April 29. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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bloom together, there will be such a gorgeous display of 
floral beauty, as would rather astonish our forefathers in 
gardening, could they rise up some fine morning in 
June or July and see them. 
These large pans of achimenes will yield a large 
supply of roots for the following season. The care 
required will be, when the bloom is over, to allow them 
gradually to die down in some pit or frame, then cut off 
the dead tops, and place them in some dry place out of 
the reach of frost, till the potting season comes round 
again. 
In looking over our last paper on this subject, we 
find we have overlooked one species that is well worth 
being grown as a large, fine specimen. It is the 
Achimenes grandiflora, a species that grows about 
fifteen to eighteen inches high, and has large rose- 
coloured flowers. T. Appleby. 
CULTURE OE ROSES IN POTS FOR 
EXHIBITION. 
(Continued from page 53.) 
Soil. —This is an important item in pot culture, for 
without the right soil, it is in vain to look for fine strong 
plants, or large full blooms. Many of our readers are 
aware that the Messrs. Paul, of Cheshuut, have been 
for years very successful in growing roses in pots for 
exhibition ; the soil they use, Mr. W. Paul describes as 
being “ two parts stiff strong turfy loam, well broken up, 
but not sifted; two parts manure (road gatherings laid 
by for a season, or hotbed manure not too far decom¬ 
posed) ; and one part burnt earth. This compost (he 
says) should be laid up in a heap in autumn, and 
turned two or three times during the winter, and a little 
newly-slaked lime scattered throughout to destroy 
worms and grubs. This is the soil they use for the 
mass, but for the more delicate varieties (China and 
Tea-scented) it may be improved by the addition of one 
part leaf-mould, or well-pulverized manure.” This is 
certainly a good soil for roses, whether in pots 'or 
planted out in the borders, but we believe, for the 
tenderer varieties, the addition of one part sharp sand 
would be useful; and we do not think such a long 
preparation necessary or advantageous, neither is the 
burnt earth indispensable. 
Our recipe for compost for roses in pots is, first, for 
the strong-growing varieties, three parts strong turfy loam 
taken from some pasture not more than three inches 
deep, and one part good hotbed manure. Chop the 
loam well up, and mix the manure thoroughly into 
every part of it, a small quantity of quick-lime cast 
in amongst it at the time will be beneficial, and 
will not only destroy worms, slugs, &c., but will help 
to break down and decompose the vegetable mat¬ 
ters in the compost. Secondly, for the sleiuler-grow- 
ing varieties, three parts of the same kind of loam, two 
parts leaf-mould, and one part sharp river sand, with 
the lime added as before. This will suit these tender- 
roses, inasmuch as the sand will allow the water (the 
great enemy to the tender roots of these kinds of roses 
if retained too long in the soil) to pass through it freely; 
once or twice turning over and mixing will be a quite 
sufficient preparation. Having got the house and pit 
ready and the compost prepared, the next consideration is 
The most suitable hinds for growing in pots. —It is quite 
true that all roses will, with proper care, bloom well in 
pots; but, as in other florists’ flowers, there are diver¬ 
sities of merit, and as there is a considerable amount of 
expense and trouble in growing them in pots, it is very 
desirable to choose such varieties as experience has 
proved most desirable. A good habit, variety of colour, 
abundance of bloom, with the best forms, combined 
with a tolerably long season of bloom, and possessing 
| or yielding the greatest amount of perfume; these are 
the properties most desirable for this purpose. The 
number to be cultivated in pots depends, as a matter of 
course, upon the convenience the cultivator may have 
at command. It is well known that roses are divided 
into several classes, but a list drawn up upon the class¬ 
ing system would, we think, be no more useful than the 
following in alphabetical order, especially as the class to 
which they belong is indicated immediately after the 
name. They possess more or less of all the charac¬ 
teristics indicated above as desirable properties for roses 
cultivated in pots to be exhibited. 
Abbreviations.—(A.) alba (white), (B.) bourbon, (C.) 
Chinese, (G.) Galliea, (H. C.) hybrid China, (H. P.) hybrid 
perpetual, (M.) moss, (N.) Noisette, (P.) provence, (T.) 
tea-seented. 
Abbe Mioland (C.), rosy-purple, striped with white. 
Abricole (T.), apricot-colour, margined with flesh. 
Adam (T.), rich rosy-salmon. 
Adele Prevost (G.), silvery blush. 
Adrienne dc Cordoville (P.), rosy-crimson. 
Armosa (B.), fine bright pink. 
Augustine Mouchelet (H. P.), rose, shaded with purple. 
Baronne Prevost (H. P.), extra large, beautiful pale rose. 
Belle de Scgur (A.), fine blush, centre flesh-colour. 
Blanche fleur (G.), fine flesh-white. 
Blush (M.), blush pink. 
Boule de Nanteuil (G.), brilliant crimson and purple. 
Bouquet de Flore (B.), light carmine. 
Cramoisie superieure (C.), bright velvety-crimson. 
Caroline (T.), blush rose, shaded. 
Chenedole (H. C.), light vermilion, very large. 
Clara Sglvain (T.), white, with cream centre. 
Coup d’ Hebe (B.), deep rose. 
Coup d' Hebe (H. C.), beautiful deep pink, the finest of 
forms. 
Comte de Paris (H. P.), purple, crimson, and lilac. 
D' Avranches (P.), blush-pink, dark centre. 
P>' Agnesseau (G.), deep bright crimson. 
Dido (G.), crimson, rose edges. 
Devoniensis (T.), large pale buff, with creamy-white edges. 
Don Carlos (T.), white, bull', and salmon. 
Duchess of Praslin (H. P.), delicate blush, pink centre. 
Duchess of Sutherland (H. P.), fine rosy-pink. 
Eliza Suuvage (T.), fine yellow, centre orange. 
Elizabeth Plantier (H. C.), crimson-scarlet, shaded with 
dark crimson. 
Etendard de Marengo (H. P.), brilliant crimson. 
Eugene Desgaches (T.), bright rose. 
Fleur d’ Amour (G.), bright crimson, changing to purple. 
Fulgens (H. C.), rich crimson. 
Geant des Batailles (H. P.), brilliant crimson, shaded with 
purple. 
General Allard (H. C.), deep rose-carmine. 
General Negrier (H. P.), beautiful pale blush. 
George Cuvier (B.), bright cherry-edged, with clear rose and 
purple. 
Goubalt (T.), large rich rose, centre buff. 
Henri Quatre (H. P.), bright pink. 
Henry Barbet (H. C.), light carmine. 
Jaune (T.), yellow. 
Jaune (N.), (Smith’s), yellow or straw-colour. 
Jacques Lajitte (H. P.), bright rose, large and full. 
Josephine Malton (T.), large, shaded buff and white. 
Julie Mansais (T.), delicate straw-colour. 
Kean (G.), scarlet, crimson, and purple, fine. 
Lanei (M.), deep rosy-crimson, tinged with purple. 
La Seduisante (A.),pink, white edges. 
Lamarque (N.), fine sulphur-yellow, edges white. 
La Pactole (N.), fine yellow. 
La Heine (H. P.), large, lilac-like-satin, superb. 
La Volupte (G.), bright crimson. 
La Florifere (B.), rosy-lilac, margined with crimson. 
Madame Brcon (C.), large brilliant rose. 
- Laffay (H. P.), brilliant rose. 
■-- Legras (A.), pure white. 
- Nerard (B.), silvery pink blush. 
- Plantier (H. C.), pure white. 
Madeleine (H. C.), pale flesh, edged with crimson. 
