JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
March 24, 1881. ] 
prove useful to amateurs. In an appendix some directions are 
given for forming and planting flower borders, and there sundry 
errors in the spelling of plant names occur. For instance, “ Litho- 
spurmum ” is repeated many times, while such singularities in 
nomenclature as Camp Glomerata, and Yellow gagea, are notice¬ 
able. The English and botanical names also appear to be given 
indiscriminately, so that some of the lists are strangely mixed. 
The garden of the writer has evidently been a source of pleasure 
to her, and her object appears to be the commendable one of 
making other gardens pleasant too. 
Our Kitchen Garden, By Tom Jerrold. London : Chatto 
and Windus. 
A well-printed and neatly bound volume devoted to the 
culture and cooking of vegetables, the culinary recipes and par¬ 
ticulars constituting the chief feature of the book. An account 
of the principal vegetables is given, Parsley being, however, 
strangely omitted, comprising brief historical notes, and an out¬ 
line of culture, and then the various modes in which they may be 
prepared for the table. The author strongly advocates a dimi¬ 
nution in the consumption of animal food, with a corresponding 
increase in the employment of vegetables. 
The Fields of Great Britain. By Hugh Clements. London : 
Crosby Lockwood Sc Co. 
This, as the title page states, is “ a text book of agriculture for 
elementary and advanced students,” and appears to have been 
carefully prepared in regard to the range of subjects treated upon 
and the accuracy of the facts given, but necessarily in an ele¬ 
mentary manner. It contains particulars of the chemical com¬ 
position of soils, with chapters devoted to the chief operations of 
the farm, and explanations of the principles upon which they are 
founded. It is neatly bound and printed, and will prove service¬ 
able to those who are entering on the study of agriculture with 
a view to passing the Science and Art Examinations in that 
subject. 
Thc School Garden. By T. Wilkinson. Harrow : W. J. Overhead, 
“ Gazette ” Office, High Street. 
Though only a modest pamphlet of twelve pages, this little 
production contains some valuable hints and suggestions upon 
extending the knowledge of gardening and agriculture among the 
masses. The necessity for this extension, the writer argues, is 
evident from the enormous amount annually paid by this country 
for imports of agricultural produce, when there are “ hundreds of 
thousands of acres of good land entirely out of cultivation— 
absolutely waste.” He then proceeds to state his scheme for 
effecting some improvement in this unsatisfactory state of affairs, 
by the practical teaching of horticulture in schools, to which plots 
of ground should be attached, as in Switzerland and some other 
countries. If the scheme could be put in practice it would un¬ 
questionably prove advantageous, and we therefore commend the 
pamphlet to the consideration of those interested in the subject 
of which it treats. 
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The same remarks hold good about many irrepressible rosarians, 
who vex their lives out year after year by uselessly trying to grow 
the strongest H.P. Roses in the immediate suburbs of manufac¬ 
turing towns. I never could understand such infatuation. The 
Rose of course reigns supreme among flowers, but a badly grown 
Rose has the same depressing effect upon me as the sight of a 
deformed or sickly child ; and when such hardy, varied, and lovely 
flowers can be grown—and perhaps grown in all the greater per¬ 
fection from the presence of carbon in the air—as the Auricula in 
spring, the Carnation and Picotee in summer (rivals of the Rose 
at least in scent), and the Chrysanthemum in autumn, even up to 
winter’s storms and frost, it is unaccountable how much loving 
care is wasted on the Rose only to end in certain disappointment. 
I must ask pardon for this digression, for the lines of “ Wyld 
Savage,” I am well aware, have fallen in quite sylvan scenes 
until very lately ; yet I cannot understand in the few varieties 
he mentions of Teas and Noisettes how such universal favourites 
as Tea Marie Van Houtte and Noisette Madame Caroline Kuster 
were left out. Surely so critical an observer must often have noticed 
them as the brightest gems in Mr. Baker’s great collections. 
It is very noticeable in Teas and Noisettes, more so than in 
H.P.’s, that some varieties thrive vigorously in certain districts, 
while in others they are poor growers, shy bloomers, or unshapely 
in flower. I can generally grow Noisette America as large as 
Souvenir de la Malmaison without that Bourbon’s flatness and 
coarseness. With me also Tea Comtesse de Nadaillac grows so 
different in shape, size, and hardiness, and of so extraordinary a 
colour under glass and out of doors, that when seen exhibited 
elsewhere it is quite a different flower. “Wyld Savage,” like that 
excellent rosarian Mr. Charles Turner, couples Madame Bravy 
(syn. Madame Sertot) with Alba Rosea, a fact which, if correct, 
goes far to prove the truth of my foregoing remarks. 
As regards Cheshunt Hybrid, if shown in full bud, and as this 
hardy useful Rose is seen in spring or early summer of a glossy 
soft pink colour, the most fastidious could not object to its presence 
in any collection of Teas and Noisettes. As it is generally shown 
later on in the season—globular in shape, and of a dingy colour, 
the Rose is wholly out of plaie ; but so under similar'circumstances 
is Marshal Niel. 
The only remark I would make about the Stapleford Roses is, 
that time only makes them more unlike their catalogue descrip¬ 
tions, and less worthy of a place among such pure-blooded Teas 
and Noisettes as I now subjoin. 
List of Twenty-four Teas .—Alba Rosea, Anna Ollivier, Belle 
Lyonnaise, Catherine Mermet, Devoniensis or Climbing Devoni- 
ensis, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Comtesse Riza du Parc, Jean Ducher, 
Madame Berard, Madame Bravy, Madame Camille, Madame Celine 
Noirey, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Madame Margottin, Madame 
Welche, Marie Guillot, Marie Van Houtte, Niphetos, Monsieur 
Furtado, Perle des Jardins, Sonvenir d’Elise, Souvenir de Paul 
Neyron, Souvenir d’un Ami, Rubens ; and Noisettes —America, 
Celine Forestier, Cloth of Gold, Lamarque, Madame Caroline 
Kuster, Marshal Niel, Triomphe de Rennes ; supplemented by the 
following Teas —Souvenir de M. Pernet, Mdlle. Innocente Pirola, 
La Boule d’Or, Eugene Desgaches, Elise Sauvage, Adam, and 
Madame Lambard.— Herefordshire Incumbent. 
TEA ROSES. 
I have great pleasure in answering “ Wyld Savage’s ” 
challenge, especially as it gives me an opportunity of bearing 
testimony to the beauty of his Tea and Noisette exhibits a few 
years ago. His enduring fondness for these most exquisite of all 
Roses in well-nigh every article he writes speaks for itself. 
My friend deprecates prizes being offered for so many varieties 
of Teas and Noisettes as twenty-four and eighteen. Thus far I 
quite go with him. I should say every experienced rosarian would 
likewise. But on the main point of his article, Whether twenty- 
four good Teas and Noisettes could be named, nearly half of which 
would not be out of bloom by the beginning of July, I answer, 
Most certainly they can ; and, what is more, I can supplement that 
number with almost as many again, which, though not so distinct 
and certain, can when wanted be advantageously used to make 
up a collection. 
The great secret I hold to be, Never grow Tea and Noisette 
Roses where climatic or other conditions are unfavourable to their 
health and luxuriance. The difficulties and expense under such 
circumstances attending their culture is so enormous, and the 
degree of success ever attained so slight, that the game is not 
worth the candle. On the contrary, where climate, soil, and 
neighbourhood are found to be suitable no class of Roses is easier 
to grow ; for when once established, fine exhibition blooms may 
often be cut from old-established plants—aye, worthy of the 
famous Colchester, Salisbury, Maresfield, and Torquay nurseries. 
WQRR.foihheWEEK,. ' 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
A PART of the plantation of Horseradish should be lifted annually 
so as to have a good supply of this useful root, which should have 
more attention than is usual in private gardens. It can be lifted by 
trenching the ground and removing all small pieces of roots, select¬ 
ing those fit for use, which may be laid in on a north border, reserving 
the thin pieces 15 inches or more in length for transplanting. The 
ground should be deeply trenched and have a liberal dressing of 
manure or decayed vegetable matter, the latter being perhaps the 
most suitable ; when this is done plant the roots in rows 18 inches 
asunder, and about 9 inches apart. Ground intended for Seakale, 
also for fresh plantations of Rhubarb and Globe Artichokes, should be 
prepared at once by manuring and trenching. Globe Artichokes have 
been much injured by the severe weather. Do not remove the ashes 
or other protective material from the collars, as severe weather would 
