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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 30 
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NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
Hardy Rose Experience. 
Part I. 
Roses have perennial interest to most 
cultivators who grudge no efforts con¬ 
ducive to the welfare of their favorites, 
but the problem of finding an extensive 
range of handsome varieties, of sufficient 
vigor to adapt .themselves to our cli¬ 
matic conditions is far from solved, 
though occasionally a new kind comes 
forward admirably suited for our use. 
In the Spring of 1900 we procured from 
several progressive rose growers about 
75 of the most promising newer varie¬ 
ties, selecting those of claimed hardi¬ 
ness and adaptability for outdoor plant¬ 
ing. They have since had good care, fer¬ 
tilization and a light covering of marsh 
hay during Winter. Most of these plants 
are still living but with few exceptions 
are mere wrecks, producing but few sat¬ 
isfactory blooms in a season. They are 
not for decorative purposes worth the 
space they occupy and their extinction 
will not greatly be regretted. A few 
varieties have shown satisfactory resist¬ 
ance to mildew, black spot and other in¬ 
sidious enemies of the American rose- 
grower, and are worthy of extended 
planting where conditions are not dis¬ 
similar to those of the central coast re¬ 
gion. The recommendations given be¬ 
low are based on much more extended 
observations than the test mentioned. 
Some of these roses have been culti¬ 
vated in this country for more than a 
decade, and have well established their 
value for garden planting. 
Crimson Rambler. —There is a fairly 
extensive choice of reliable hardy climb¬ 
ing roses but the very popular Crimson 
Rambler is easily in the lead. Although 
introduced to American cultivation only 
eight years ago it is now seen every¬ 
where and established plants in congen¬ 
ial situations grow better every season. 
Nothing hitherto has equaled its gor¬ 
geous masses of deep-crimson blooms, 
but the new hybrid, Philadelphia, pro¬ 
duced on the Rural Grounds by crossing 
Crimson Rambler with the brilliantly- 
colored dwarf Victor Hugo, of the Hy¬ 
brid Perpetual class, promises to be a 
worthy companion. Philadelphia is iden¬ 
tical in habit, bloom and foliage, with 
the exception of bearing perfectly dou¬ 
ble blooms, the centers being so filled 
with short petals as to form very hand¬ 
some little rosettes. The o.oinr is very 
similar to the parent Rambler, but un¬ 
der some conditions comes a shade light¬ 
er. They are very fine for cutting as 
they are quite enduring in water. Those 
who already have Crimson Rambler 
would do well to try Philadelphia, plant¬ 
ing it in full exposure to the sun, though 
the foliage appears more resistant to 
mildew than that of the parent. 
Ruby Queen is a very hardy and valu¬ 
able rose, especially adapted for training 
on pillars or about porches. The name 
is somewhat misleading as the color is 
really a bright, clear cerise or carmine, 
with white center, but the shade is not 
dark enough to imply a ruby tint. It is 
one of the healthiest and cleanest of all 
roses in plant and bloom, as proven by 
innumerable testimonials from R. N.-Y. 
readers. Like others of this class it 
seems to grow better with age if well 
fertilized and cared for. 
May Queen and Pearl Queen are 
worthy companions of the preceding va¬ 
riety, first blooming on the Rural 
Grounds in 1895. They are hardy and 
strong growing as well as profuse 
bloomers. May Queen has large round, 
very double flowers; clear coral pink in 
color, while Pearl Queen produces great 
clusters of pearly white blooms tinged 
in the center with clear red. Both are 
delightfully scented and have glossy, 
healthful foliage. 
Alba Rubifolta is a cross between 
the species Wichuraiana and the tea 
rose Coquette de Lyon. It has shining, 
almost evergreen foliage, and the frag¬ 
rant flowers are pure white, large and 
very double. The young growth is bright 
red, looking as if varnished, which in 
connection with the white bloom seems 
to have suggested the name. It is 
equally good as a pillar rose or when left 
to grow as a broad weeping bush. 
Helene, a foreign seedling of Crimson 
Rambler, is thrifty and strong in growth 
with foliage rather better than the par¬ 
ent. It has the great advantage of being 
almost thornless. The flowers are large 
and quite double. The color is an odd 
shade of violet crimson, very pleasing 
when seen in mass, as the plant almost 
covers itself with bloom. Helene ap¬ 
pears very hardy not being hurt in the 
least during three years exposure. 
The Yellow Rambler, sometimes 
catalogued as Aglaia, is a desirable va¬ 
riety though the flowers open white 
from the pretty golden yellow buds. It 
does not usually bloom until established 
about three years, but is very attractive 
after reaching sufficient maturity. The 
flower trusses are large and most freely 
produced. The white and pink “ramb¬ 
lers” frequently offered as companions 
are not often satisfactory, as the blooms 
are quite flimsy and the strong canes 
viciously thorny. 
Climbing Ct.othilde Soupert belongs 
to an increasing class of tall-growing 
sports from popular tea, hybrid tea and 
remontant roses. We have climbing 
Kaiserin, climbing Hermosa, climbing 
Souv. de Wooten, etc. Most of them give 
little satisfaction, as the free growth is 
likely to be developed at the expense of 
frequency of bloom. Climbing Soupert 
is not free from this defect but it is less 
marked than some others. It was first 
sent out a season or two ago from the 
nursery of the P. J. Berckmans Co., At¬ 
lanta, Ga. As grown here it seems en¬ 
tirely hardy and throws up canes eight 
to 10 feet high. The blooms are precise¬ 
ly similar to the dwarf type of Clothilde 
Soupert, probably the most useful of all 
garden roses, and have the same habit 
of decaying in the bud in rainy weather. 
Climbing Soupert bids fair to become a 
prized addition to our tall-growing sec¬ 
tion. 
Ards Rover. —A plant of this fine 
English pillar rose was received three 
years ago from Ellwanger & Barry, Ro¬ 
chester, N. Y., who appear to be the only 
nurserymen listing it in this country. It 
has shown itself worthy of great ad¬ 
miration as it is hardy, vigorous, and 
throws out a great profusion of very 
large rich crimson double blooms, al¬ 
most rivaling Alfred Colomb in bril¬ 
liancy and finish, but of a darker shade. 
The foliage is large and resistant to dis¬ 
eases. 
Two Others. —One always likes to say 
a good word for Reine Marie Henriette, 
large cherry-red blossoms, and W. A. 
Richardson, bright orange-yellow, but 
for their doubtful hardiness in many 
localities, though they are seldom harm¬ 
ed here. The great fragrant blooms of 
the first make it very conspicuous while 
the rich coloring of Richardson is 
scarcely equaled among roses. Both 
are strong growers and free bloomers, 
often breaking into bud during the Sum¬ 
mer and Fall months as well as in 
Spring. They were introduced from 
France over 25 years ago, and are much 
prized where they may be well grown, 
but cannot be recommended for severe 
climates. The newer hardy bush and 
dwarf roses will be reviewed in a suc¬ 
ceeding paper. 
Golden Variegated Comfrey.— 
Among the enduring herbaceous plants 
that grow better from year to year few 
please us more than the variegated form 
of Prickly Comfrey, Symphytum asper- 
rimum aureo-variegatum. It is entirely 
hardy as regards cold but the beautiful 
golden-edged foliage burns a little in 
very hot weather. Our plant has a most 
arid exposure yet it is in good condition 
most of the time, and more moisture or 
a trifle of shade would doubtless help it 
greatly. It makes a handsome rounded 
mass, like a large Funkia or day lily, 
and is particularly pleasing before and 
after it has bloomed, though the tall 
spikes of reddish-blue flowers do not 
make an unpleasing change. The old 
variegated comfrey was a garden sport 
of S. officinale, and is also a fine thing 
but not as vigorous as the present gol¬ 
den variegated form of Prickly Comfrey. 
The variegation of the old sort is creamy 
white, and it is handsomest in the 
Spring. It makes a large and shapely 
rosette before the flower stems form, but 
the coloring falls off in hot weather. 
The golden variety is just as attractive 
after blooming as before, if the flower 
stems are cut out as the blooms fade, 
and all old and deformed leaves re¬ 
moved. It is an interesting plant for 
hardy gardens, and can be had from a 
few nurseries for about 30 cents each. 
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Hairy vetch sown thinly in eight-inch 
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