M»y 8,1887. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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President Constant. —Pale coppery rose, base of petals 
bright yellowish fawn, and shaded on the edges and striped with 
bright red, large, full, erect, of fine shape, with long bud : very 
vigorous and free flowering. 
*? RI j' C i SS DE Hohenzollern. —Bright dazzling red, outside of 
petals darker than tho centre ones ; very large, full, and of fine 
shape, very vigorous. A plant of this Rose covered with bloom 
in full sunshine might be mistaken for a burning bush. There, 
my masters ! What think you of this for a description ? Could 
George Robins have excelled it ? Probably, however, he may 
mean that whoever goes in for it would be likely to burn their 
fingers. 
Princesse de Radziwuj.. — Coppery red shaded, large, full, 
erect, long conical bud ; vigorous. A seedling from Isabella 
.Nabonnand. 
A ICOMTESSE Dci.OCG pe Rosn ay. —Very bright rose, with a 
silvery edge to the petals ; large, full, well shaped, and very 
vigorous. J 
GUILLOT. 
Luciole. —Very bright carmine rose tinted with saffron 
yellow, the base of the petals being coppery yellow, and the back 
of them bronzed ; Large, full, of good shape and habit, with a long 
bud, vigorous, most deliciously scented ; a seedling from Safrano 
rouge ; extra good. Guillot has given us some of our best Teas, 
and when he pronounces of this Rose that it is extra good we may 
hope that there is something in store for us, although Safrano is so 
thin that one might yet doubt whether a seedling from it would 
answer to the description fully. 
SOUPERT ET NOTTING. 
Arciiduchesse Marie Imjiaculata. —Clear brick red, shaded 
with glossy fawn, centre golden vermilion ; large, full, and of good 
shape, outer petals being very large ; vigorous, and very sweet- 
scented. Extra good. 
Directeur C. Bernard. —Delicate rosy magenta on a silvery 
ground, the edges of the outside petals being often edged with pale 
violet; large, very full and imbricated ; vigorous and very sweet- 
scented. A very beautiful variety. 
GONOD. 
Baroxne de Fonvielle. —Coppery yellow, back of petals 
reddish lake ; large, full, and of good shape; vigorous, very free- 
flowering and sweet scented. 
WIDOW LtDfiCHAUX. 
Chateau des Bergereis.— Pale canary yellow, centre darker ; 
,Ig e? globular, and very full, with a substantial well-shaped bud. 
Vigorous. 
BONNAIRE. 
Docteur Grim,. —Coppery yellow, with a fawny rose reflex, 
hack of petals shaded china rose ; an entirely new colour. Large, 
full, and of perfect shape ; vigorous. 
Madame Chavory. —Nankeen yellow at opening, the back of 
the petals turning to china rose, while their face becomes coppery 
yellow (a description which might do for an attack of yellow 
jaundice) ; a very large flower, measuring from 4 to 5 inches across, 
of beautiful imbricated shape ; a very vigorous and free-flowering 
climbing Rose ; raised from Madame Berard and William Allen 
Richardson. 
DUBREUIL. 
DucnESSE de Bragance. —Bright canary yellow in the centime, 
paler on the edges, very full, and opening well, with a firm stem ; 
the outer row of petals curls back very gracefully. Vigorous, with 
long wood. 
WIDOW SCHWARTZ. 
Madame Delespadl. — Yellowish white, centre rosy salmon ; 
large, very full, cupped, and of good shape ; of dwarf growth. 
Vigorous ; a seedling from Gloire de Dijon. 
BERNAIX. 
rTI Madame A. Etienne. —Rosy claret colour on the edges of tho 
petals, gradually diminishing to pale rose, and fading away towards 
the centre, which is pure white ; cupped, the outer petals very large, 
and rather distant one from the other ; the inner ones much smaller 
and reflexed ; rose colour before the flower is fully expanded. A 
very coquettish (!) and charmingly fresh-looking Rose, and very 
fragrant; of bushy habit, each short branch having a terminal 
flower. One wants a little breath after reading this ; but even then 
who can possibly imagine wliat the Rose is like— a coquettish Rose ; 
well, perhaps she will make love to tho burning bush already 
described (by the raiser). 
Madame Scipion Cochet. —Outer petals pale rose, shaded a 
dull white on a pale ground ; inner petaLs shading from canary to 
apricot yellow with a purple reflex ; very double, imbricated, and 
of vigorous growth. A sterling variety, and a desirable Rose. 
Vicomtesse de Wautier. —Beautiful rose petals, tinted yellow 
on the inside, and sometimes shaded rose ; the centre is deep rose, 
producing a charming effect ; large, full, and fairly vigorous. 
C. LEVET, JEUNE. 
Madame Honore Dekresne. —Beautiful dark yellow, with 
coppery reflex ; of good shape and vigorous growth. 
Mademoiselle Elizabeth de Grammont. —Bright rose, 
base of petals coppery yellow ; large, very full, and of good shape 
and habit ; vigorous, and very free-flowering. A fine new Rose. 
LAMBERT. 
Mademoiselle Claudine Perreau. —Bright rose, sometimes 
paler ; a seedling from Souvenir d’un Ami, and in the same way, 
but much more vigorous in growth, although not a climbing Rose ; 
probably a great acquisition. 
Marie Lambert. —Pure white ; a seedling from Madame Bravy, 
and just as vigorous. A good Rose for pot work. 
J. N. MAY. 
The Bride. —This is a very beautiful sport from Catherine 
Mermet, white, but not so white as Niphetos ; it is, however, more 
vigorous, and will most probably be a useful Rose. 
It is very difficult from the description to forecast what the Roses 
may be, but if at all like what they are described we are likely to 
have some novelties. In Guillot’s Luciole and in Bernaix’s two 
Roses, we may probably find prizes. We have so often been 
doomed to disappointment in our anticipations that it will be safer 
not to prophesy, but I think we may look for more novelty 
amongst the Teas than the Hybrids.—D., Deal. 
CUCUMBERS IN FRAMES. 
There is no better way of growing Cucumbers from April to 
October than in frames. Those with many glass houses generally 
devote some of them to Cucumber-growing, and it is a fine sight to 
observe scores or hundreds of the fruits hanging from the roof, and 
when seen in this way some might be inclined to think that the house 
system was the best. It is not, as there is no way in which Cucum¬ 
bers fruit so freely as in frames. I would undertake to produce 
three times the quantity of fruit from plants in a two-light frame 
than can be gathered from those in two lights of a pit, and with 
proper management I will guarantee that anybody may do the same. 
Cucumbers in houses generally bear very heavily for a short time, 
then they fall off very much, and, although a second crop may come, 
they never bear so constantly as those in frames. I could name 
many instances where the first Cucumbers were cut from a frame 
in May, and the supply never ceased until October, and they came 
almost as fast as they could be cut. Why this should be is not 
difficult to explain, as frame plants are not half so liable to be infested 
with insects as those in warm houses, and the roots never appear to 
be checked in a dung bed, but the moisture in a mound of soil in 
the house is very apt to fluctuate. A little bottom heat is very 
necessary at first, and it is beneficial as long as it lasts, but excessive 
heat must be avoided at all times. 
Make a good hotbed at the beginning. This may be composed 
of stable manure, tree leaves, and any refuse that will ferment. 
The bed cannot be made too firmly. The firmer it is the longer 
will it hold the heat. A bed properly made now will afford heat 
for three or four months. If it is 3 feet high at the front and 
4 feet or a little more at the back it is sure to prove right. It must 
always be about a foot wider all round than the frame. Early in 
the season in placing a frame on a hotbed a lining of the manure 
is generally placed round it and nearly up to the top ; but now this 
is not necessary, and the bed may be made, finished off, and then 
place the frame on it. If any more is added a little of the material 
may be placed as a layer inside, but it should not be nearer the 
glass than 15 inches or 18 inches. 
Place a mound of soil in the centre of each light. Some place 
one at the top and another at the bottom, but this will crowd the 
plants too much, as one plant will always fill one light. The soil 
should consist of good loam to the extent of three parts and the 
other part rich manure. Do not use sand or leaf soil, there is no 
nourishment for the plants in these, and they only tend to produce 
leaves and long-jointed unfruitful wood. The mound must be 
from 10 inches to 1 foot in depth and about 2 feet in diameter. Do 
not place it in the form of a cone, but make it more level, and 
water may then be given freely. If a plant can be obtained place 
it out in the centre of the mound in a slanting direction, that the 
top of it may not come in contact with the ghiss. If a plant cannot 
be had, insert a seed in the same part, or in case of failure sow two 
seeds, and if both grow draw out one of them. As soon as the 
