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6 , Beaute Inconstante (Jos. Pernet, Ducber).—Orange red, reverse 
carmine, on the reverse side carmine shaded with yellow. 
7, Catherine Fontaine (Liabaud).—Creamy yellow, large, full, the 
bud very long, and striped with dark rose ; very sweet scented. 
8 , Comtesse de Breteuil (Joseph Pernet, Ducher).—Rosy salmon on 
the outside, the centre dark peach, almost rose, lined with dark chrome 
yellow ; large, very full, cup-shaped ; footstalk firm and upright. 
D, Comtesse Festelics Hamilton (Nabonnand).—Light carmine red 
flower, reflexed with copper ; outside petals much darfcr, and coloured 
on the edges, very large, very full; bud very long, flowers singly, not in 
bunches. 
10, Comtesse O'6 or man (Nabonnand).—Flowers china rose, base 
golden, medium size, half, long buds. 
11, Directeur Rene Gerard (Pelletier). — Canary yellow in the 
'Centre, back of petals flesh colour, and china rose colour, shaded with 
magenta on the edges ; very double, opening well, very sweet. 
12, Brhprinzessin Marie von Ratibor (Taske).—What a lovely name! 
Imagine some of us trying to mouth it out for the judges. Capucine 
red, at the base yellow ; semi-double, generally flowering singly, opening 
well, and sweet. 
13, Frzherzog Franz Ferdinand (Soupert & Netting).—Outside petals 
base red, inner petals gold colour, centre carmine lake, with the reverse 
golden, very full, cup shaped, very sweet; a .seedling from Ad^le 
Jongait and Adrienne Christophle. 
14, Fata Morgana (Drogemeller).—Satiny rose, often deeply shaded 
with flesh colour; variable, very fuU, flat.—D., Deal, 
(To be continued.) 
The Rose Controversy. 
I DO not wish in any way to re-open the recent controversy, which 
I am very pleased to find is now definitely, and I trust amicably, 
closed. Without the following brief explanation the question of 
“ veracity ” appears to me to be left in a very unsatisfactory state on 
both sides. The completeness of the lists of members issued by the 
N.R.S., for which I am in a great measure responsible, would also seem 
from the correspondence somewhat doubtful. Mr. Grahame tells your 
readers that he first joined the National Rose Society in 1878, while Mr. 
Pemberton stated that he could not find Mr. Grahame’s name in any of 
the lists of members he had by him before 1889. Both of these conflict¬ 
ing statements will, however, on reference to all the lists of members 
which have been published by the Society, be found to be perfectly 
accurate, for they show that Mr. Grahame first joined the Society in 
•1878, but after a few years ceased to subscribe until the Rose year 
of 1888-9, when he again became a member,— Edward Mawley, 
lion. Sec. National Rose Society, 
CULTURE OF PLUM TREES IN POTS. 
The Plum is one of our hardiest, heaviest cropping, and most use¬ 
ful fruits. The fruit, however, is seldom grown to such perfection as to 
command full appreciation of its merits. In the first place, little, if any, 
attention is given to the early thinning of the fruits of outdoor trees, 
consequently the trees are overburdened, and so weakened by the crop 
that they only bear about once in three years. The fruit, moreover, is 
not only small in size and indifferent in quality, but is seriously 
deteriorated for preserving purposes and drying. In the second place, 
outdoor Plums are frequently spoiled by inclement weather at the time 
of the fruit ripening, and so cracked as to be uninviting and not un- 
frequently unwholesome. The principal objects, therefore, of growing 
Plum trees in pots are : 1, To insure a crop of fruit in the fullest perfec¬ 
tion ; 2, Accelerate the fruit so as to secure an earlier supply ; 3, Prolong 
the season. 
To attain the desirable results indicated there is no structure better 
suited for the purpose than the simple orchard house originally intro¬ 
duced by the late Mr. Thomas Rivers. Its adaptability consists in its 
being so constructed as to admit of thorough ventilation. The boarded 
sides are not so close as to entirely deprive the trees of air on frosty 
nights and on cold days when the house is shut, but enough enters by 
the “chinks” to prevent a stagnant vitiated atmosphere, and this is 
essential to a good set of fruit. Provision is, of course, made at 
the sides for abundant ventilation by hinged boards opening the full 
length of the house, the roof is glazed with large panes of glass, 
so that the trees get plenty of light, and the inclemency of our 
fickle climate is defied. In brief, the orchard house is the exact position 
for growing Plum trees in pots, as it affords sufficient shelter to carry 
them safely through our uncertain springs; to insure the perfecting of 
their crops in cold, dull, wet seasons ; preserving the fruit in good con¬ 
dition after it is ripe by throwing off rains and keeping it safe from dew 
and fogs. 
With a proper selection of varieties a supply of Plums, for dessert or 
culinary purposes, may be had from trees grown in pots in an orchard 
house from the beginning of July to November. The early and late 
varieties are invariably excellent in quality, but the midseason sorts do 
not always finish satisfactorily, the fruit ripening prematurely in hot 
and dry seasons, and has not the crackling flesh and high quality of fruit 
ripened in the open air. This applies to all the Gage race and other 
midseason high quality varieties. The late Mr, Thomas Rivers was 
aware of this, and pointed it out in his first edition of the “ Orchard 
House” in 1850. He advised trees in pots of those races to be removed 
to a warm and sheltered situation outdoors for ripening. That is all 
very well if the weather be favourable, but if wet it is only placing 
them outdoors to spoil the fruit. I have not a later edition of Mr. 
Rivers’ “ Orchard House ” than 1858, and I do not know whether the 
same thing is still advised, but I have had to deal with Plum trees that 
were planted out under glass, and have found that in a hot droughty 
summer the Gage race, with Jeffer.son and similar varieties, did not 
finish the fruit satisfactorily, being soft in flesh and poor in flavour. 
I found the defect was due to insufficient watering, feeding, and air 
moisture, the rule of thumb not being relaxed so as to increase the 
atmospheric moisture and ventilation essential to the perfecting of these 
FIG, 44.— CZAR PLUM TREE IN A POT. 
classes of fruit in hot seasons, and to secure its crackling and rich 
flavour. This liability is more common in the southern than in the 
northern parts of the kingdom, there the fruit is not half appreciated, 
nor in cold and wet localities, except when it is produced by trees 
grown against a sunny wall, or had from those grown under glass. 
Some of the culinary Plums attain to a great size when properly 
thinned, and a quality fitted for the dessert. Czar, shown in the illus¬ 
tration (fig. 44), answers either for dessert or kitchen use, and the 
dessert varieties make ths sweeiest pies, puddings, and preserves, but 
some tastes prefer those more or less tart. Tne subjoined list caters for 
both, and the varieties are named in their order of ripening. 
Dessert Varieties.—'Eia.T\g Favourite, Oullins Golden, De Montfort, 
Denniston’s Superb, Early Transparent Gage, Jefferson, Green Gage, 
Purple Gage, Transparent Gage, Kirke’s, Coe’s Golden Drop, Ickworth 
Impiiratrice. 
Kitchen Varieties .—Early Prolific, Czar, Heron, Belgian Purple, 
Prince Englebert, Washington, Victoria, Pond’s Seedling, White Magnum 
Bonum, Monarch, Archduke, Grand Duke. 
In a subsequent issue I will refer to the culture of Plums in pots.— 
G. Abbey. 
