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THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



June 29, 1912. 



ROSE NOTES. 



This is almost invariably the case where 



Even clear water 



The present June has been more a month 



syringing was neglected, 

 alone would have done much good, 



and 



of rosefi than usual, and wherever the there can be little excuse for this when one 



plants have heen persistently syringed they <^<>^^^^^^ the great benefits from a judi- 

 ^ ^ ^ ^ o ^ Clous use ot the syringe and a weak insecti- 



cide. 



Since the welcome showers early in 



maiden plants are ooming on 

 will soo n b e wel 1 i n flow e r 



are clean and promising. The great differ- 

 ence 'between roses receiving this attention 

 and those neglected is very evident this June 

 season. While we had considerable young 



growtii upon our plants late in April and 

 early iniMay, we were visited by dry winds, 

 and oftentimes very cold nights. Such 

 conditions naturally caused distress to 



our 

 rapidly, and 

 should the same conditions continue. 



At 



the middle of the month we have a good 

 display upon maidens of Lady Battersea, 

 Madame Ravary, Viscountess Folke.stone, 



i ' : i . i . 



■petalled single variety; rich pink with golden stamens. A.M., R.H.S., 



June 18, Messrs. Hobbies, Lim,, Dereham. 



young growth ; in addition to which they 

 were more than usually affected by insect 

 pests. Indeed, I think most of us have 

 noticed how much worse and prevalent in- 

 sects are during weather of the character 

 mentioned, especially at a time when the 

 plants are unable to advance freely. 



I have seldom seen our old-fashioned 

 climbers and climbing polyanthas more 

 beautiful than this June, where the syringe 

 has been freelv used. On the other hand, 



botl 



oold and sheltered aspects Allen Richardson. 



plants 



have been almost denuded of foliage from 

 attacks of aphides and red spider during 

 the spell of dry and uncongenial weather. 



and Gustavo Regis. Some maidens of Sun- 

 burst are looking well, but this is evidently 

 a somewhat changeable rose, more particu- 

 larly as regards its first hlossoms. We have 

 quite a number of roses that vary consider- 

 ably during the changeable days of early 

 summer and late autumn. Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward and Prince de Bulgarie are notable 

 examples ; in fact, one can often cut quite 

 distinct blooms from the same plant. We 

 find the same in Lady Roberts and William 



So much is this the 



case that I have more than once been asked 

 to name a variety because the grower was 

 convinced his plants were not true, the 



misconception occurring fi-oni this variahl 

 ness. " 



It is long since a climbing or pillar rc^e 

 has pleased me so much as Sarah Bern- 

 hardt, a hyhrid tea from Dubreuil in 1907 

 This is a most brilliant scarlet-crimson 

 with velvety purple shadings, and quite an 

 acquisition among our pillar roses, 

 described hy some as semi-double 

 have it much in advance 



of 



It is 

 but 1 

 that form, 



almost as full as Prince Camille de Rohan 

 It is also very fragrant, and an exception- 

 ally free and early Ibloomer. An old intro- 

 duction from Ducher in 1870, named Tour 

 Bertrand, has surpassed itself also. This is 

 seldom met with or even catalogued ; yet it 

 is fuller and a freer grower than either 

 Safrano or Madame Falcot, being between 

 those two varieties in colour. Good for any 

 purpose, but especially as .standards, and 

 fairly high walls. It is a reputed seedling 

 from Gloire de Dijon, but has no resem- 

 blance whatever to that variety^ either in 

 shape of flower or habit of growth. It is 

 very sweet-scented, flowering in terminal 

 trus&es upon all growths, but never produc- 

 ing the long shoots associated witli climbers 

 of the Dijon race. This and Madame de 

 Tartas are sadly overlooked, and by some 

 means they escaped public notice at the 

 first. Yet if Tour Bertrand was introduced 

 now it would be in favour as a deep saffron 

 and yellow pillar rose, while its perfume is 

 surpassed by very few. 



The budding season is near at hand, and 

 scon the budding of briers and other stocks 

 will be the most important work to be done 

 in th.e rose garden, except the constant at- 

 tention to keeping the foliage clean and the 

 application of suitable fertilisers and stir- 

 ring th^ surface at every favourable oppor- 

 tunity. Budding needs much care in select- 

 ing the most suitable condition of both 

 stock and bud. The choosing of rose buds 

 is another matter that does not receive 

 enough consideration. The healthier the 

 plant and tlie more typical the flowers from 

 it, the better chance have we of perpetuat- 

 ing these desirable qualities in the future 

 rose. 



You oannot bud too closely upon the bsse 

 of roots in the case of dwarf stocks^ nor 



Almost all 



suckers 



too near the etem of standards, 

 the future trouble from stock 

 can be avoided by careful insertion of the 

 buds. In many cases the buds are not 



This must 



tied 

 done 



be 

 the 

 Let 

 the 



many cases 

 in firmly enough . 

 and the tie slightly released as 

 stock swells in the process of growth, 

 there be no hesitation or bungling in 

 work, and have everything ready so that 

 delay does not cause drying of opened 

 stock or prepared bud. Any suspicion of 

 bruising must also be avoided, and in boto 

 stock and hud the flow of s-ap should be 

 sufficiently active to allow of easy prepara- 

 tion. 



Plenty of water will he needed for most 

 strong-growing roses against buildings and 

 walle ; and weak liquid manures should be 

 applied freely. Water that barely perco- 

 lates more than a foot or nine inches is 

 almost useless. Indeed, I often consider it 

 harmful, by reason of its exciting top roots 

 that so soon fail when the soil is allowe<l to 

 become dry once mere. 



ROSABIAN. 



Dracsena Deremensis Bausei- 



— La*:it summer, at the Olympia Show, an 

 Award of Merit was given to a very ^^^^f^ 

 rlrapflPT»a, under the name of Dracaena D^r^" 



variegata. A drawback in this variety 



is that the white variegation is not very clearly 

 defined, in which respect it is surpassed by 

 the variety Bausei, which has white marking 

 that are "much clearer than those of t tie 

 other, while it also extends to the leaf-stalks^ 

 -T. 



