Plate 379. 



ROSE, DUKE OF TECK. 



This fine Hybrid Perpetual Rose is one of some splendid seedlings raised at the Old 

 Nurseries, Cheshunt, by Messrs. Paul & Son, and, in common with all their new Roses, it 

 possesses a strength of constitution which fits it for our English climate. In colour it is 

 a bright crimson-scarlet, having a rich glow beyond all other existing sorts, and its 

 appearance marks a decided advance towards the attainment of a true scarlet Rose. The 

 habit of growth is more erect than that of the parent, Duke of Edinburgh, and certainly 

 more vigorous. 



It has received First-class Certificates of Merit from the Floral Committee of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and the judges at the Alexandra Palace Rose Show ; and at the 

 last Exhibition of the National Rose Society it was awarded Mr. G. P. Hawtrey's prize 

 for the best English seedling Rose not in commerce. 



One good quality possessed by this Rose is its continuance in bloom, thus proving it 

 to be a true perpetual. As late as October 24 there were good blooms and plenty of 

 buds on the plants in the open air. It is to be distributed by Messrs. Paul & Son in 

 June next, in time for budding. 



Plate 380. 

 CLOYE, SUSAN ASKEY. 



This is a very fine richly-scented white Clove Carnation, that was recently awarded a 

 First-class Certificate of Merit by the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. We are not sure as to its origin, but it is supposed to be a seedling raised in 

 North Yorkshire ; but it is mainly through Mr. William Culverwell, The Gardens, Thorpe 

 Perrow, Bedale, Yorkshire, that it has been introduced to the public notice ; and it was 

 flowers sent all the way from Thorpe Perrow which gained the Certificate. 



The habit of growth is very robust ; in this respect it is a decided improvement on 

 some white Cloves in cultivation : the flowers are large, of full substance, the petals finely 

 formed, and the perfume very rich. It is free from the common fault of some varieties — 

 a tendency to split the pod or calyx. This variety is deserving of extended cultivation, 

 because so valuable for cutting from. We have seen it grown in pots with great success, 

 and some who have no convenience for cultivating a sweet-scented Clove in the open air, 

 can do so in pots in an ordinary greenhouse. 



