458 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



THE COLLECTION OF ROSES AT L'HAY, NEAR PARIS. 



Monsieur J. Gravereaux, the happy owner of what is probably the 

 largest and most complete collection of Roses in the whole world, sent to 

 the Conference the list of Roses growing in his garden at L'Hay in 

 1902. It forms a large octavo volume of 232 finely-printed pages, inter- 

 spersed with many full-page illustrations. The type, the printing, and 

 the paper of this volume are simply perfect, and Monsieur Gravereaux is 

 not only to be congratulated on the possession of such a unique collec- 

 tion of plants, but also to be thanked for having printed such a carefully- 

 arranged list of his possessions, numbering 6,781 different species and 

 varieties of Roses ! The list is arranged in three main parts or divisions. 

 The first part consists of the wild Roses of the world, with their varieties 

 and hybrids, and is broken up into sixteen sections, representing the 

 Crepin-Gerome arrangement, which will be found on pp. 453-4. Nine 

 hundred and sixty-nine different Roses are treated in this first part. 



The second part consists of garden Roses, and includes all the 

 varieties, both old and new, which Monsieur Gravereaux has been able to 

 collect. No less than 4,689 varieties are catalogued ; the name of the 

 raiser or introducer is in almost all cases given, and when possible the 

 date of each variety being first sent out, together with its colour. 



The third part is devoted to more or less Climbing Roses, of which 

 731 varieties are included. There is also a list of a large number of wild 

 Roses which are on trial, their position having not yet been definitely 

 determined ; and a further short but most interesting chapter on Roses 

 for Perfumery, describing the instruments and methods employed in 

 distillation, Ac. And the volume concludes with two admirable indices, 

 the purely botanical species, and their varieties, being kept distinct. 



The best thanks of all Rose-growers are due to Monsieur Gravereaux 

 for this magnificent "List of Roses grown at L'Hay." The volume has 

 been deposited in the Society's Library, where all who are interested in 

 Roses may consult it. 



