloaming varieties for 

 pillars and archways. Although we have 

 several good ones already there are so few 

 that continue in flower, like Gruss an Tep- 

 litz, Alister Stella Gray, and Papillon. 

 Something larger and sweeter, and with 

 the pei-petual qualities found in iMadame 

 Ravary, Madame Antoine 'Mari, Theresa 

 Bevan, General MacArthur, and Edu 

 Meyer would certainly be desirable. 

 Among recent roses we have far too many 

 pinks, of varying shades, it is true, and 

 some of them very beautiful, but there is 

 not isufficient distinctnos^s from the shades 

 already proved reliable. Naturally one 

 does not care to give high prices for what 

 is oftentimes no real improvement upop 

 cheaper varieties. Of ihe following we 

 have seen sufficient to form a fairly trust- 

 worthy opinion. 



Rose du Barri is one of the most persis- 

 tent bloomers we have 



among be<ldin2: 



roses, and is good from the bud stage until 

 fully expanded. The name describes its 

 colour, which is quite distinct among roses, 

 and it is also exquisitely scented. 



Rose Queen, from America, makes an 

 extra early pink forcer, coming in as 

 rapidly as Richmond, a variety distributed 

 by the same firm. With very long slender 

 and pointed buds, and a centre of glowing 

 colour when expanded it is very taking. 

 The flowers are borne ij>erfe<^tly upright and 

 upon long stems, rendering it an ideal 

 variety for cutting from. It is consider- 

 ably fuller than Killarney, opens equally 

 as well, and is bright and certain even in 

 dull winter weather. 



Radium is another of the few striped 

 roses. These do not appeal to me, and this 

 sport from Caroline Testout resembles an 

 indifferent variegated tulip. 



Sunburst, like Rayon d'Or, is now fairly 

 well known from the great reputatH>n of 

 the few flowers seen. It will undoubtedly 

 be a grand decorative variety in the open, 

 while it appears destined to oust many erst- 

 while favourites under glass. It is long 

 since a new rose promised so well in this 

 connection, and, being of such gloriously 

 distinct and bright colouring^ it Avill, with- 

 out doubt, become very p()])iilni-. It has 

 the advantage of being an excellent gj'ower, 

 witli gr(Hm bronzy foliage and few thoi-ns. 

 In the bud stable it is vcrv lona: and 

 pomted. Sonu^ large consignments h;ive 

 been forwarded to American o-rowers for 

 culture under glass in their immense estab- 

 lishments, and I feel quite certain it will 

 prove a ])orniaueiit variety on this side of 

 the Atlantic 



Frau Oberburgermeister Pitn-q resembles 

 a creamv-vellow form of Manndial Niel. Tt 

 IS very larG;e, full, and of good sli i]>e, each 

 bloom carried boldly upon upright gi-owth, 

 and likely to be useful both to the exhibitor 

 and for cut flowers. It has; tlie merit of 

 being very sweet-scented, a <'harm we ap- 

 pear to 1)0 falling away from in maiiy of our 

 newer roses. 



Flame, a seedling from Crimson Rambler, 

 is one of the most distinct climbers of late 

 years. Larse trusses of brightest salmon- 



pink are carried well away from glossy 

 green foliage. In other respects it i^esem- 

 bles Crimson Rambler, and is a much 

 brighter pink than found in other climbing 

 polyanthas. 



Edward Mawley is a magnificent exam- 

 ple of the much-needed rich velvety crim- 

 sons to brighten up the rapidly-growing 

 class of hybrid teas. Apparently it has no 

 fault, being large, full, of good form, 

 while by no means it*, lea-st charm is its 

 delicious perfume, seldom found in any but 



Deutsehland affords a novel and wel- 

 come colouring. Golden-yellow, shaded with 

 rose and orange. The flowers are large, 

 full, and expand freely. This is one of the 

 newer hybrid briars, being a cross between 

 Frau Karl Druschki and Soleil d'Or. It is 

 decidedly promising. 



Later on, when we have seen a little 

 more of the intrmluctions of last autumn 

 and the present vspring, I hope to supple- 

 ment these notes ; but it is scarcely saf^ 

 to write assuredlv before. Rosabiak. 



CARNATION MARGARET LENNOX. 



Thi3 tine border variety has large rich 



A.M., R.H.S., June 4. 



yellow flowers, each petal edged with 

 Mr. Jas. Douglas, Great Bookham. 



scarlet 



a 



few of the dark-coloured hybrid per- 

 petuals. 



Elizabeth is the result of a cross with 

 the well-known Frau Karl Druschki, which 

 it resembles in growth and form. Tlie 

 distinction lies in its deep rosy-pmk centre, 

 shading off lighter towards the edge of out- 

 side petals. Undoubtedly one of our most 

 reliable pinks, and as free an autumnal 

 bloomer as Frau Karl Druschki, wIih li we 

 all know as one of th^v last to suc: umb 

 to frost and bad weather. 



Cineraria Pompadour.— Not so 



very many years ago this race of cinerarias, 

 to which an Award of Merit was recently 

 given by the Royal Horticultural Society 

 would have made quite a furore. The promi- 

 nent feature is the clear and distinct longi- 

 tudinal striping of the florets which give 

 them a singular ap|M\'irance. At the present 

 lime, liowever. svlf-coloured flowers are 

 far 'more in favour than ]Kirti-coloured 

 ones, i^< these last, viewed from a little dis- 

 tance, do not stand out as markedly as the 

 others. — T. 



