March 19, 1898. 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



181 



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Roses of 1896. 



BLADUD, H.P. (Cooling and Sons). — This rose is rightly described as 

 " an enlarged Mademoiselle Bonnaire." Its colour is white, with blush 

 centre, full, but not very perfect in form, and lacking a high centre. 

 Judging from the thinness of its petals, he blooms would soon damage 

 in wet or damp weather. It has not, up to the present, been very well 

 staged, but it may improve as time goes on. It is, however, a most dis- 

 tinct variety amongst exhibition roses, and is a seedling raised by the late 

 Mr. Henry Bennett. 



Ellen Drew, H.P. (A. Dickson and Sons).— This rose is a distinct 

 sport from that old favourite La Duchesse de Moray, which was intro- 

 duced as far back as 1863, and still holds its own. As everyone knows, 

 La Duchesse de Moray has its particular years, when, from some reason 

 or other, it comes remarkably good, being seen in fine form in all the 

 leading stands, and then for the next four or five years it seems to be lost 

 sight of altogether, like the pale-clouded yellow butterfly. It is not at 

 all improbable that Ellen Drew, following its parent, will behave in the 

 same way, so that even if it does not come to the front in 1898, that is 

 no reason why it may not do so in 1899, or subsequent years. La Duchesse 

 de Moray is bright rose, Ellen Drew is silvery pink, a not altogether de- 

 sirable colour, but nevertheless distinct. In wood, foliage, and form it 

 is identical'with the variety from which it sported. Taken altogether, it 

 is a good, new rose, and one of which we shall probably see more in the 

 coming season. 



Lawrence Allen, H.P. (Cooling and Sons).— This promising rose 

 can hardly be called a "native of Bath," for it was one of the late Mr. 

 Henry Bennett's seedlings, purchased by Messrs. Cooling, and sent out 

 by them last year. I was first attracted to this rose by seeing a remarkably 

 fine stand of it exhibited by the introducers at the Bath rose show in 1897, 

 and have seen it since at other exhibitions, generally well staged. It is 

 in colour a soft pink, something, but not altogether, like Her Majesty, 

 with similar wood and foliage, perfect in form, cupped globular, and 

 when well established will probably prove to be one of the best hybrid 

 perpetuals sent out for many years. It would not be at all surprising to 

 see it taking a leading place in next season's exhibitions. If the flowers 

 staged at Bath had been exhibited in the class for new seedlings at 

 any of the National Rose Society's shows, it would doubtless have gained 

 a gold medal. Messrs. Cooling and Sons are to be congratulated upon 

 Lawrence Allen. 



Muriel Grahame, T. (A. Dickson and Sons).— There has been so 

 much discussion about this rose that little more need be said. I was some- 

 what doubtful as to the good qualities of Muriel Grahame last year, 

 owing to there being what seemed two varieties, and knowing its his- 

 tory, and that it was another sport from Catherine Mermet, I questioned 

 whether the sport was fixed. But after the splendid examples staged last 

 year, it is evident that those who supported its claims were quite justified 

 in doing so. Up to the present we have not been able to do much with 

 it, lor it makes but weak growth, and does not propagate easily from 

 Dims, rtut then our climate is not suitable for teas, especially of the 

 Catherine Mermet strain. If Muriel Grahame is as vigorous in constitu- 

 tion as it is grand in flower, it will rank with the very best of teas, and 

 run Maman Cochet hard for the premier position. 



Madame E Resal, China (Guillot).-This variety as staged by 

 Messrs. Paul and Son at the Manchester rcse show last year, in an in- 

 teresting group of decorative roses, is highhv promising. The flowers in 



a. S -. • e a very prett y bunch - The colour seemed to vary in shade, 

 twri VV 10 * ^ Sy to describe jt - It was a kind of coppery-red, some- 

 rS ,° Id r0Se °P hir 'e- As there was no restriction in the Man- 



S schedule as *? th e number of trusses to a bunch, it was impossible 

 nrHf cor u rect }y of lts free - fl °wering qualities. We shall see more of it 

 ?n«« K wn en it becomes better known to the cultivators of decorative 



l^ essr J- Pa ?! and Son describe it briefly as « rose, shaded with 

 orange, very free, in the way of Laurette Messimy." 



a fl. ME J u f LE :>. FlNG .ER, H.T. (Guillot).-Mr. Benjamin R. Cant had 

 Piw l Wer ^ thlS vanet y in his stand of new ros es at the Crystal 



sc MivVtif- i- year ' and " was worth makin S a note of, but it is 



suffLr %l„ generality of the new hybrid teas, many of which appear to 



d^rlZTu ar ^ miai that one cannot at P resent cal1 h distinct. It is 

 full r~ a 7 ¥ essrs - Paul and Son as follows : " Flowers large and 

 niJ ^famy-wnite, shaded with pink, distinct and novel ■ " hut hnth 

 and other trade-growers, in 



"moderate." 



speaking of its growth, designate it as 



rose w^*' Chma (W - Paul and Son).-This is a charming decorative 

 is somiv,'; f most of the Chinas, appears to be very free-flowering It 

 something after the style of Ma Capucine, and therefore will doubtless 



we hope to stage it this coming season, it will be well to give his de- 

 scription : Vermilion red, shaded with purple, large and full, fine flower, 

 and very promising." ' 



Souvenir de Madame Eugene Verdier, H.T. (Pernet-Ducher).— 



1 he colour is white, with a faint suggestion of yellow ; the flowers are of 

 good size and form, and the growth strong. Some noteworthy examples 

 ot it were staged at last year's rose shows, and it has every appearance of 

 being a good rose. The raiser's description is : "Very vigorous, flowers 

 large, very full, and perfect form ; colour electric white, shaded saffron 

 yellow. Very fine under glass." 



Tom Wood, H.P. (A. Dickson and Son).— We have grown this 



variety last year on maiden plants, and consider it a good rose, although 

 one cannot help wishing its colour was a little brighter ; it is Cheshunt- 

 hybnd red. It has been staged by the raisers, but somehow it lacks 

 brilliancy even with them. I like its habit, for it is strong and robust, 

 producing large, well-shaped blooms, flowering freely. Messrs. Dickson 

 state it to be "a variety of great merit, either for garden decoration or 

 exhibition purposes. The colour is cherry-red, petals large, shell-shaped, 

 and of immense substance; flowers very large, full, and perfectly formed ; 

 growth vigorous, and of free branching habit, flowering freely and con- 

 tinuously from early summer until late autumn ; the foliage is most dis- 

 tinct, and almost mildew proof." 



A Correction.— With reference to my remarks in the Gardeners' 

 Magazine of January 29, upon hybrid tea Clara Watson, knowing it to 

 be sent out by the late Mr. George Prince, and named after Miss 

 Watson, I questioned the statement of Rev. D. R. Williamson in " The 

 Rosarian's Year Book," that this rose was raised by the late Mr. Bennett. 

 I beg to apologise for so doing. The editor of this Year Book writes to 

 me as follows : "The late Mr. Henry Bennett left behind him some 

 pans of seedling roses ; these were bought by Mr. George Prince, 

 Messrs. Cooling and Son, and other nurserymen. Clara Watson was one 

 of Mr. Prince's lot." 



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VI 



and Cold Borders 



As the time for planting young vines has again arrived, there are a few 

 matters in connexion with this operation to which I would draw the 

 attention of those about to undertake such work. Generally, when a 

 new vine border is to be made, the turf from some old pasture land is 

 cut in the autumn and carted home in dry or frosty weather. Often when 

 the turves are thawed they are chopped and mixed with such things ;is 

 basic slag, kainit, wood ashes, lime rubble, &c, and the border immedi- 

 ately formed of this mixture. Now, were a thought given out as to the 

 temperature of this mass, and the temperature the young vine roots are 

 in before being planted, few would care to transfer the one to the other 

 until the temperature of the border was raised. Several instances of 

 mishaps have come to my knowledge, and to no other cause could they 

 be traced than a cold border. 



In one case the condition was exactly as described, and the tempera- 

 ture of the border could not have been above 45 degrees, if that, for the work 

 of making was finished a few days before the vines were planted. The 

 vines did little good for two years, but afterwards grew away, and are 

 now in excellent health. The young vines were started in a house with 

 a minimum temperature of 55 to 60 degrees, and as the pots were sur- 

 rounded by the same degree of warmth, the check they would receive on 

 their roots being placed in a soil so much colder than they had previously 

 enjoyed, and just at the time ihey were required to support growth, 

 proved too much for them. Although the soil was carefully washed from 

 the roots in tepid water and disentangled, yet a certain amount of damage 

 was done, which would in no wise improve their powers of withstanding 

 the shock occasioned by the cold border. During the first year, the 

 growth they made seemed to be limited to the amount of store food the 

 plants contained. In the autumn only a few young rootlets were found. 

 The second year after planting, most of the vines looked better, but real 

 progress was not made until the third year. Since then they have done 

 exceptionally well. 



In the case of anyone having a cold border and young vines ready for 

 planting, the question arises, how is it to be warmed ? When there is 

 command of hot water, the difficulty might be overcome by giving it a 

 few soakings with the water at 100 degrees, or even more, till a tem- 

 perature of something like 60 degrees was obtained in the border. By 

 allowing the water to drain for a couple of days, and then planting the 



using, if necessary, some soil previously warmed in the house for 

 covering the' roots. The soil taken out for the purpose of planting could 



vines 



c«~_ 1. 0 «»c slvic ui ivia. capucine, ana tneretore will douht esq ^<j*<-i m 6 mv, wu^. — - • . ^ . - 



IT* e P^lar with the general public. The raisers staged somVver^ be P laced on the top of that immediately ^ covering the roots, and the space 



effective bunches of it last year, notably at Manchester and thefr dTscHn occupied by the roots again watered with water at, say, 80 degrees. To 



tion of the rose ac tJlZJL « Jr\? y • * AT1 r" l - IICSier > ana tneir aescrip- ^ JL~r,*k th* hnrder. d ace a bed of fermentme material uDon 

 button hnL 1 r S follows : Thls variety belongs to the decorative and 

 wJSi ;Z Class ? f roses > of which Ma Capucine and Madame Laurette 



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others" 1 /,^ good , exam P les - It is, however, perfectly 'dfetinct "from aH 

 stance nf S. 1S m , su P er,or in its sturd y habi t of growth and the sub- 

 longer I;! Pe f a L S of the flowers ' the latter °l ualit y enabling it to last 

 may be nV k U j ■ any other rose we are ac q ua 'nted with. The colour 

 with oramr j a \ soft rosy a P ricot > the centre of the flowers shaded 

 with extran 5- £ e outslde tmted wlth rose and violet; it blooms 

 a nd for cutt • ' nary freedom > a nd is most excellent for garden decoration 



duction 2£ *r EBAUDY > H.P. (Leveque).-This is a continental intro- 

 in the stanH P resent but little known. A few flowers of it were staged 

 n °tablv a Ki S ne T roses last y ear ' and these were generally good ; 

 j n thestknH -f" 1 at Wolverh ampton. Probably, whenever it appeared 

 re d, so rar^Vi ^ tt I aCted attenti °n, because it was a distinct red, a decided 



th inksit a^o H m ° ngStthe new seedlin & s - Mr - Benjamin R. Cant 



good rose, and so, not having as yet grown it myself, although 



occupied by the roots again 



retain the warmth in the border. m _ 



it two feet deep. This bed will also assist in maintaining a warm, moist 

 atmosphere for the canes, as well as materially influencing the growth of 

 their roots. Riddell. 



exam 



The Almond. This very beautiful flowering tree, of which there are many 



UA .*.ples in my neighlx>urhood, has been havinga bad time of it this season, because 

 of the sharp frosts and keen biting winds that have prevailed ; hence the blooms 

 have had colour taken out of them, and they have been scorchtd. Should any- 

 , however, deprecate planting the almond for this reason they would act very 

 foolishly, because the tree does bloom beautifully and unharmed three seasons out 

 ot four at least, if not oftener. ; - That fact, too, is worthy of notice, because some 

 people seem, in relation to fruit trees, never to tire of preaching the importance of 

 fretting late bloomers, whereas time of blooming seems to have little to do with 

 danger from frosts, as these so often do more harm late than early. We have 

 good reason as a rule to be very gratetul to the almond for the exceeding beauty 

 it gives to our shrubberies and gardens in the very early spring, as well as for its 

 lovely odour.— A, D t S 



