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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ I'cbMtary 9, 1888. 
L’Iueale, X.—]\Iedium size ; yellow and metallic red in colour, 
■with touches of light gold. 
Madame Jules Franke, N.—Flowers of pure white changing 
into yellowish white ; a strong climbing variety. 
Trio.mi he des Noisettes, N.—Colour bright rose ; medium 
■size ; nearly full. 
BEKNAIX. 
Duc'hesse d'Anekstadt.—B right golden yellow, deeper at the 
'base ; petals large ; habit climbing. 
Souvenir de Madame Metral.—G ood form ; iflowers light 
■cherry red colour, good shape, brightened with crimson and 
’•Tcrmilion ; climbing habit. 
ViviAND Morel.—C rimson and deep scarlet, brightened with 
carmine and shaded with rosy yellow. How utterly hopeless it is 
to imagine what flowers can be really like from such descriptions as 
dhese. 
PRIE3. 
Clara Pries.—C reamy white, yellow in the centre. As a seed¬ 
ling from Madame Berard it is evidently one of the Gloire de 
Dijon race, of which we have had an abundance, but none to excel 
the parent. 
BEAUVILAIN. 
- Like the preceding, the name of this raiser is new to me, and 
■we have therefore no idea what his Roses are likely to be. Ap¬ 
parently he hails from near Bourdeax, a good locality for seedling 
Roses. 
J..LIE Be.auvilain.—F lowers imbricated ; white, shaded satiny 
rose, copper coloured at the base, veined with red ; a climbing 
Tea. 
Gloire de Lirourne.—I mbricated flowers of a deep canary 
■colour ; a climbing Tea. 
Madelaine Beauvilain.—F lowers imbricated ; clear yellow, 
•base copper coloured, slightly tinted with rose ; a climbing Tea. 
These three Roses seem, as far as description goes, to be of 
■the Gloire de Dijon, and I fancy that anyone who grows that 
Rose largely might readily find blooms to correspond to these 
descriptions. 
SOUPERT ET NOTTING. 
Comtesse Anna Thun.—O range yellow ; flowers cupped. 
Madame Max Singer.—M edium size ; clear yellow, shaded 
■with orange ; centre golden yellow. 
Tii^rese Lamrert.—R ose colour, with yellowish red at the 
■■base and orange in the centre. 
REBOUL 
Eliza Reroul.—F lowers moderate, cup-shaped ; outer petals 
■white, centre canary colour ; moderately vigorous ; fatal defect. 
' Souvenir de G^n^ral Ciiarreton.—W hite, slightly edged 
with pale rose ; centre rose shaded red, yellow base. 
LACHARME. 
Henriette de Beauvau.—T his Rose will be cherished as the 
last one sent out by Francois Lacharme. It is said to be large, 
globular ; colour clear yellow. I know the old gentleman expressed 
iri strong terms his opinion of this flower, and I hope it may be 
a credit to his judgment. 
GUILLOT, FILS. 
Madame Hoste.—F lowers composed of large thick petals ; 
yellowish white, deep yellow at the base. This sounds well. 
COCHET. 
Madame Philemon Cochet.—M edium size ; cupped ; rose 
■colour, sa'mon white at back of petals, slightly suffused with 
bluish violet. 
DUBRELTL. 
Princesse de S.vg.'in.—F lowers medium in size ; cupped 
shape ; velvety crimson, shaded black purple and amaranth. 
PERNET, FILS. 
iMada.me Joseph Godier.—C hina rose, tinted with carmine, 
shaded with canary red. 
PERNET, PERE. 
Triomphe de.s Noisettes.—N early full, blooming in clusters ; 
‘Colour bright rose. Climbing variety. 
MOREAU—ROBERT. 
L’Arondance.—IM edium size; pure white, slightly rosy on 
opening ; blooming in clusters from fifty to a hundred. What 
use this is, except as something in the style of Felicite perpetuelle, 
I cannot see. 
I shall next come to the Hybrid Perpetuals, which are net 
aiearly so numerous this year.—D., Deal. 
(To be continued.)! 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
So much advice has been given to the ruling powers of this Society 
lately that it seems almost sup-rfluous to add anything to what has 
already appeared ; however, my interest in the Society, and the desire 
that it shall gain the position it should occupy, are so great that a few 
words may be admissible. An important step is about to be taken in 
the election of several new members on the Council, and, like myself, 
many are awaiting the result with considerable curiosity. If a strong, 
united, and thoroughly horticultural representative Council be elected a 
large number of hew supporters will be gained, as a reformed policy will 
no doubt result. I am confident that some of the older and proved 
friends of the Society could from their long practical experience aid 
considerably in the reorganisation of the Society, and at the same time 
perhaps the energy of younger Fellows could be utilised. In any case, 
if the members elected have not the full confidence of the horticultural 
world, alterations in arrangements and tempting programmes will have 
but little effect. 
No one who is familiar with amateurs, gardeners, and nurserymen 
throughout the kingdom can fail to be aware that the inteiest felt in the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s proceedings and success is much less than 
it should be, and no one equally familiar with the Society its-elf can 
ignore the fact that they have only themselves to thank for this apathy. 
There is, however, a strong horticultural enthusiasm prevailing through¬ 
out the country, and there is no reason whatever why the “ Royal ” 
should not attract a much larger number of supported than it has at 
present. With a representative Council, a vigorous and generous policy, 
and lower terms of membership a successful start on a new career might 
be safelj' anticipated. 
The fair representation of horticulture could be effected in this way. 
Six of the members should be amateurs, three members of the trade 
(nurserymen and seedsmen), three gardeners, and three mfmbers of the 
Press (editors or proprietors). Two of the first named and one each of 
the others should retire annually, but be eligible for re-election. Then 
as to alteration in the membership, the Fellows’ subscription of two 
guineas could remain unaltered, and for that they should have two 
transferable tickets ; a membership of one guinea has been proposed 
and might well be adopted, giving one transferable ticket and voting 
powers. For gardeners half a guinea is the highest subscription that is 
likely to give any satisfactory returns, and it would be unnecessary that 
they should have voting powers, as probably but few would avail them¬ 
selves of it. But gardeners generally might be given a voice in the 
management of affairs by permitting all local societies affiliated to the 
“ Royal ” to send one delegate each, who, whether members or not, 
should be entitled to vote on all occasions. The question of electing 
associates has been raised, but it is a difficult one, though for my own 
part I think it could be accomplished by allowing gardener members to 
elect a certain number annually from their own body, such associates to 
have full voting powers. 
The garden at Chiswick could be rendered much more useful with an 
increased outlay in experiments and testing, but the results must be 
published promptly to serve their purpose. A monthly record of the 
Chiswick trials would keep the work of the Society constantly before 
the public, and be valuable to thousands of persons. The metropolitan 
meetings must still be followed out, but the shows can be left to other 
societies at present. Still, the conferences and congresses, which have 
proved so successful, might ba advantageously continued and extended. 
Some of these suggestions could no doubt be improved, but they are 
contributed with the earnest wish that whatever course the Society 
adopts it will be speedily raised from its present depressed state.— 
An Outsider. 
LAPAGERIA ROSEA AT COATINTRY. 
The gardens of James Marriott, Esq., are situated in Queen’s Road, 
Coventry, a few minutes’ walk from the London and North-Western 
station, and close to the nursery establishment of Messrs. Perkins and 
Sons. Plants are well grown in Mr. Marriott’s garden, and .some of 
them have appeared formidable rivals in competition with Mr. James * 
Cypher’s and other noted exhibitors at the best of the midland summer 
shows, including Shrewsbury, August 17th and 18th last year ; also at 
Bath Floral Fete, and obtained valuable prizes at the Derbyshire Agri¬ 
cultural and Warwickshire Agricultural Societies. It was at Sandy 
Show, August 2r>th, where the splendid specim n Lapageria rosea, 
fig. 17, was awarded first prize in a collection of ten stove and green¬ 
house pl.ants. It is grown in a tub, and the measurement is 7 feet 
8 inches high and feet through, and at the time bore 300 expanded 
blooms. A good plant of the white variety bids fair to become as large 
before long. A Stephanotis growing in a 14-inch pot is about 4 feet 
high from the rim of the pot and 5 feet 8 inches in diameter, and had 
on .580 trusses when shown ; this is grown in the intermediate house. 
I.xora salicifolia, sometimes difficult to manage, is represented by a large 
and vigorous plant. 
Various houses are filled with Ferns and Palms, Eucharis and Pan- 
cratiums, Crotons and Dracrenas both being well coloured, and other 
plants all suitable for exhibition and home decoration. Allamanda 
cathartica is valuable as a winter blooming plant, and Rhodoilendron 
