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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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will be able to refrain from an instant ownership ; also Earl of Pem¬ 
broke, a very fine dark red Marquise de Castellane, and Princess of 
Wales, a Tea of novel excellence, are now admittedly Roses of position. 
Mr. Frettingham announces Lord F. Cavendish for next montb, brighter 
than the Duke of Teck, “the petals pointed, a distinction which no 
Rose yet possesses.” This Rose has obtained a first-class certificate. 
Helen Paul, as a white Rose of the second year, is gaining ground ; 
though we have not yet got what we want, nor are the two white 
■seedlings of Baronne de Rothschild—Merveille de Lyon or White 
Baroness—either of them likely quite to satisfy. A white A. K. Williams 
is still a hope of the future. Among Teas 1 have noted Etoile de Lyon 
of last year very highly spoken of, and Madame E. Verdier, a darker 
<Moire de Dijon, and the Hon. Edith Giffard, in the way of Devoniensis, 
as being of promise ; while Souvenir de T. Levet, a red Niphetos, sounds 
■exceedingly tempting. 
Considering the fashion for single Dahlias, and the strides they are 
making in excellence and popularity, I am not surprised to see two 
■single Roses announced this season amongst the novelties—Paul & Son’s 
Single White and Single Crimson Perpetual. I have long thought that 
this most deserving and very beautiful class was becoming quite over¬ 
looked, and therefore hail this apparent return to them of public opinion. 
If single Dahlias are to be shown, why not single Roses ? “ D., Deal," 
piease consider the point. A class allotted to them by the National 
Bose Society would at once reinstate them. What could be more 
beautiful than a box of Persian Yellow, for example, buds and blooms 
being judiciously mingled 1 The Austrian Briar—what a unique colour ! 
Again, Fortune’s Yellow : how beautiful as a climber! I see “D., Deal," 
gives Longworth Rambler a place in the garden Rose list ; while 
Madame Plantier, though rather more than single, has an excellence in 
the mass not easily forgotten. I should like again to express the thanks 
of one (I am sure representing that of many) to Mr. Hinton for his two 
■most interesting Rose-election tabulated papers.—A. C. 
RIPENING VINE WOOD. 
Many amateurs, and indeed some professional Grape cultivators, err 
on the side of being too sparing with fire heat in the case of young Vines. 
In these comparatively sunless and cold seasons it is no easy matter to 
have wood well ripened, unless much assisted by abundance of artificial 
heat combined with free ventilation. I was lately called in to see a 
■gentleman’s Vines, which have lost a season through the neglect in 
supplying fire heat. The gentleman thought he would have the wood 
ripened without having recourse to artificial heat, but he now sees he 
■has made a mistake. He is now trying by means of heat to have some 
portion of the wood ripened, but the prospect is not good for his success. 
Disappointment and delay is the result of this want of attention. It is 
n, penny wise and pound foolish plan to think to save a few coals at the 
■expense of the Vines. 
If Vines are worth growing at all they are worth growing well*, and the 
simple rule that fire heat is almost essential in our climate to ripen the 
young wood of Vines should not be forgotten by those who wish to begin 
well in Vine culture. On this depend the hopes of the ensuing year. 
Unless the wood be well ripened fruitfulness cannot be expected, and will 
assuredly not be found. 
Nurserymen are sometimes hampered for room when growing young 
Vines for sale, and consequently crowd them too much, also failing to 
give them as much heat as they need. When such is done the young 
canes are not in such a ripe and fit state as they should be, and cannot be 
expected to do as well as otherwise they would have done. 
When, however, a purchaser obtains a well-ripened stock of young 
•canes he has the prospect of their breaking well, and showing and 
growing well, provided that other things are favourable. If these make 
strong growths let them be liberally treated to fire heat and air as the 
season advances, and the result will be wood well prepared for another 
season, when the expenditure of coals will be amply compensated for by 
.abundant fruitfulness.— Vine-Grower. 
ECCREMOCARPUS SCABER. 
A truly grand climber for a south wall, and well worthy of being 
•more extensively known and grown than it is. Although introduced 
iato this country from Chili very many years ago, yet it is but seldom met 
with, and why it is not more generally grown we know not, since it is 
handsome in foliage and flower, and with ordinary care easily grown. 
I recently saw a fine example of this grand climber growing most 
luxuriantly against the south side of the house occupied by Mr. Luck- 
hurst at Oldlands. Here it was allowed to grow freely and interruptedly, 
twining itself round and amidst the shoots of a robust Mardchal Niel 
Rose, thus presenting a pretty effect with its bipinnate foliage and 
orange-scarlet flowers. Mr. Luckhurst tells me that he undertook 
experiments with some of the shoots with a view to ascertain the 
amount of growth made each day. He marked certain young shoots 
in the morning, and on measuring these in the evening found the rate 
of growth to be from 6 to 12 inches in about the same number of 
hours. It will thus be seen that this is a rapid grower and would 
.quickly cover a large space.—T. W. S. 
Which is the best White Zonal Pelargonium for Beds? —Will 
some of your readers give the name of the best white-flowering variety 
for bedding-out purposes, and the county where grown ? In this district 
Madame Vaucher runs too much to leaf, and White Vesuvius, which is 
good under glass, comes too pinky outside to be satisfactory.—S. C., 
Norfolk. 
DOUBLE-GRAFTING APPLES AND PEARS. 
I am glad to see that the problem of double-grafting Apples 
is attracting attention. The experiments of Mr. Harrison Weir 
noticed by you are most interesting and valuable, and I trust 
that oth r, and specially Scotch, pomologists will prosecute 
similar investigations. I have long advocated this method and 
personally experimented, but my efforts are yet too immature to 
publish. We shall see by-and-by. 
Double-working Pears has long since been proved a great 
success. Some fifteen years ago I dismembered a large Pear of 
the old useless Honey sort that covered the gable of my house, 
and grafted thereon Comte de Lamy, Beurre d’Aremberg, and 
Easter Beurre, October, January, and March varieties. These 
far surpass in quantity and quality (and both are excellent) any¬ 
thing 1 have or see around me on the Quince. At the same time 
I treated similarly an old much-cankered Jargonelle, grafting it 
with Louise Bonne, Doyenne Gris, Beurre Diel, and with as 
Fig. 66.—Apple Jolly Beggar. 
great success, but not more than on the Quince. Another 
decaying Jargonelle I grafted with Swan’s Egg and Muirfowl 
Egg—old common Scotch sorts as you know, which bear every¬ 
where with us profusely on standards. Strange to say, although 
I had magnificent crops, neither I nor others who tried could 
ever ripen the fruit. Years ago I cut them also down and 
grafted triply with Croft Castle and Hacon’s Incomparable. 
The former bears grandly but ripens badly. The latter bas not 
yet fruited, but gives a good promise for next year. Once more 
only, not to w r eary you, I grafted on a Marie Louise (Quince), 
which is m our climate a shy bearer and with small fruit, such 
sorts as Passe Colmar and Beurre Diel. Both bear splendidly, 
but Passe Colmar is worthless in size. 
We have much to learn yet, but we have made a noble and 
much-needed effort in the Apple Congress. Nothing has for 
years annoyed me more than the reckless disregard of some 
nurserymen alike of nomenclature and suitable sorts. I have 
seen a pyramid Cox’s Orange Apple and pyramid Doyenne 
Cornice Pear planted 700 feet above sea level. — M. H. N. 
Graham. 
ANEMONES FOR SPRING-FLOWERING IN POTS. 
Few can form any idea of the beauty of these plants when grown 
pots for flowering during the spring months. A. fulgens is charming 
when well grown in B-inch pots, and can be had in flower long before 
those planted in beds and borders outside. This variety is very effective 
with its bright scarlet flowers for the conservatory or greenhouse. It is 
very striking when a number of plants are staged together to form a 
front row to other plants ; in fact, they are much more conspicuous in 
this position than when a few plants are employed amongst others. The 
roots should be potted at once in well-drained pots, as a good supply of 
water is needed while the plants are in active growth. If the tubers are 
strong one in each pot will be sufficient, but if larger specimens are 
