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895 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
centre, and of a uniform pale rose colour; a vigorous and pro¬ 
mising variety. 
Marguerite Ramet, T. (Cl. Levet).— A pretty rosy Tea 
with pale centre, flowering on stiff stems, so that it is effective in 
the garden; very free flowering. 
Marquise de Vivens, T. (Dubreuil).—A shaded rosy Tea 
that comes with a great reputation from France, and which 
seems very much in the way of Madame de Watteville, having 
petals shading from a yellowish white base to a rosy margin, 
sometimes twisted together over the centre. The fact of two 
medals having been awarded to this variety in France would 
seem to indicate that it is of considerable merit. 
, Souvenir de V ictor Hugo, T. (Bonnaire).—A pretty variety 
that both grows and flowers extremely freely, producing a pro¬ 
fusion of flesh-tinted rose blossoms with yollowish base. If it 
does not flower too freely to attain size it should be an acquisition; 
and it certainly is useful as a free garden plant. 
The Bride, T. (May).—This is likely to be the Rose of the 
year, and to take permanently a prominent position among Tea- 
scented varieties. It is describedas a sport from Catherine Merrnet, 
a description entirely borne out by the habit of the plant and 
by the form of the flower, and at the same time, unlike most 
sports, it seems to be quite as good as its parent. The flowers 
are very large and are freely produced; in fact, only differing 
from Catherine Merrnet in their colour, which is white, shaded 
W1 u ^ emon towards the base. It has made good growth 
and flowered freely this autumn, and maybe confidently expected 
to give a good account of itself next season, 
v .^oainrww Folkestone, T. (Bennett).—A Rose of much the 
build of Souvenir d un Ami, but deeper coloured and without the 
lilac shade, being more a salmon pink. 
American Beauty, H.T. (May).—This is the only hybrid 
variety among this year’s novelties from abroad that has flowered 
m character out of doors with me in addition to the Teas above 
mentioned. It is a thorough Perpetual, producing large deep 
rose flowers with a brighter centre, the back of the petals pale, 
but prominently veined, as in Cheshunt Hybrid. It is extraor- 
cunarily fragrant and every growth carries bloom, so that being 
ot large size it should be valuable if the lilac tint underlying its 
brighter colour do not become too obtrusive. 
As has been said, the foreign novelties distributed in this 
country m the spring of 1885 contain very little of interest, and 
would hardly be worth recording, except as what to avoid, 
laking them in alphabetical order :— 
Alexandrine Bruel, T. (Levet, pere).— A not very vigorous 
vainety of Gloire de Dijon race, which produces numerous small 
white flowers that open perfectly flat; of little value. 
Annette Murat, T. (Levet, pere).—Another of the same 
1 ^ C ' e, i. 0 ^f immense vigour, producing large citron yellow flowers 
which have here been very rough and coarse, in t he way of the 
old “ Monplaisir.” 
Baroness Nathaniel de Rothschild, H.P. (Pernet, pere). 
A large coarse Rose of La Reine type and colour ; not at all 
wanted. J e 
Comtesse Cahen d’Anvers, H.P. (Yeuve Ledechaux).— A 
seedling from La Reine, of good size and globular form, but 
lather a, dull Rose and inclined to come rough. How far distinct 
trom others of its colour it is as yet difficult to say, but it is very 
perpetual, though but little fragrant. 
Docteur Dor, H.P. (Liabaud).—This was well exhibited as 
a handsome Horace Vernet-like Rose, and may be a useful 
dark. ] 
Longfellow, H.P. (Paul & Son).—A vigorous dark purple 
tor (?r 0 f Charles Lefebvre, quite distinct in colour. 
Madame D. Wettstein, H.P. (Levet, pere).—The Rose of 
the year especially to avoid The talle-t plant in the row of 
maidens is about 9 inches high; the cupped flower is semi-double 
only and a dull dark red in colour, and the plant has no constitu¬ 
tion to speak of. 
Madame Massicault, H.P. (Schwartz).— A Rose of distinct 
colour, a pale flesh pink flower which, if in a more favourable 
S f^l° n ^ co 1 ies anther larger, will be worth growing. The habit 
ot the plant is something after Etienne Levet, and it is thoroughly 
autumnal. 
Mons. Hoste, H.P. (Liabaud).—An uninteresting crimson 
-Hose, fairly freely produced on very thorny wood. 
Princesse Amelie d’Orleans, H.P. (Levcque & Fils).— A 
smooth-wooded dwarf-growing light Rose of no value. 
. Princess de Bearn, H.P. (Leveque & Fils).—A pretty 
cmnson shaded darker, free and vigorous, but too thin. 
Rose Button, lucida fl.pl. (Yeitch).—Is a charming small 
cluster Rose for the garden and for cutting. 
. '-ouvenir d’Alphonse Lavallee, H.P. (Ch. Yerdier).—A 
vigorous free dirk maroon, fine colour, but shell petaled. 
Souvenir de Gabrielle Drevet, T. (Guillot fils). —A 
ray of light in the dull collection. A very pretty Tea and quite 
distinct; flowers with a yellowish base, shading to a deep flesh 
at the margin of the petals, of good size, and flowering freely. 
Victor Hugo, H.P. (Schwartz).—The best of the H.P.’s, of 
gorgeous colour, crimson shaded with velvety black; if large 
enough, one of the best really dark H.P.’s.—T. W. G. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
The following shows have been advertised in our columns, and schedules 
have b.en sent to us, from which we have taken the dates :— 
November. 
2nd and 3rd, Ealing 
„ „ London Corn Exchange 
3rd and 4th, Havant 
„ _ „ Highgate 
4th, Brixton 
4th and 5th, Stoke Newington 
5th and 6t,h, Crystal Palace 
9th and 10th, Kingston-on-Thames 
10th and 11th, National Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Society 
10th and 11th, Bath 
11th and 12th, Richmond 
„ „ Portsmouth 
12th and 13th, Huddersfield 
„ „ Canterbury 
12th, Reading 
16th and 17th, Winchester 
„ „ Brighton 
„ „ Putney 
17th and 18th, Bristol 
17th, 18th, and 19th, Newport, county 
York 
18th, Hitchin 
18th and 19th, Hull 
18th, Chiswick 
„ Taunton 
19th and 20th, Sheffield 
20th, K-ttering 
22nd and 23rd, Leeds 
23rd and 24th, Liverpool 
PLANTING VINES FOR FORCING. 
To-day, while looking through some of the back numbers of the 
Journal, I saw some writings by Mr. W. Bardney, entitled, “ Young 
Vines for Early Forcing,” in vols. x. and xi., third series, at 
pages 528 and 40. I shall feel indebted to him if he will kindly give 
me, through the Journal, a little advice with regard to the following. I 
have a span house 50 feet by 12 feet, with a partition dividing it into two, 
leaving one 20 and the other 30 feet. The path was excavated 3 feet 
de p, bricked up each side, 4£ inch brickwork, the remaining sides not 
taken out, but surfaced with cinder ashes, so forming stages for the plants 
to stand upon. After reading the articles mentioned, I have decided to 
take out one of these beds of earth, or rather chalk, for such it is, and 
turn this part of the house, which is 30 feet long, into Vines. Now these 
side beds are each 4 feet 6 inches wide. Would Mr. Bardney advise me 
to take this out to the depth of the path, which is 3 feet, or only a part 
of it? What I thought of doing was to take the chalk out the 3 feet deep. 
This will then leave me a border space 30 feet long, 4 feet 6 inches wide, 
and 3 feet deep, but I do not propose to fill it all in again with mould at 
once, but would fill it to about the depth Mr. Bardney says is sufficient 
for some few years—viz, 20 inches, as I thought by not filling in all at 
once I should have a good space left for an annual top-dressing. He 
advocates planting early enough for the Vines to become somewhat 
established before they lose their leaves, but I am afraid I am too late 
to accomplish this this autumn. Shouli I be acting wisely to buy some 
Vines at once in pots, wait until they have broken well in the spring, say 
April, then plant them in border?—V itiS. 
[The chalk should be taken out to the depth of 2 feet 6 inches, 
allowing a slope of 3 inches towards the drain provided for carrying 
away superfluous water. The bottom should be concreted, and for this 
purpose I mix together a heap of clinkers broken fine, or broken bricks, 
or both, with a quantity of lime, mixing the whole well together as if 
tasking mortar, and then spread it about 3 inches thick, beating it level 
on the surface with the back of a shovel. About 9 inches of drainage 
should be placed at the base after the concrete has hardened, and then a 
depth for soil will be left of 1 foot 9 inches, and 3 inches less toward 
either the front or walk, according to whichever way the base is allowed I 
to fall to the drain. As the border is 4 feet 6 inches wide, the portion to 
he made might be 2 feet wide and 18 inches in depth when first made, 
which will allow for top-dressing when the border has settled down. One 
or two additions can then be made to the width of the border after the 
first portion has become full of roots and the Vines require additional food 
until the whole space has been filled up. It is surprising what a length 
of time the first portion will last them, providing they are top-dressed 
annually and fed during the growing season with stimulants after the first 
two seasons. It is immaterial whether the chalk is taken out as described, 
or only to the dep'h of I foot 9 inches, which will allow provision for 
drainage, and 1 foot or 14 inches of soil over the entire bed for the Vines 
to root in. If the Vines are to be grown on the principle that I described 
for early work, I should advise the latter plan to be followed, for the 
depth of soil given will be equivalent to the quantity advised in the 
Journals to which you have referred. I should advise the Vines to be 
purchased at once and wintered under glass, and start them into growth 
about the end of January, and plant them out when they have made 
about 2 inches of growth. This is if the Vines are intended for early 
forcing the following season ; if not, do not start them into growth before 
the beginning of March. If I wanted fruit—that is, a few bunches next 
season, I should purchase a ceitain number of fru ting canes that have 
been well ripened, and an equal number of planting canes, and plant 
them out alternately ; the planting canes to be disbudded nearly closa 
back their full length, which, if allowed to extend for some distance at 
the top would produce excellent fruit the following year.—W. B.] 
