788 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 10, 
Ruralisms 
The Cherokee Rose. —A very inter¬ 
esting rose species is Rosa laevigata, na¬ 
tive to eastern China and the adjoining 
islands of Formosa and southern 
Japan. While unfortunately not hardy 
in the North, it has long run wild in 
our Southern States and certain of the 
Bahama Islands, where it is universally 
admired under the name of Cherokee 
rose. It is a vigorous growing and 
high climbing shrub with shining ever¬ 
green foliage and slender green 
branches, armed with probably the 
most viciously hooked prickles of the 
genus. The flowers do not come in 
clusters, but are borne singly in the 
greatest profusion early in the year, 
and more sparingly at the end of Sum¬ 
mer. The color is pure white, rarely 
rose-tinted, with conspicuous clustered 
yellow stamens. They range from three 
to four inches in diameter, and are 
justly ranked among the most attrac¬ 
tive of wild rose blooms. The fruits 
or heps that follow are large and cov¬ 
ered with bristles. The Cherokee rose 
is occasionally planted for defensive 
hedges in the South, as its cruel thorns 
are very effective in repelling intruders. 
In the North it is sometimes grown 
under glass, where it flourishes and 
blooms with great freedom. But it is 
in California—the land of horticultural 
surprises—that it appears to best ad¬ 
vantage. Mr. Sidney Hockridge, Red¬ 
lands, Cal., writes: 
Our soil is a red calcareous drift with 
perfect drainage, just suitable for strong¬ 
growing roses, while our hot Summers ripen 
the tender wood of the Cherokee so that no¬ 
where else in this country is there to bo 
seen such profusion of bloom, and travelers 
tell me that the Cherokee rose plants noticed 
in the Japan Archipelago did not approach 
In capacity for bloom those we have in our 
vicinity. 
Distinct and desirable as the species 
is, it has been little used for the pro¬ 
duction of new varieties. There is in 
commerce a fine variety known as 
Anemone, with very large, bright pink, 
single flowers more profusely borne 
over a longer period than those of the 
type. It first appeared in southern 
Europe, and is generally supposed to 
be a hybrid with a Tea rose. It is 
without doubt a lovely plant, much 
liked abroad for conservatory decora¬ 
tion and for outdoor culture where the 
climate permits. Mr. Hockridge says 
it blooms over a period of seven weeks 
in Spring and again less freely in Fall 
in his locality, the blooms _ coming in 
clusters, and not solitary as in the type. 
He regards it as a variety of great 
beauty, unfortunately still scarce in this 
country. Another reputed hybrid with 
the slender-growing and almost thorn¬ 
less Rosa Banksise of China, is listed 
as R. Fortuneana. It has climbing 
prickly stems and large double yellow- 
white blooms, but it is so difficult to 
cultivate that it is seldom seen of late 
years. 
Authentic Cherokee Hybrids. —Not¬ 
withstanding the vigorous growth of 
the Cherokee rose under favorable con¬ 
ditions it appears difficult to produce 
artificial hybrids of sufficient vitality to 
grow to flowering size. We have made 
many crossings on the Rural Grounds, 
using a typical plant for the seed par¬ 
ent, and fertilizing with pollen from 
many desirable garden roses and rose 
species. There is little difficulty in 
growing the resulting hybrid seedlings 
for a season or two, but even with the 
most careful glasshouse treatment they 
decline and die before the blooming age 
is reached. We have propagated some 
of the most promising by cuttings, and 
have even budded them on the parent 
Cherokee but without success, all per¬ 
ishing without bloom, though canes six 
feet long have been produced. The only 
exceptions are two plants of Cherokee 
x Frau Karl Druschki, a white Hybrid 
Perpetual, that are now entering their 
third year with some promise of contin¬ 
ued growth. A very striking common 
feature of the hundred or more Chero¬ 
kee hybrids we have grown is the entire 
disappearance of the characteristics of 
the mother plant. In no instance were 
the hooked prickles and narrow glossy 
foliage of Cherokee reproduced. The 
general type even when pollen from the 
most diverse sorts was used, is dwarf 
and bushy, with slender straight thorns 
or spines and foliage of the character 
of the pollen parent. One exception 
was produced by pollen of Marshal 
Niel, the well-known climbing yellow 
rose of northern greenhouses. This 
hybrid had hooked spines and inter¬ 
mediate foliage. Several propagations 
of it were made and buds inserted in 
various stocks, some growing strongly 
for a season or two, but all died with¬ 
out producing a flower, though one of 
the best plants was sent to a careful 
California grower for trial. 
The Silver Moon Rose. —One marked 
success was gained, however, by pol¬ 
linating Rosa Wichuraiana -with Chero¬ 
kee, resulting in the fine hardy garden 
rose, shown greatly reduced in size, in 
Fig. 368, page 783. There is little of 
Cherokee evident in plant or foliage, 
but the great semi-double blooms, nearly 
four inches across, strongly indicate the 
pollen parent. The buds are cream 
yellow in color, but the flowers open 
pure white, displaying at midday the 
bright yellow stamens. The petals are 
of much substance, lasting well when 
the blooms are cut. The foliage is large 
and shining, and the strong prickles 
straight instead of hooked. The plant 
looks more like the average Wichur- 
aiana-multiflora cross than one would 
expect, but there can be no doubt of 
the infusion of Cherokee blood. It has 
proved hardy in seven years’ test with¬ 
out Winter protection; is a strong 
grower, making canes five to eight feet 
in a season, and appears absolutely 
healthy. The variety will be introduced 
to commerce in a season or two, by a 
prominent firm of rose dealers under 
the name of Silver Moon. It was 
awarded a medal at the last exhibition 
of the National Rose Society. 
Mr. Hockridge’s Hybrid. —Mr. Hock¬ 
ridge has obtained under the favoring 
skies of California an authentic blend 
of Cherokee with Gloire des Roso- 
manes, a tall-growing red Remontant, 
introduced as far back as 1825. He 
describes the bloom as small, yellowish 
white, and disappointing, but with the 
possibility of paving the way for some¬ 
thing better. He wonders where the 
yellow comes from when pollen of a 
red rose is used on the white Cherokee. 
As yellow also predominates in the in- 
mature blooms of Silver Moon, which 
came from using Cherokee pollen on a 
white-flowered species, as well as in 
Rosa Fortuneana, the presumed hybrid 
with the white Banksian rose, it would 
appear quite dominant in the immediate 
offspring of Cherokee. The yellow col¬ 
oring of the stamens is intense in the 
type, and may spread to the corolla in 
the hybrid seedlings. 
Rosa Gigantea. —Another species of 
much interest, but heretofore of limited 
horticultural value, is Rosa erigantea of 
upper Burma in Asia. It is allied to 
the Tea rose, but forms an immense 
trailing or high climbing plant, produc¬ 
ing sparingly when mature the largest 
wild roses known. They are single, 
white, rather flimsy in texture, and 
rangfe from five to six inches in diam¬ 
eter. The species has occasionally 
bloomed in European greenhouses, but 
is so shy and needs so much space that 
it is not considered worth growing out 
of botanic gardens. There are plants 
in this country, but we have no account 
of their flowering. They would prob¬ 
ably grow well in the Gulf region and 
southern California, as the species is 
known to be able to endure slight 
frosts. It has been established in the 
warmer portions of southern Europe, 
and is said to thrive especially well in 
Portugal. A hybrid has been raised by 
crossing Gigantea with Reine Marie 
Henriette, a favorite hardy climbing 
rose with bright cherry red blooms, in 
the garden of Baron de Soutelhino, 
Oporto, which was recently exhibited 
at the international show of new roses 
held by the city of Paris, and received 
high commendation as a worthy gar¬ 
den variety. The blooms are larger 
than those of Reine Marie Henriette, 
and of a lighter shade. A supposed 
botanical hybrid of Gigantea is Beauty 
of Glazenwood or Fortune’s Double 
Yellow, a handsome kind with salmon- 
colored flowers, but almost impossible 
to cultivate in temperate climates. 
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