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more of a benevolent institution, doing admirable work in that direc¬ 
tion. and well worthy of the support of gardeners. 
Now in conclusion let us see what are the prospects and the lessons 
we may have learnt from a consideration of the past. We have seen 
that Scotchmen in the past by reason of their superior education and 
sound practical knowledge have held their position in the front with 
ease. This should teach us something for our guidance in the future. 
A good practical knowledge is a great thing, and will always count. 
But scientific knowledge in combination with a good practical know¬ 
ledge will count for a great deal more. Let us not forget that com¬ 
pulsory education is the law of the land. Our Board Schools are turn¬ 
ing out the men of the very near future with a much more advanced 
education than formerly. The labouring man of the future will be the 
equal of the schoolmaster of the past, and it behoves gardeners of aU 
grades, especially young men, to see that they are not behind in the run- 
ning. Closer attention to the study of such subjects as botany, geometry, 
and chemistry in relation to soils will be found to be of great assistance 
to gardeners, and will go far to elevate them. For our services to be in 
demand we must acquire a reputation for skill and sound knowledge. 
The history of our leading men shows us that there is no royal road to 
success; step by step they rose, increasing their knowledge as they went, 
until at last, the summit gained, they could turn and gaze beneath at 
those who were distanced in the steep ascent. Progress is the order of 
the day and the spirit of the age, if we do not go forward we go back¬ 
ward. Being constantly in contact with the most beautiful objects of 
Nature, gardeners live a healthy moral life, and their thoughts naturally 
have a high range^; therefore in conclusion let me remind them of those 
well-known lines of Longfellow : — 
“ Lives of great men all remind us 
We can make our lives sublime, 
And departing leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time. 
“ Let us then be up and doing. 
With a heart for any fate. 
Still achieving, still pursuing. 
Learn to labour and to wait.” 
—Charles Lewis, Gardener, Ivy Home, Parh Place, Cardiff. 
NEW BOSES.—HYBRID PERPETUALS. 
A CONSIDERABLE change has taken place in the new Roses intro¬ 
duced from France, for whereas formerly the Tea Roses formed a very 
small portion, amounting only to some six or seven, and between 
fifty and sixty Hybrid Perpetuals used to be announced, now the two 
classes much more nearly approximate in numbers, for this year we have 
twenty-one Teas and twenty-eight Hybrid Perpetuals. There is no 
doubt that the increased attention given to Tea Roses with us, aud their 
increasing popularity, have reacted on the French raisers, and have led 
them to pay more attention to the raising of seedlings of this class than 
used to be the case. It is another curious instance of the law of 
demand and supply. Formerly, when Tea Roses were little cared for 
few were raised, now when so many are looking for them the supply is 
quadrupled. 
It is no wonder that we look in the most placid manner at the lists 
of new Boses, when we find that of tbe twenty-four which stood highest 
in Mr. Mawley’s analysis of Tea Roses exhibited in 1888 (1 do not quote 
last year as it was so exceptional a season), there were only three which 
had been sent out since 1880, and there was not any of later date than 
1883. The analyses given by Mr. Wilks in the proceedings of the Rose 
Conference tallies very much with this, for in the first twenty.four, 
where the voters amounted to seventy-nine, there were but three 
additions to the number of new Roses, and of these one obtained twenty, 
another twelve, and another ten votes, the highest number, A. K. 
Williams, having seventy-one votes, and these three varieties are all 
English raised flowers. No wonder, then, that we are not much excited 
by the amount of new Roses, no matter how glowing the descriptions 
may be. And withal we must see what our French friends try to tempt 
us with this year, and we find M. Eugene Verdier does not head the 
list as far as numbers are concerned this year, as that honour (?) falls to 
LevBque et fils, and his flowers are not so numerous as in former years, 
as he only announces five. 
EuGkNE Verdier. 
Ahel Cliatenay .—Vigorous plant of erect habit; flowers large and well 
shaped, brilliant currant red flushed with carmine. 
Buffalo Bill ,—This name seems to have 'taken with the French, for 
I have seen several plants so named. Erect habit; flowers large, flat ;• 
colour deep rose. This is a form which has much gone out of favour 
of late years. 
Laurent Carle.. —Growth very vigorous and ereet; flowers large, full, 
and well formed ; colour beautiful carmine rose, very fresh in the- 
colouring. 
Leopold Vauvel. —Flowers very large, of admirable form, holding 
themselves well, very sweet scented ; colour clear red, sometimes shaded 
very fresh. 
Skobeleff. —Flowers large, well formed, rose, much shaded witb 
lovely lilac ; the buds are enormous. 
Lev£que et Fils. 
Dachesse de Pino. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large, well formed ; 
colour red velvety crimson, shaded with deep carmine. 
Emile Bardiaux. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large and well formed 
colour bright carmine, shaded with flame colour and violet. 
Laforgade. —Colour brilliant carmine red ; plant vigorous. 
Madame Thibavt. —Stout, very vigorous ; flowers large, full, imbri¬ 
cated ; colour tender satiny rose, shaded with bright carmine rose. 
Martin Caliusae. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large ; colour bright car¬ 
mine rose. 
Maurice Leveque de Vilmorin. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large, of ai 
bright clear red, shaded with deep flame colour and brown, 
Liabaud. 
Antoine Itevoire. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large and well shaped, 
colour red shaded with claret. 
Mademoiselle Marie Magat. —Plant vigorous; flowers large and well 
formed, colour brilliant clear red. 
Souvenir de General Richard. —Hybrid of Portland Rose ; flowers, 
very full, colour scarlet red shaded. 
Vicomte de Lauziere. —Flowers very vigorous, large, well formed ; 
flowers clear purple red. 
Ketten FreBes. 
Antoine Sohurtz. —A flower raised by the Hungarian raiser Geshe- 
mind, and sent out by this firm. Plant moderate ; flowers large, full, 
and well formed, of the shape of Centifolia ; flesh colour. 
Tesnier. 
Pocteur Pouet. —Plant vigorous ; flowers large, well formed, of the- 
most brilliant fiery red, deeper in the centre. 
SOUPERT ET NoTTING. 
Gloire de VExposition de Bruxelles .—Plant very vigorous ; flowers 
large and well formed ; colour purple amaranth, deeply shaded. 
Oscar II.iRoi de Suede. —Very vigorous ; flowers large, well formed ; 
colour carmine, flushed with vermilion, and shaded with brown. To. 
this variety is appended the note that it was sent into commerce last 
May, and is now procurable in good plants at seven francs each. 
Pernet fils et Dgcheb. 
Gustave Peganeau. —Plant vigorous ; flowers extra large, full, cup. 
shaped ; lake red, with brilliant carmine. 
Li5d£CHAUX. 
Jeanne. IPely d'Uissel. —Plant vigorous; flowers large, well formed, 
of admirable shape ; colour purple red, bright in the centre, reverse of 
petals purple. 
Nabonnand et fils. 
Madame Alice Allatini. —Plant very vigorous; flowers very large, 
nearly full ; colour satiny ruby red. 
Pernet pere. 
Madame Bertrand. —Plant very vigorous ; flowers very large, nearly 
full, colour beautiful clear rose, the reverse of petals crimson red. 
Widow Schwartz. 
Madame Chabal. —Very vigorous plant ; flowers medium size, full, 
cupped, colour carmine rose with silvery sheen. 
Souvenir de Gomot. —Plant visoroui, flowers large and well formed, 
globular, colour fiery red, centre deep velvety claret colour. 
Gdillot et fils. 
Madame Renachy. —Plant vigorous ; flowers well formed, colour clear 
rose with carmine centre, reverse of petals very tender rose. 
Dubreuil. 
Marie Sage. —Plant very vigorous and free flowering, seedling from 
Hermosa, colour of China rose. To this a note is attached in the list I 
have before me. This Rose is stated to be a hybrid of Bengale, what 
is it ? 
Moreau Robert. 
Souvenir Gregoire Bordillon.—TAa.nt vigorous ; flowers large and 
well formed, colour bright scarlet red shaded with vermilion. 
J. Ducher fils. 
Souvenir de Rosieriste .Jacobs. —Plant very vigorous ; flowers very- 
large, full, well shaped, colour bright cerise red, veined with bright 
rose. 
I cannot say that this list is one to very much inspire us with hopes. 
Those credited with the greatest number are Messrs. Eugene Verdier, 
