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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Apri 



2 3. 1898. 



Some Roses of I897. 



Enchantress T. (William Paul and Son) —Fin 



• , • • . r slightly tinted with buff in the centre • lar^ ftvn 1 ? w , ers creamy whit. 



IN considering the ments of roses sent out for the first time some ten slightly reC urved at the edges ; of vigorouf S g ?^ hr > tl * pet* 



months ago, it is obvious one can only judge of them pnnc.pally as seen fre 5 edom in b i ooming . a most distinct a^f X V f ° Ila S e > 



at the exhibitions, or, in the case of British-raised roses, as set before us also for ot cuIture and Iate aut d ^ntefhu™* tea rose > splendS 



prior to being distributed Now it has been proved ,n more than one on £ « Plants in full bloom exh^i^ T lng - Messr "- Pad 



instance that however good a rose may appear whilst in the hands of the ^ orticu i tura f Society's meetings on Novemh^r ^ n US at the R 0 2 



raisers, and coming from the climate and soil where it is at home, a very and March ^ ^ ^ ce[ved sil * BmteznmLlfi ^ ecember '5, lift 



different account of the rose may be given when tried in another climate _j JL_-Z.ii.. „j m :_^ u. ...7 • - s,an medal a nd award J J-? 



— i : — a.— i — Messrs. Dickson and Sons will pardon me, I am 



and in other hands. 



sure, for giving as;an example Margaret Dickson, a gold-medal rose, 

 which they have staged, and continue to stage, so well. With us in the 

 south it makes long, coarse growth, with many blind shoots, and a flower 

 only here and there, but too thin, too hollow to be of any use. It may be 

 our mismanagement, but we have patiently tried it on manetti and briar, 

 as maidens and cutbacks, and hoped on year after year ; but now we have 

 given it upas quite useless to us, so that in dealing with roses of 1897 we 

 can only in some cases give first impressions, and for the most part must 

 fall back upon the raisers' descriptions. 



Countess of Caledon, H.T. (A. Dickson and Sons) has been 

 before the public since 1895, when it was awarded a card of commenda- 

 tion at the National Rose Society's show at Derby. Probably by reason 

 of its colour and general character it has not been awarded a gold medal, 

 nor has it won such universal favour as Mrs. W. J. Grant in 1894, or 

 Ulster in 1897. Messrs. Dickson state that Countess of Caledon "is a 

 magnificent variety of undoubted merit, alike useful for exhibition or 

 decorative purposes. It is of vigorous growth and free branching habit, 

 flowering in great profusion throughout the entire season. The blooms 

 are large, of great substance, and perfect form, with large stout petals ; 

 colour, rich carmine rose ; splendid." 



Empress Alexandra of Russia, T. (William Paul and Son).— This 



rose was well staged by the raisers at the Manchester Rose Show last 

 year, the judges deservedly awarding it a certificate without hesitation. 

 In colour and habit it reminded one of that old copper-coloured rose, 

 Ophine, but of much better shape. Some of the flowers were not very 

 well formed, but others were decidedly good and well up to exhibition 

 standard of excellence. Considering that this is its first year, one must 

 not be too exacting as to form and substance. I think it will turn out to 

 be a very good rose. From its distinctness in colour and freedom in 

 flowering it will be useful for decorative purposes. The raisers describe 

 it as rich lake-red, shaded with orange and fiery crimson ; very large, 

 full, and globular ; of vigorous growth, fine foliage, and great freedom 

 in blooming ; a most distinct and effective tea rose, splendid also for 

 pot culture and late autumn and winter blooming. Plants in full bloom 

 exhibited by us at the Royal Horticultural Society's 



and were universally admired by all visitors nrespn^ ♦t ward of raer ^ 

 Ferdinand Batel, H.T. (Pernet et Duch er ) -" CoTour " 



occasions.' 



from pale rosy flesh to nankeen yellow ; flowers fair c;° 

 blooming." ' ers tair s,ze » very f ret 



Ferdinand Jamin, H.T. (Pernet et Ducheri -«»«.„ 



shaded salmon, large well formed flowers." v carra »»e, 



" Bright red, very fa 



Marguerite Appert, H.T. (Vigneron) 



flower of full and globular form." 



Madame Cadeau-Ramey, H.T. (Pernet et Ducher)-«Rnc 1 l 



shaded with yellow at the base and bordered at the end with ™ y sb) 

 flowers large and full, very promising." V ' th r0sy carmiM . 



The Rev. Allan Cheales, H.P. (Paul and Son).-" A large D^nv 



like rose, of extraordinary novelty and beauty of colour, pure lake w r 

 reflexed s.lvery-white back petals ; an early and late bloomer, produS 

 large masses of its vividly-coloured flowers. Very vigorous, with haS 

 some blue-green foliage. A cool season exhibition rose, and as a ,ardei 

 rose excellent for bedding in masses. Named in compliment to one of 

 our oldest amateur rosarians. It proves to be finest rose-coloured 

 forcing H.P." 



Waltham Standard, H.P. (William Paul and Son).-" Brilliant 



carmine, shaded with scarlet and violet ; opening flowers very vivid in 

 colour with fine stout petals keeping well to the end ; shape and petal of 

 A. K. Williams ; of vigorous growth and fine foliage. A grand exhihition 

 rose, and also one of the best for garden decoration." 



Joseph H. Pemhfrton. 



BOMAREAS. 



Those members of this genus now in cultivation form some of the most 

 ornamental of our climbers for the warm greenhouse. They are natives 

 of the mountainous regions of south-western America, and many are 

 found at extremely high altitudes. In the " Handbook of Amaryllideas ■ 

 as many as seventy-five species are described, but a very small proportion 

 of these are to be found under cultivation ; indeed, they are very seldom 

 ings on *° " e seen outside of our botanical gardens. Considering the little 

 November 26, 1895 December 15, 1896, and March 9, 1897, received a difficulty attending the cultivation of these free-growing plants, and the 

 silver I anksi m medal and an award of merit and were universally charm possessed by them when in bloom, it is a matter for wonder that 

 admired by all visitors present on those occasions." they are so often neglected. The roots are tuberous, and swell out to a 



considerable size, and being of quick growth require a substantial soil for 

 compost, and they succeed well in borders given good drainage, the 

 latter being a great point in their culture. The elongated stems grow to 



various lengths, usually to ten or twelve feet or more, while the folnge 

 hnrnA olnnrr :~ ~r -i At the termination of 



aJum . SiS* CAm : H ' P ; (Frank Cant and C °-)--I can s Peak more 

 ciecidedly of this rose than of any of the others in this list, having seen it, 



as growing in Mr. Frank Cant's 



EE!?! ii% VV* Was StUrdy and u P ri S ht in growth, vigorous, and , — « 7 ^ lCil U1 lwc ,v C . w ». „- 



ocarina weii-iormed flowers of good substance, quite distinct in colour. borne along these is of an acute oblong shape. At the termination "f 



tinn «V-f m y. k " owled o.e of it goes, I can fully endorse the raisers' descrip- these growths are formed the inflorescences, and if they are allowed to 



I' "° r n M i~*! : " This is a charming new rose distinct in han S for several feet from the roof they are shown to best advantage 



Vnrih W i V f 1 ! erS * Its coIour is a beautiful clear pink, the edge The best results are attained when the growths are trained upon single 



Dac -J 01 Petals silvery white, while the base of the petals are fully strings or wires, as no crowding then occurs, and each stem receives all 



fZ jh des dee Per m colour. The flowers are large, very full, perfectly ^ " " " * : " fh * 



formed a nd produced abundantly, every shoot bearing a flower. Its 



S2? £,?T " 5?2 a "/ vi e° rous - Not only is it a valuable exhibition 

 Rov-il I hS&3£ °\ th e finest .P ot r °ses in cultivation. Exhibited at the 

 at it P a S ° C v ty - 11 ^ ained an award of mer it. Exhibited 



mendation t,0Dal R ° Se Society Show ' card of com - 



exhfhi'^l t F ^ KL 1^'CHARDSON, H.P. (A. Dickson and Sons), has been 

 me it™ ; JJmi IT? SCVeral times Iast year > and if my men ^ry serves 

 Tren tU^Tl * ° d flow f S WCre Sta ^ ed in the °P en treble class at 

 Tte JSZA I 50 "' AS '\ white or blush H - P -' U isf l uite distinc t- 

 as follow, *t!2 aPPCa K t0 be very stron ^ The raisers' description is 

 as follows This superb rose is thoroughly distinct from anything 



ar^ of v Jl u m . oderate growth and tree-flowering habit The flowers 

 SSS^^t^jte^ ( orm > With high centre, the petals large, 



extant. 



strings or wires, as no crowding then occurs, and each stem recei 

 the light possible. At Edinburgh they are planted upon the stage 

 cool end of the Succulent House, and in this manner, as at Kew, they are 

 found to do well. To pot culture they do not take kindly, and it is for 

 better to prepare a bed of soil for them in the most suitable spot available 

 than to attempt to grow them in pots, for in the latter they have generally 

 the appearance of being starved. 



Just now there is flowering here Bomarea patacocensis, which fo rs °J* 

 time enjoyed the synonymous name of B. conferta. This is undoubted 

 the gem of all the species in cultivation, and at the same time one ot nc 

 strongest growers. When seen in good condition, with several of its for, 

 umbels carrying twenty to thirty flowers each, and in such condition 

 it grows here, at Kew, and at Trinity College Gardens, Dublin. « 

 not readily forgotten. In August of 1896 seedlings were sent herej 

 Mr. F. W. BurhirW »„a *i!L. o,- ^ flnwrrme. the rich cnms« 



centre. As an p\hihiri/A« hmmaam , _ r . • r ... . 



This species 



high rank. 



centre. As an exhibition variety, we feel confident this rose will take 



thr^°n'^ RT DUNCAN > H - p - (A. Dickson and Sons), is one of the set of 



; is anoLT 05 **? 2* ]&St year by this firm - The raisers tell us that 

 SnS L 7 f tmct and fine h y brkl perpetual, of vigorous growth, 



good substance • ratals u^. 



purposes." 



— - ™. fe ^ „„u anca-buapcu ; coiour ongni, rosy laKe. 

 variety either for garden decoration" or exhibition 



The h Thre r e tSJ^ST^ climbing roses, announced as 



Rambler, but I have nn? e^L^S t0 companions of Turner's Crimson 



"AGLAIA $^t££^» They are thus described :- 

 climber, producinc laiw i». f n f ht orange yellow, a vigorous 

 Germany and Amlrici'^ An ? i? CS of flowers ; hi S h,y s P oke n of in 

 is given in Messrs. Paul n«j e , tratl0n of this rose climbing up a wall 



. rose. ^ dUl and s catalogue. It looks a very handsome 



NE ( mk Rambler), with large bunches of small pink 



White Rambler) —v»r»i, v i. a 

 - *- - * ^ery large bunches of white flowers." 



' 1 * *' have been seen at 



to give the names 



Bot. Mag, t. 6,692, and was introduced about 18S2 by Messrt. =»n»j 

 worth and Carder. B. Carderi is also a fine plant, with a conyj^ 

 umbel which, upon strong plants, forms very large heads of 

 loose habit An inflorescence of this lasts for severa (months ji^ 

 The leaves of this species are glabrous. In colour the floral s« ^ 

 are pale pink spotted with brown. One of the most proline spej^ 

 B. frondea ; it produces dense flowered umbels of wtw" ^ 

 blooms, and (lowers over a considerable period. The .habitat»» R 

 eight to ten thousand feet elevation on the Andes of Ne w W a 

 ohgantha is a native of the Andes of Peru, and produces /^cob* 

 with umbels of only six to eight flowers, these being of a dun re ^ ^ 



Bomarea edulis chontalensis is a pretty variety, found by 

 the outskirts of the woods in the Chontales Mountains o \^ ^ 

 and introduced in 1871. It has a branched inflorescenc 

 unequal spreading peduncles, and the blooms have a rose-' _ r ^ 

 and yellowish inner segments. Other species are B. ^^psM 

 coloured plant and a free bloomer ; and B. artifoha, a » en £Jkgi» 



" Thalia 



There are a few other roJJ^r fP large buncb es c 

 last year's exhibition, but of V? 97 > some of which 

 and descriptions ^£^1?^ 11 *iU b e sufficient 



being a prc», - - & 

 aed where these P' a 

 greenhouse, yet no 



requires to be grown in a stove-as they may be sometime* » diBJ ber« 

 a free circulation of air is required to grow '.hese handso 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. R 



