238 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ March 23 , m 2 . 
MARECHAL KIEL ROSE. 
In one house the back wall is covered with Cherries, a flat stage 
in front of the house being filled with divers plants and new dwarf 
Peas in boxes, Figs covering the back wall of an adjoining structure, 
with Marechal Niel Rose on the roof in grand condition. I have 
seen many remarkable examples of this fine Rose, one of them bearing 
three thousand blooms, but the Burghley specimen surpasses them all 
as a type of high culture. It is on the Briar and fortunately worked 
low, as ought always to be the case when this Rose is worked at all. 
It is planted in the centre of the house and close to the front, hori¬ 
zontal main branches being trained right and left along the base of 
the rafters. These horizontal mains are the only permanent portions 
of this fine tree. At intervals of 5 or G feet wires are stretched up 
the roof, and to these are secured the flowering shoots ; and it is to 
be particularly noted they are annual shoots—that is to say, as soon 
as the blooms are cut in May or June the growths are cut quite down 
to the base of the rafters. The roots being in rich soil and generously 
fed, strong growths start at once, and four or five of these are trained 
up each wire. They speedily reach the top, and are then shortened. 
These young growths are fully as thick as an ordinary pencil and 
many of them much thicker, while the foliage is remarkable for its size, 
substance, and deep rich green. One of the leaflets casually measured 
exceeded G inches by 5, exclusive of the footstalk. When it is re¬ 
membered that every bud on wood thus prepared affords at least 
one flower some idea may be formed of the pendent massive lines of 
golden blooms that must be produced. The effect cannot but be 
magnificent and worth a long journey to see. This is the simplest 
and best of all systems of growing the Marshal Niel Rose under 
glass. I have proved its value years ago and seen the plan carried 
out by others, but never so well as in the example under notice. Tbe 
wires are placed at the distance stated, so that the Figs on the back 
wall received the light between the cordons of Roses. The stock of 
the Marshal, as is almost invariably the case, has increased much 
faster than the Briar. This is the cause of the death of many fine 
plants, or rather trees, when budded high, but worked low the 
junction can be covered with soil. This is what has been done at 
Burghley by packing a wall of turves round the stem after a sharp 
knife had been drawn down the Briar portion, cutting quite through 
the bark, and it is expected the health and vigour of the specimen 
will be maintained. The roof under which this Rose is trained is 
30 feet long by 18 or 20 deep. Worthy of record as are many doings 
at Burghley, not one is more worthy than this splendid instance of 
Rose culture. 
Of plants it can only be said generally that all that are useful are 
grown in their season. The most notable in February was the fine 
hardy white Primrose Harbinger, for which Mr. Cannell obtained a 
first-class certificate this year at Kensington. The stock of this new 
plant was in pots and strikingly effective ; it will be equally suitable 
for beds and borders, and is a valuable addition to hardy spring 
flowers. 
Much more might be written on this admirably managed garden, 
and the cleanliness of the houses and plants, but want of space 
forbids. One of the most pleasing matters, however, must not be 
overlooked—namely, the confidence and good feeling that exists 
between the chief and his subordinates. His foreman, Mr. Divers, 
is really a skilled gardener, and the journeymen have won approval 
by their diligence and attentiveness. It is only when all labour thus 
willingly and unitedly that every department of a garden can be in 
the satisfactory state apparent at Burghley, and those who share in 
the work justly deserve a word of approbation and encouragement. 
YELLOW ROSES. 
It may interest the admirers of the Persian and Austrian Roses, 
referred to on page 183 of the Journal for March 2nd, to know 
that in an old work entitled “ The Picturesque and Medical Flora 
of the Antilles ” (by Mons. M. G. Decourtely, Paris, 1821), the 
red and yellow single Rose are illustrated and described as found 
growing wild in arid and uncultivated spots among the islands 
of the Caribbean Seas. One specimen is brilliant orange tinted 
within the petals, considerably larger than the variety we are 
accustomed to see here. The other the same size is sulphur 
colour. The botanical description is as follows — Rosier Mar- 
rons Rouge et Jaune. Synonyme—Rosa americana. Stem spiny; 
leaves pinnate ; leaflets ovate, crenate. Flower red on the in¬ 
side, yellow externally; ovaries globose. Rosa syivestris sul- 
phurea.—Ovaries globose ; petioles and stem spiny ; leaves pin¬ 
nate ; leaflets oval. 
As a proof of the earliness of the season I may mention that 
to-day, March 9th, I observed Rcine Marie Henriette, that very 
early, hardy, and fragrant red Tea Rose, showing buds on a south¬ 
west wall.—A. M. B. 
Fuchsia splendens. —Among the many useful plants that we 
possess for winter decoration I find none more beautiful than Fuchsia 
splendens with its scarlet and green flowers. It is of easy culture, 
being readily increased by cuttings in the spring, which strike freely 
in a brisk bottom heat, and from seed sown in gentle heat as soon as 
it is ripe. A rich light compost with thorough drainage is required, 
with abundance of water. The plants should be grown on in moderate 
heat until the size required is obtained. To have compact plants 
they require careful attention in tying and pinching. I prefer the 
pyramidal form. When the wood begins to ripen they may be removed 
to a lower temperature. In early winter they may be placed in gentle 
heat; they will soon begin growing and blooming. After flowering 
they may be cut back and started into growth for another season.— 
North York. 
NOTES ON VEGETABLES. 
Broccolis. —There is no lack of these this season, and the 
quality is also good. Ours in most instances are small, owing to 
their being planted very late. We sowed the seed in good time, 
but both the first and second attempts were defeated by the Turnip 
fly and Turnip weevil. The former is an old enemy, but the latter 
was new to me, and proved much the more destructive of the two, 
and nothing 1 tried appeared to disagree with it. No seedlings 
of the Brassica tribe, where sown in the open, could make any 
progress against it, and strong plants raised under glass were much 
injured by the little pests. We sowed the remainder of our seed 
under haadlights, and succeeded in rearing sufficient plants for 
our purpose. This season all the choice early sorts—such as 
Snow’s, Veitch’s Autumn, White Cape, Osborn’s Winter White, 
Penzance, and Leamington—are being sown under glass, the first 
five being now fit to prick out. By these means we insure the 
germination of every seed, secure a long season’s growth, and, 
weevil or no weevil, this will in future be the practice adopted by 
me. The first fit for use was the White Cape, this following 
closely on Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauliflower. The White Cape 
if sown and planted out early will produce fine early heads. It is 
far from being a hardy variety, but being dwarf in habit is well 
adapted for lifting and storing in pits. Veitch’s Autumn Broccoli 
produced a greater per-centage of serviceable heads than it has pre¬ 
viously done with me, and it has risen in my estimation accord¬ 
ingly. Snow’s, as usual, was very good, but it is not so white as I 
should like to see it. Early Penzance closely followed it, but it 
is too tall to be hardy, and will never become a great favourite. 
The whole of ours were fit to cut at one time ; this, however, is no 
recommendation to us, although it may be to market growers. 
Osborn’s Winter White heads the list of early-spring varieties, and 
is a great favourite with me on account of its dwarf habit. We 
did not receive our seed direct from Messrs. Osborn’s, and this 
may account for the mixed character of the breadth, only 50 per 
cent, of the plants being true. To succeed these we have the 
invaluable Leamington, next Cooling’s Matchless, to be followed 
by Miller’s Late Dwarf and Cattell’s Eclipse, or rather Mr. Gilbert’s 
selection of this good old variety. I have not grown Miller’s till 
this season, and I am much pleased with this old and compact 
variety, as it gives promise of being hardy. 
Kidney Beans. —As these are much prized here, and have to be 
picked at least during ten months in each year, we are naturally 
concerned about the best varieties to grow. The best for pots, it 
would almost appear needless to repeat, is Osborn’s Forcing. I 
find it easily grown, early, prolific, and of the best quality. This 
opinion is generally shared by horticultural writers ; but in spite of 
this, however, we still meet with growers who cling to such 
miserable little varieties as Newington Wonder, or grow the 
Canadian Wonder simply because it succeeds in the open. That 
the latter can be grown to perfection in pots I well know, but it is 
more often not, and fully developed pods of Osborn’s are infinitely 
preferable to deformed pods of Canadian Wonder. I have not 
grown Carter’s Longsword in pots, but should imagine it suitable 
for the early spring crops. It is a white-seeded variety, and the 
seed being of good size I decided at once to grow it in preference 
to the ordinary running Haricot Bean. It fully answered my 
expectations, and we secured a heavy crop of well-ripened seeds, 
which went off well—in fact,‘too well, as our kitchen server con¬ 
trived to send in the whole of them before I was aware of it. It is 
well worth cultivating for ordinary purposes, as it is quick-grow¬ 
ing, compact in habit, and remarkably prolific. I received a packet 
of a pale green-seeded variety, presumably of continental origin, 
from two quarters, but do not intend to grow it again. It proved 
very prolific, and the colour and quality of pods was good, but 
they were much curled, and the plants required staking ; being 
weak were unable to support their weight. Canadian Wonder in 
the open, for the first time since I have grown both, was surpassed 
by the Monster Negro Longpod, the latter proving decidedly 
superior in every respect. The soil in which they were grown 
was heavier than I have previously tried them on, and this may 
account for the superior robustness of the Monster Negro. 
Tomatoes.—T he only novelties I grew of these besides my own 
