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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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been common enough towards the latter part of the season. Are we to 
understand that this, which ceitainly detracts from the beauty of the 
foliage and very decidedly from the healthy condition of the plant, is 
what Mr. Abbey has figured at D in fig. 87, and that it is the orange 
fungus in another stage 1 If so, it seems to me we are fortunate in not 
having the orange fungus much more frequently, because with me 
it seems a very common trouble. I have on the first sight of the 
orange spots picked off all I could see and burnt them, but with the 
later condition I have let matters take their course, and I certainly have 
seen plenty of it in exhibition stands. 
It has long been my plan, right or wrong, to cut off all shoots of 
Rose bushes that I should cut away in the following spring in the 
autumn. At the same time I have shortened very fine growing shoots to 
between 30 and 40 inches. This saves them in some degree from injury 
from wintry winds. In future all this, whether affected or not, I shall 
have burnt at once. If I take exception to any advice that Mr. Abbey 
gives, I desire to do it in all humility. I cannot think that “ burying ” 
the leaves can be a wise plan. Earth is a deodoriser certainly, but not a 
disinfectant, and I cannot help thinking that whenever that ground is 
dug, the spores must be set free to go on their evil deeds. Our fore¬ 
fathers certainly had the notion that to bury was to destroy. We reap 
in the present day many of their sowings, to our misery and cost. Fire 
is, after all, the great purifyer, the great destroyer of germs, and in that 
alone, as to cut-off leaves and branches, should I have any faith. 
—y. B. A, Z. 
A Feast op Roses. 
In marked contrast to last year, June has been virtually “ a month 
of Roses.” Roses in abundance have shed infinite variety and beauty 
on our fairest garden scenes. Noisette Roses on overhanging arches 
have been studded from base to summit with clusters of pink and white 
miniature Roses ; also in groups and beds with their numerous flowers 
and tiny buds, affording a fitting contrast to the giants of other kinds. 
Teas of the tenderer class have revelled in the late tropical weather, and 
even Hybrid Perpetuals in open positions, have produced blooms of fine 
size, substance and form, but unfortunately, owing to the great heat, 
their beauty has been of short duration. 
A better season for our national flower, could scarcely be wished for in 
all instances where water has been copiously given, but where this has 
not been done I have heard but poor accounts of the progress of Roses. 
One thorough soaking being followed up by mulching with short 
manure, has in many instances made a vast difference between the 
results obtained from bushes so treated and others not given this necessary 
attention, for as soon as a Rose tree begins to suffer from want of rich 
food or water it becomes a prey to aphis, mildew, and caterpillars. It is 
then but small wonder that such meagre results are obtained. This, 
however, is a point which I do not intend to enter largely upon at present, 
but rather to point out a few of the peculiarities exhibited by some 
varieties during a season like the present one. 
Those who pruned early have this year been rewarded with 
decidedly the best blooms, especially among Hybrid Perpetuals. Bushes 
or standards left unpruned till the usual time were much weakened by 
having to cut away a large amount of young growth. I pruned some 
bushes during the first week in March, and have cut some of our 
finest blooms of the season from them, the growth made having been 
wonderfully strong and healthy. La France has given us some beauti¬ 
ful blooms of the fine rounded form for which this variety is noted 
when in good condition. Countess of Oxford, Victor Verdier, Marie 
Baumann, John Stuart Mill, Mrs. J. Laing, Madame Nachury, Madame 
Gab. Luizet, and Captain Christy have all succeeded remarkably well, 
but that generally fine variety Merveille de Lyon has not been nearly 
so good as usual ; the petals seem to lack substance and to be entirely 
unable to withstand hot sunshine when accompanied by a parched 
atmosphere. Duchess of Bedford, Jules Margottin, and Baroness 
Rothschild also seem to delight in tropical weather, the latter variety 
being so quickly spoilt by rain ; indeed pink or white Roses are generally 
injured more quickly by rain than darker coloured kinds. 
Excellent as the Hybrid Perpetuals have been, the Teas have done 
still better with us this season. In a warm sunny position, when they 
received abundance of water, the trees have made strong healthy growth 
kept quite free of insects, and produced many grand blooms. Even that 
handsome variety Jean Ducher, which generally produces large promising 
buds, but unfortunately fails to open them properly by reason of the 
petals being so quickly injured by rain or dew, has this season developed 
fine blooms. Bougere is another wonderfully free flowering kind which 
has given a multitude of blooms. Ernest Metz in my opinion is one 
of the most beautiful coloured Teas grown, the blooms being of fine 
form and soft colour, and Grace Darling, though by no means large, is 
unique in appearance by reason of the peach-coloured shade which 
predominates in the flowers. Madame de Watteville has, as yet, given 
but few blooms, the severe frost of the last two winters having killed 
much of the wood. I look forward, however, to having a large number 
of blooms later on. Madame H. Jamain and Innocente Pirola, though 
not remarkable for the amount of growth made, have given an unusual 
number of blooms. This is perhaps accounted for by the fact that they 
were less severely pruned than most other varieties on account of having 
made a large amount of growth early. 
Princess of Wales is the dwarfest growing Tea we have, but it 
flowers very freely, and is particularly attractive in the bud. Goubault, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and Catherine Mermet have opened their flowers 
without the slightest blemish being apparent in their delicate petals. 
Rubens is a variety which does not appear to me to be sufficiently well 
known. It is simply perfect in the bud, being white delicately tinted 
rose, and of fine conical form. The Bride has this year proved to be 
quite worthy of its name, having produced blooms which stood peerless 
among a wealth of Roses.— H. Dunkin. 
PINKS AT HANDSWORTH. 
I HAVE for two or three years past sent you some notes on 
exhibition laced Pinks in the collection grown by Mr. Arthur R. Brown 
of the Crompton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, a collection famous 
in the Midlands for its inclusion of the newest as well as the best oldest 
varieties, and for excellent cultivation. Mr. Brown’s father was a well- 
known and greatly esteemed old florist, and always made Pinks a 
favourite flower. He was the raiser of Mrs. Lark, Ethel, and that finest 
of all the laced Pinks, Amy ; and this flower, with the Carnation and 
Picotee, finds a thoughtful and excellent cultivator in the son. The 
extreme heat of the early and middle part of June brought Pinks 
rapidly into bloom, and when the flowers were not shaded the colour of 
the lacing was destroyed to a great extent. Mr. Brown had his plants 
growing under a structure like that used for Tulips, with a canvas 
shading, but with plenty of air. It was difficult to preserve them in 
good character for any length of time in such tropical weather. 
Campbell’s Extra is dark purple lacing, a refined flower with fine 
petal this year. Last year it generally came heavy and not so good. 
This season’s blooming shows it to be a desirable variety. Brown’s 
Amy is a grand Pink, and the finest in cultivation. A large flower of 
perfect form, with broad smooth petal, and a heavy lacing of dark 
maroon, a variety that should be in every collection. Fellowes’ 
Pandora, light red or rose laced, is a large back row flower, but lacking 
refinement and form. Campbell’s Nothing Better is a most refined 
flower, dark purple laced, and an evident acquisition, but as yet very 
scarce. Paul’s Chastity has a fine petal, the bloom is small but of 
good quality, and with bright rose lacing. Paul’s Emeline is a dark 
purple laced flower of first-rate quality, and will be sought after by 
growers. Brown’s Ethel is a large full flower with good petal and 
fine form, with narrow reddish purple lacing, and an acquisition.. 
Turner’s Berard is an old well known and still fine variety of large size, 
and a good exhibition flower, with dark red lacing. Hooper’s Mrs. 
Fred Hooper, clear rose laced, is a very fine flower, with large petal, 
and stands in the foremost rank of fine varieties. Paul’s Bertha is a 
grand flower with a fine petal, with dark reddish purple lacing. 
Fellowes’ Lorina is a large flower, bright in colour, dark red lacing, 
but faulty in petal and form. Turner’s Godfrey is an old variety still 
worth growing, with reddish purple lacing, and a reliable exhibition 
flower. Fellowes’ Hebe is very heavy in colour and rough ; large, but 
wanting in refinement. Douglas’ Empress of India is a beautiful flower, 
with an excellent petal and rich bright dark lacing. It has only one 
fault—thinness ; and another row of petals would make it a very first- 
class flower, but as it is it is a most desirable variety, Fellowes’ 
Minerva is a fine flower with dark red lacing, and an improvement on 
Turner’s Bertram, and is a fine heavy laced flower. Hooper’s Ne Plus 
Ultra at Handsworth is identical with Boiard, or at all events, so like 
it that a distinctness cannot be seen. 
Paul’s William Paul, with clear rose lacing, is a very fine variety, but 
such a bad doer, else it would be valuable. Paul’s Ada Louise, rosy purple 
lacing, is bright in colour, but rough in form as grown here. Turner’s Dr. 
Maclean, rosy purple lacing, is a fine flower, but a bad grower. Rosy 
Morn, heavy rose laced, has a fine petal, and is one of the best of Mr. 
Fellowes’ raising. Hooper’s Harry Hooper, a first-class very fine full 
flower with broad petal, and rich and bright reddish-purple lacing. 
Hooper’s Emerald, red lacing, is like Ada Louise, and is rather rough. 
Brown’s Mrs. Dark, an old flower now, is still a useful one and a good 
grower. Paul’s Tottie, a small but chaste flower, with good petal 
and bright red lacing. Love’s John Love for the future is to be 
rejected, as “ Modesty” is so much finer. Paxford’s Ne Plus Ultra, an 
Oxford raised flower with dark red lacing, is very pure in the white, 
but coarse. Paul’s Modesty is always a first-class flower, and should be 
in every collection, however small, and with light reddish-purple lacing. 
Maclean’s John Ball is still a good old flower, with dark rich purple 
lacing. Arthur Brown is the name given to a very fine seedling raised 
by Mr. George Chaundy of Oxford, a coming flower with bright medium 
rosy-purple lacing, the white pure, and with a fine well-formed petal.. 
This flower must be described as extra fine. Fellowes’ Princess Louise 
last year I described as almost a good flower ; this year it is good, 
with a broad petal and of fine form, and with red lacing. Fellowes’ 
Bessie is a very large flower, reddish-purple lacing, but rough. Fellowes’ 
Olympia, red laced, large but rough. Fellowes’ Lustre, reddish-purple 
lacing, is large, but with a small petal. Fellowes’ Ophelia, reddishr 
purple lacing, was rough last year, but a little better this year, but still 
rough. Taylor’s Alderman Thorp, dark red lacing, and Taylor’s Samuel 
Barlow are both thin but with good petals, and too small for midland 
growers. 
Croak’s Noble Grand is dark red laced, and has a fine petal, but is 
BO thin. Croak’s Mrs. J. Croak is a very useful telling flower, and if 
smoother on the edge would be in every way a first-rate flower. Fellowes’ 
Jeannette is one of 'nis best, and must be regarded as a fine^ back row 
flower with bright purple lacing. Fellowes’ The Rector is a grand 
variety, the best he has sent out and first-class in every way, with purple 
lacing. Fellowes’ Captain Kennedy, reddish purple lacing, a newer and 
very fine flower of good form, fine petal, and bright colour. Fellowes’ 
Maggie, rosy purple lacing, full of petals and a flower of fair quality as 
