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fragrance. This was well shown at Hereford last year 
by Messrs. Curtis, Sandford & Co., who included it 
in a prize box of new varieties in company with Pride 
of Waltham and Ferdinand Chaffolte, though the first- 
named was the most striking. 
Pride of Waltham is an addition to the many good 
varieties for which we are indebted to Messrs. W. Paul 
and Son, Waltham Cross, and well maintains the credit 
of the firm. It is a handsome variety of the Hybrid 
Perpetual section, and hears some resemblance to Marie 
Finger in style of flower and colour, but is distinct, ex¬ 
tremely bright, and of good form. It was honoured both 
at Kensington and the Alexandra Palace, and during the 
past two years has been shown on several occasions in 
the most satisfactory condition. Though not an exhi¬ 
bition Pose, the charming variety of Fairy Rose, Little 
White Pet, which was shown by Messrs. E. Gf. Hen¬ 
derson & Co. in the same year as the above, is well 
worth mention, as it has already become a great 
favourite in cultivation* its dwarf habit and floriferous- 
ness admirably fitting it for culture in pots, and for 
decorative purposes it is invaluable. 
1881 was not very prolific of new Roses, only two 
having been accorded the honour of certificates. Both 
these were Hybrid Perpetuals ; one, Ferdinand Chaf- 
folte, being exhibited by Messrs. G-. Paul & Son, but I 
understand is of French origin, and the English Rose 
named Mrs. Gretton, shown by Messrs. Cranston & Co. 
at Liverpool. The first has made some progress in the 
favour of rosarians already, and took a prominent place 
in many stands of new varieties last year, it having 
dark crimson blooms of good form and substance, and 
is apparently of strong constitution. Mrs. Gretton is 
also a rich crimson-coloured variety, but it has not 
become very generally known at present, though it 
possesses the good qualities of symmetry, substance, 
and rich colour. 
1882 surpasses the three preceding years in the 
number of new Roses certificated, no less than seven 
being so honoured. Five of these are English Roses, the 
other two coming to us from the continent. Duchess of 
Connaught has already been noticed, and therefore the 
first demanding attention is Queen of Queens, a superb 
Hybrid Perpetual exhibited by Messrs. W. Paul & Son, 
and entitled to rank amongst the best sent out by that 
firm. The flowers are large, of good substance, full, 
and of a delicate rosy pink, most distinct and chaste. 
The plant is free and the habit vigorous. Ulrich 
Brunner Fils, shown by the same firm, has rich crimson- 
scarlet flowers, but rather loose, and to this circum¬ 
stance might be attributed the second-class honours 
adjudged for it. Reine Marie Henriette is by no means 
new, but it was certificated as a climbing Rose when 
shown at Kensington by Mr. R. T. Yeitch of Exeter, 
and is therefore worth notice amongst the others; it 
has bright rosy fragrant flowers, and has been not 
inaptly termed a red Gloire de Dijon. 
There now remain only the beautiful pedigree Roses 
with which Mr. Bennett of Sliepperton has at last 
scored so decided a triumph. No less than three of 
these were certificated last year, and well they deserved 
the honours they obtained. Lady Mary Fitzwilliam 
was certificated at Kensington, Regent’s Park, and the 
Crystal Palace, a triple honour which speaks for itself 
as to the merits of the variety. It is the result of a 
cross between Devoniensis and Victor Verdier, but is 
somewhat suggestive of Capitaine Christy in colour 
[ February 15, 1883. 
and form of flowers, which are large, globular, of a 
delicate pink or blush colour. The plant is dwarf and 
robust in habit. Her Majesty deserves attention next, 
as it secured honorary recognition both at Kensington 
and Regent’s Park. It has large flowers rather inclined 
to be loose, the petals being thin, but the colour, a 
most delicate pink, is very pleasing. The last of the 
trio is Earl of Pembroke, obtained from a cross between 
Ferdinand de Lesseps and Marquise de Castellane, and 
has very rich crimson-scarlet flowers, the petals broad, 
and the flowers full. This was certificated at Kensing¬ 
ton, but it was much admired at several other places, 
and will doubtlessly be seen again this year. 
On two occasions last year I was much attracted by 
a variety that is quite new to me, and which is said to 
be from America. This is William Allen Richardson, 
and was shown by Mr. House of Peterborough at the 
Mansion House and the National Rose Society’s Show, 
Kensington, but I am not aware that it has been certifi¬ 
cated. The blooms are of moderate size, rich bronzy- 
orange in colour—a most distinct colour, and when a 
number of blooms are shown together, as they were in 
both the above instances, the effect is most striking. 
Can any of your numerous rosarian readers give the 
history of this variety ?—A Young Rosarian. 
ON SHALLOTS. 
Very little attention is now bestowed on this old-fashioned 
vegetable, without which at one time no garden establishment 
would have been considered complete. It would appear to be 
going almost out of cultivation, so rarely is it to be met with 
in English gardens if we except ihe very highest. Perhaps 
for Scotland and other more northern places it is much more 
common. 
Botanically the Shallot is nearly allied to the Onion, being 
of the same genus Allium. It is named Allium ascalonicum, 
from Ascalon in Palestine, where it is found in its wild state. 
The English name of Shalott, or Shallot as it is generally 
spelt, and the French Chalote and Echalote, are no doubt 
derived from the same source. In France it is also called ail 
sterile , in allusion to its peculiarity of rarely producing seeds. 
It is a perennial plant, and is increased or reproduced solely 
by division, the single bulbs when planted producing in return 
a number of bulbs in a sort of tuft. These characters are its 
distinguishing features and are well known. 
As to varieties, there are two very distinct types that have 
long been cultivated in this country, and two only—viz., 
1, Common .—Bulbs small or about the size of a walnut, 1 inch 
in diameter and 1^ inch in height, of irregular pyriform shape ; 
the outer skin when ripe silver grey or of a dirty brown colour ; 
the inner scales slightly tinged with purple, produced in tufts 
of from five to eight or ten in number. Leaves about a foot 
in length, produced in close tufts of a bright green colour. 
This is earliest variety. 2, Large Brovm .—Bulbs nearly twice 
the size of the Common, being 2 inches in diameter and about 
2£ inches high. The outer skin of a reddish brown colour ; 
the inner scales or flesh tinged with deep violet or purple, 
fleshy. The bulbs produced in tufts of from three to seven or 
eight. The leaves 18 inches long, not nearly so spreading as 
the Common, of a deep green colour. In the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Gardens at Chiswick during the past year 
numbers of so-called different varieties of Shallots were grown, 
from which my observations have been taken. The Common 
Shallot, for example, had for synonymes Small White Silver 
Grey, Large Brown, and Russian ; and the Large Brown had 
for its synonymes New Russian, Small Red, Large Red, and 
Large Russian, also Stuart & Mein’s Exhibition Shallot, which 
certainly appeared to be an extra large and fine selection. 
Two other varieties were here grown and demand notice— 
viz., that which is known as the Jersey Giant Red Shallols and 
the Jersey Silver-skin, the seeds of which on being sown the 
one season produce bulbs like the Onion, and which on being 
