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injured by rain. This is a Rose that very soon gained considerable 
reputation owing to its colour, which is a decided orange, a shade till 
then unknown in Roses, and even now I believe it is only to be found 
elsewhere in the centre of Perle d’Or, one of the tiny Polyanthas. I 
remember being at a Crystal Palace Show, and overhearing a lady 
inquire of a rising professional grower about W. A. Richardson, which 
was then a novelty. “ Oh ! you would not like it,” was his reply ; “ it is 
very small.” It is indeed quite small, and suitable only for button¬ 
holes and decorative purposes ; but I was sure he had made a mistake, 
and that the Rose would be much sought after, especially by ladies, and 
I think I am right in saying that ever since that time I have had more 
applications for buds for propagating purposes of this Rose than of any 
other variety. In shape it generally comes well, but it has most pro¬ 
voking manners, which I should think have often caused annoyance, for 
the blooms often come of a very pale yellow with no trace of orange, 
except perhaps at the very base of the petals ; but about the time that 
the nurseryman who supplied it has received an indignant letter of 
complaint the buyer on passing by the plant sees a bud coming of the 
true colour. For a while they will all come true, and then some come 
perhaps nearly white again. This is a very provoking habit, and I do 
not know that the cause of it is understood. I thought at one time it 
was only the extra strong buds which came of the wrong colour, and it 
is true the weakest shoots generally produce true flowers, but I am not 
sure that the weather has not also something to do with it. The blooms 
come well shaped, and are lovely when they come true to colour. It is 
fairly free blooming, and pretty good as an autumnal, but requires to be 
well treated, and though hardier than some of the Teas is liable to 
injury from frost. 
Teas. 
The Roses of this charming section are especially liable to the fol¬ 
lowing bad manners :—Impatience of rain and of frost, and of being 
grown as dwarfs ; but these are more than counterbalanced by their 
good qualities : entire immunity from orange fungus, being almost all 
free bloomers and good autumnals, lasting better than H.P.’s, and thriving 
better than they do on light soil. 
Adam (Adam, 1833) ; syn. President (Paul & Son, 1860).—Of poor 
growth and small reputation. The blooms are large, globular, and very 
sweet, but loose and untrustworthy, and the sort is of little value as a 
free flowerer or autumnal. 
Amatone (Ducher, 1872).—Of rather better growth, with long 
pointed buds of a good deep yellow colour, which is still much wanted 
in this class. Some of the Teas are only valued in the bud state for 
cutting and market purposes, and those that have long slender buds 
are much more graceful and valuable for decoration and wreaths than 
the globular sorts. They are useful for this purpose, even if the shape 
be poor when fully opened. Amazone has, however, much helped by 
its colour, been occasionally shown successfully, notably in the winning 
professional seventy-two at the last N.R.S. Show at the Crystal Palace. 
But it is loose and wanting in centre, of no value as a free bloomer or 
autumnal, and can by no means be reckoned among the best. 
Anna Olliviei’ (Ducher, 1872).—A good grower with bright foliage, 
but the secondary shoots from the base are much stronger than the 
spring growth ; but little liable to mildew, and will do well as a dwarf. 
All the Teas are liable to be spoiled by rain, the petals sticking together 
and then decaying. Those which are fullest and stoutest in petal are the 
worst, and this Rose, being inclined to be thin and not so full as some, 
does not suffer perhaps so much. The blooms usually come well, it 
being generally the case with Teas, as with H.P.’s, that the largest 
and the strongest blooms are the most likely to come “ divided,” or 
otherwise malformed. This is a lovely Rose of the charming pointed 
globular shape, and capable of reaching a full size ; it requires to be 
grown extra strong to be fit for exhibition, but is then very effective. 
I remember one some years ago in a stand which won the amateur’s 
trophy whose petals were very fine indeed, and seemed unusually stout. 
But it is not in general a Rose of lasting qualities for a Tea, though its 
extreme freedom of bloom throughout the season, charming shape in 
the bud, freedom of growth, and comparative hardiness should give it 
a place in almost every list. 
JBel’e Lyonnaise (Levet, 1869).—See Gloire de Dijon. 
Bouquet d'Or (Ducher, 1872).—See Gloire de Dijon. 
Catherine Mermet (Guillot, 1869).—Of moderate growth, with not 
strong foliage, rather liable to mildew, and easily injured by rain. The 
blooms as a rule come well, and the amateur who can get a really strong 
shoot and can keep the bud dry will generally be richly rewarded. 
This is one of the finest Tea Roses when grown to perfection. It 
must be strongly fed, and all the power reserved for two or three 
blooms ; then in petal, fulness, shape, size, and lasting qualities it is 
near perfection, but the colour is more fleeting than the shape. This 
is one of the varieties which will not succeed as a dwarf, at least with me. 
I do not know the reason why certain of the Teas, if budded on the 
Briar close to the ground, do not thrive or flower so well as when 
budded on the same stock a little higher—18 inches will make a great 
deal of difference—but so it certainly is with me, and as I cannot keep 
standard Teas alive in severe frost in my low situation by any protec¬ 
tion that I have hitherto tried, this little piece of bad manners is to me 
especially annoying. A Rose of great reputation, and by many con¬ 
sidered highest in merit among show Teas. The raisers of new varieties 
bear witness to its good name by the readiness thev show to class their 
productions as “ in the way of Catherine Mermet.” But it cannot be 
called hardy, of strong constitution, free blooming, a good autumnal, 
or “ able to do anywhere.” 
Comtesse de Friyneuse (Guillot, 1886).—This Rose raised our hopes 
by its colour, for, as I have said, we want a bright, reliable, decided, self 
yellow among the pure Teas ; but we were doomed to disappointment,, 
as it is loose and most uncertain in shape, and not even long and fine in 
the bud like Amazone. 
Comtesse de NadaiUac (Guillot, 1871).—Of dwarf, thorny, and,, 
unless well treated, weakly growth and foliage ; not liable to mildew, 
but spoiled by rain, though more tolerant of it than some. This is a 
Rose which, despite its small growth and generally feeble appearance, 
rises in reputation every year, and was last season very much ahead of 
of all show Tea Roses. The habit of this variety and that of Princess 
of Wales, is, as I tried to show lately in the Journal, peculiar to them¬ 
selves. The smallest shoot with a little bud at the end may grow 
and swell for weeks before opening, and will then probably show a. 
bloom that not only for beauty but also for size will utterly eclipse any¬ 
thing that can be produced from even such strong rampant growers as 
Gloire de Dijon or Climbing Devoniensis. Six or seven years ago I had’ 
a very small plant of this Rose. It had made hardly any growth the- 
previous season, and, when pruned, there remained the crooked Briar 
stem about 10 inches high, and as thick as one’s finger ; above that about 
2 inches of old wood, and at the end of this a tiny stump of new wood. 
Two buds pushed very early, resulting in two weakly looking shoots, 
each with a bud at the end. The season was hot, and the plant stood in 
a border near a short south wall. Instead of these buds opening in- 
the great sun heat they simply grew and swelled for some weeks, the 
shoots thickening in proportion. One of the buds opened several 
days before the first available show. After being admired for a day or 
two it was cut as hopeless to keep for show purposes, and placed in 
water in the house for three days, and yet was the best bloom in a 
winning stand of twelve on the fourth day. The other bud opened a- 
week later, and was exhibited at three shows. At the first it won the 
prize as the best Tea, at the second the silver medal as best Rose (H.P. 
or T.) in the show, and at the third, where no prize was given for a best 
Rose of any sort, it was still one of the most noticeable in a winning stand 
of twelve. And yet a thick strong bushy shoot may open its bud almost 
at once, and produce a comparatively poor bloom. It does decidedly 
best as a short standard, but will also yield fine flowers as a dwarf. 
The blooms sometimes come divided, but when good they are first rate in 
petal, fulness, shape, lasting qualities, and size. The colour is lovely 
and most changeable. Mr. Prince can show it as a yellow Rose, but- 
this is generally when it is too much expanded, and the “ point ” is- 
gone. There is much more pink than yellow in it wit’n me. The plants 
are of pretty good constitution, by which I mean that they will live 
and not deteriorate for many years if well cultivated, will stand close 
pruning, and may be planted pretty near together. Being of such small 
growth it cannot of course stand high in estimation as a free flowerer 
or autumnal, and it is often difficult to find a sufficiency of good bude 
for propagating purposes.—W. R. Raillem. 
(To be continued.) 
Mae£chal Kiel Cankebixg. 
I LOOK forward each week to Mr. Raillem’s catalogue commentary. 
It is most useful and interesting, but I was astonished to read this 
morning the assertion from so able and experienced a grower that “ there- 
is no cure for canker ” in Mar6chal Kiel. Now I have grown this Rose 
for many years, but I never lost a plant from canker, I think the 
eyes of rosarians must be blind or their hearts hardened againgst the 
poor plant’s plaintive and touching cries for help if they do not see and 
use the remedy. Why does this Rose canker? Surely from a check to. 
the flow of sap. Nature sometimes causes the bark to crack and so' 
temporary relief is afforded, which assistance may be made complete. 
and permanent by cutting with a sharp knife deeply through the canker 
and continuing the cut down below the ground line, I have seen, 
scratches of a knife, evidently made in doubting unbelief, quite in¬ 
effectual, but where the cut has been made boldly and continuously the 
result has been a new formation of bark, a regular flow of sap, and 
immediate thanks from the grateful plant in the shape of vigorous, 
shoots and abundant blooms. Bob Sawyer’s remedy of hot punch for 
rheumatism failed, as he said, only when the patient fell into the vulgar 
error of not taking enough of it. Marechal Niel will die of canker 
only from the dread of the operator to use his knife with a free and 
continuous cut. I hope someone else may tell us of a quicker and safer 
remedy. Don’t say “there is no cure for canker” in Mar6chal Niel.— 
Henry B. Biron, Lympne Rectory, Hythe. 
Mildew on Roses. 
How to prevent this is a perplexing question with many, and any 
information is sure to be of Interest to some of your readers who growr 
Roses under glass. Two good-sized span-roof houses at Highbury, near 
Birmingham, the residence of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.> 
are devoted entirely to Roses in pots and planted out, and are now in 
excellent health and showing plenty of flowers, and are entirely free 
from mildew. Mr. Cooper keeps the hot-water pipes well supplied with 
a dressing of black sulphur, and to this cause he attributes the absence, 
of mildew.—D. S. H. 
AMONGST THE PRIMULAS, 
For many years Messrs. J. Carter & Co. have annually had a display 
of Primulas in their Perry Hill Nurseries that well merited inspection, 
but the exhibition at present provided surpasses in most respects all their 
