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THE 



GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



November 16, 19]2 



of the varieties that reeeivod distinction 

 iluring the past summer, it vva^ gratifying 

 to find that in their development the im- 

 ix)rtance of a strong free-branching habit 

 had not been overkwked. Ono of the ftrst 

 of these to attract attention was Britiili 

 Queen (H.T.), wliieh evidentiv has a ,'^reab 

 future before it both in the f^arden and on 

 the exhibition stage. It has a very rree- 

 branching habit, and, as a result^ the piire 

 white, finely-formed floweis are pro- 

 duced freely and continuously throughout 

 the summer ainl autumn. The variety a;..^ 

 awarded a silver-gilt medal at Belfast oti 

 July 19 ; after the exhil>iti()n several of tue 

 members of the N.Il.S. (\.iineil saw tho 

 big breadth of which a poriion is herewith 

 illustrated, and when lih)nrn> were sta;];i'<l 

 at the societv's :nitnniri shinv t\u^ hiffb'r 



leen (H.T.) is a rlisiiri< t \ariety, with large 

 deep flovvrrs of tlir rif licst ])ink, and 

 markablo t'or trcfMlom of llowei'ing. La<Iy 

 Mary Ward (H.T.), which ri^ceivtHl a gold 

 medal at Belfast, is <l\varl in growth, and 

 has mtMlium-sizivl flf>\vers of a ri<h orange 

 colour, shadcHl yellow. Mrs. C. P]. Pear- 



liigli value for competitive purposes, witii 

 the added merit of possessing a delightful 

 perfume. Mrs. Alfred Tate (H.T.)^ a beau- 

 tiful rose, with long, pointed, fragrant 

 l)looms, t he colour copper-red, shaded 

 fawn, orange-yellow in the centre. It is free 

 * and continuous in flowering, and a good 

 garden rose. Mrs. E. J. Holland (H.T) 

 is proving useful for exhibition, and the 

 freeclon] with which it produces its han<l- 

 some salmon-rose flowers suggests that it 

 has much value for the garden. Mrs 

 Arthur E. Coxliead (H.T.) has fully justi- 

 fied the liigli opinion that was formed of its 

 < nl(>iir, aiid also for the fine form of the merits when submitted to public notice in 



1910, and is proving useful alike for the 

 garden and exhibition stage. The flowers 



lloweiiug. IJi itish Queen, to which refer- 

 enc** has hvi^n made, is one that was distri- 



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huted in June last, and the others are Earl 

 of Gosford (H.T.), a deep crimson variety 

 of much merit, the blooms large, of excel- 

 lent form and fragrant, and the growth 

 >t rontj; ; Mrs. Af uir Mackean (H.T.), a 



: liarniinti \ ari<^tv. the flowers of full size, 

 line toriii. an l 1 1 eely prwluced throughout 

 the scisun. Ii is regarded as suitable both 

 tor tlip exhibition stage and the garden, 

 an<l it amply justifies that opinion. Mrs. 



H. [{owe (H.T.), a beautiful variety, 

 tenia rkaiilo tor its bright rose-mauve 



award of a gold nu'dal was "riven it. 



(H.T.), which 



in form, with 



flowers, wliii-h are freely produced. Promi- 

 nent among the varieties sent OTit from 

 Portadown in 11)11 is the distinct and 

 handsome Kdwar<[ .Ma\\'le\ 

 has floweis distiiict in form, with large 

 j>etals and of a gh)wing crimson colour. 

 Although of a high degree of utility 



it is of value in the 

 blooms freely, as evi- 

 large brea<lt]is of plants 

 Dorothy HatrliHe (H.T.) 

 is a pleasing ros(\ the blooms rather large, 



for exhibition 



garden, 

 deiH'ed 1»\ 



for it 



the 



in nurseries. 



0 H.SiO. 



EAISTNG SEEDLING EOSES. 



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son (H.T.) received the distinction of a 

 gold nuHlal at the X.H.S. autumn show, 

 ami is a valuaiibi addition to what is known 

 as the Pernetiana section; somewhat simi- 

 lar in <N>louring to the Lyon I'ose, it is 

 more effective, and has a strong, free- 

 branohing habit. Mrs. E. Part (H.T.) 

 was maile note of as a fine <lworative rose, 

 the blooms of good form antl of a pleasii 

 shade of salmon-re^l. This received a silver 

 gilt medal at Belfast, as did Mrs. F. Van- 

 derbilt, H.T., a decorative variety of great 

 promise, the flowers of medium size and 

 the colour rich orang^red. Old Gold 

 (H.T.), which attracted so much attention 

 at the N.R.S. Metropolitan Show, when it 

 received the distinction of a gold meda-l, 

 was making a brilliant display, and demon- 

 strating its usefulness for de-orative pur- 

 poses when the writer was ;it Ptirtadown at 

 the end of July, a day or two after the 

 heavy storms of rain ami win<l ha<l plave<l 

 havoc with roses throuulHiiit. 



The 



vaneti(^s that were distribute<l bv 

 the firm this yiNir were, it ntH^l hardly l)e 

 said, of s|)fu'iai inter(\st f?'om tlie fact that 

 the bin; ]»readtlis atfi>nled an excellent op- 

 portunity for t^ormulating an opinion upon 

 their habit, eimstitution. and freedom of 



full, and well-finished, and the colour an 

 attracti\'e shade of coral-red. Mrs. Amy 

 Haitiinond (H.T.) is a remarkably beautiful 

 rose ol^ much value, both for exhibition and 

 <i,ardfMi decoration. The blooms are large 

 and of superb form, and the colour a de- 

 li,uhttul <o?)ibination of ivorv and amber 

 passing to api icot in the ' centre ; the 

 ^rowtli is good^ and th(^ flowers freely pro- 

 diu-ed Mrs. J. H. Welch (H.T.) is a charm- 

 ing addition to the pink roses, the colour 

 bright and the flowers large in size and 

 good form, and the growth such as to ren- 

 der it most useful in the garden. 



In walking through the large areas de- 

 voted to roses that have been in cultivation 

 several yeai's, it was interesting to note 

 that the rich salmon-pink Countess of Gos- 

 ford (H.T.). one of the first of the varieties 

 raised by the firm to receive the distinc- 

 tion of a gold medal, was holding its own 

 as one of the best of the varieties in its 

 distinctive shade of colouring. Another 

 rose of great excellence is Ethel Malcolm 

 (H.T.), a charming ivorv-white variety 

 with blooms of large siz<^ and high quality' 

 and ])roduc(Hl m freelv as to place it in 

 the front rank of garden roses. His Ma- 

 jesty (H T.), a handome crimson rose of 



w^hich are borne erect, are of a rich claret- 

 red, and delightfully fragrant, the fra- 

 grance possessing the sweetness of the old 

 Damask rose. 



One other variety must be mentioned for 

 its great value, and that is Mrs. Herbert 

 Stevens, one of the most recent of the addi- 

 tions to the tea-scented section. The 

 flowers are of good depth and substance, 

 and are white, suffused with fawn in thf> 

 centre, and produced freely and continu- 

 ously throughout the season. Its hardy 

 constitution, and abundant flower produc- 

 tion, render it one of the best bedding 

 roses in its class and colour, G. 



LILIUM SPECIOSUM. 



This must be regarded as one of the 

 most useful of all lilies^ for though the 

 flowers are not so gorgeous as those of 

 Lilium auratum, it is by no means so 

 erratic in its behaviour as the Golden-rayed 

 Lily. Whereas at one time Lilium spe- 

 ciosum could only be had in flower during 

 late summer and early autumn, its charm- 

 ing blossoms are now, owing to' the system 

 of retarding to which it readily lends itself, 

 available practically throughout the entire 

 year. When planted out in the open 

 ground it will often continue to bloom tiU 

 the nights become too cold for the flowers 

 to open properly. 



Time was when we obtained nearly all 

 our supplies of this lily from Holland, but 

 now imm.ense importations are sent here 

 every year from Japan, and reach this 

 country during the winter months. The 

 bulbs, as a rule, travel remarkably well,, 



and under favourable treatment can be 

 depended upon to yield satisfactory 



results. 



Several of the Japanese forms are r^- 

 maakalble for their richly-coloured blos- 

 soms, some very fine ones being often sold 

 under the name o>f Melpomene. In this 

 form the bulb is often composed of two or 

 three crowns, so that one accustomed to 

 their handling can often, with fair accu- 

 racy, pick out Melpomene while in the 

 bulb state. The principal white form is 

 Kroetzeri, though album novum is finer, 

 but much scarcer. 



The bulbs from Holland are principalis 

 composed of rubrum and roseiim, both with 

 pink flowers varying in depth of colour, 

 and album, whose expanded flowers are 

 white, with the exterior chocolate. The 

 flowers of the Japanese bulbs are a little 

 later in expanding than those from Hol- 

 land, but the Japanese ones ffower some- 

 what earlier after the first season. 



We are sometimes told to purchase these 

 bulbs in early autumn, hut as far as my 

 experience goes, the finest bulbs from 

 Japan do not, as a rule, reach this country 

 before December. Of course, earlier ones 

 are obtainable, but thev are, generally 

 speaking, not the equal of the later ones. 



S. w. 



