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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
are hollow in the interior, like a cup. It often blooms in 
the autumn, and, we doubt not, will eventually do so con¬ 
stantly, and thus become a ‘Hybrid Pertetual’ Rose. 
“The ‘Hybrid Noisette’ (Group 11) presents us with 
nothing new; but the ‘Hybrid Bourbon’ (Group 12) has 
been more generous. Frederic the Second is a capital 
Climbing or l’illar Rose, with large purplish-crimson flowers, 
well shaped, but not quite full. Paul Ricaut is certainly 
one of the finest of Roses : the boldness of growth, and the 
rich bright crimson hue of the flowers, must render it an 
universal favourite. It is equally good for a Standard or a 
| Pillar. Vivid (Paul’s) is something of the style of the latter. 
It is a smaller flower, but of a richer colour, and far more 
velvety : it is of vigorous growth, very hardy, and will form 
one of the most Striking of Pillar or Climbing Roses. 
“ The remaining groups of Summer Roses offer nothing 
very remarkable. We were looking with hope towards the 
I Roses from China, introduced by Mr. Fortune ; but these, 
however interesting in a botanical point of view, do not pos¬ 
sess the attributes required by the florist. Fortune’s Climb¬ 
ing Yellow, if hardy, may make a valuable addition to our 
Climbing Roses ; and the Banksia3 Fortunianawill probably 
make a useful Wall Rose, more showy than the old variety, 
! as its flowers are twice the size. 
I “ We now pass the second class, ‘ Autumnal Roses,’ the 
first five groups of which require no special notice. 
“The ‘Hybrid Perpetual’ (Group 27) has, within the 
last five years, given us more fine new varieties than all the 
I other groups together. Sixteen years ago there was but one 
i variety ; at the time of the publication of the ‘ Rose Gar- 
' den,’ 1847-48, there were 107; and now we have no less 
1 than 257 ; giving an increase of 150 varieties in five years! 
Some of these are of surpassing loveliness, and we shall 
proceed to note the names of those which have most de¬ 
lighted us, referring to pp. 15—22 for descriptions of them: 
—-Alexandrine Bachemeteff, Angelina Granger, Auguste Mee, 
Baronne Hallez, Baronne de Heeckeren, Blanche (Por- 
l temer), Caroline de Sansal, Cheraeu, Comte Odart, Comte 
de Nanteuil, Destigny, Duchesse de Praslin, Duchesse 
d'Orleans, Enfant du Mont Carmel, Eugene Sue, Ferdinand 
Deppe, General Bedeau, General Brea, General Castellane, 
General Cavaignac, General Negrier, Graziella, Inermis, 
Joan of Arc, Lady Stuart, Laura Ramand, Louise Peyronny, 
Madame de Manoel, Madame Ducher, Madame Fremion, 
Madame Guillot, Madame Louise Thenard, Madame Pepin, 
Madame Rivers, Mere do St. Louis, Noemi, Paul Dupuy, 
Prince Leon Kotchouby, Queen Victoria (Paul’s), Rosine 
Margottin, Salvator Rosa, Souvenir de Leveson Gower, 
Standard of Marengo, Triomphe de Paris, Volta, William 
Griffiths. This may appear a long list, but it may be de¬ 
pended on as containing the names of varieties of first merit 
only. It were easy to add as long a list of other interesting 
varieties, well worthy of culture ; but these we consider al¬ 
together indispensable to every amateur. 
“ If to the next group (28), the ‘Bourbon Perpetual,’ so 
many varieties have not been added, it is yet as remarkable 
for improvement: we may almost say it has given birth to a 
new style of llower, at the head of which stands Louise 
I Odier. These Roses, many of which were originated at 
Lyons, are of vigorous growth, producing long shoots well 
clothed with handsome shining foliage. The flowers, if well 
formed, are not generally large, therefore they cannot be 
recommended as Show Roses; but they flower so abundantly 
throughout the autumn, which many of the ‘ Hybrid Perpe- 
tuals’ do not, that they are even more desirable where the 
object is to have a good supply of Roses late in the year. 
Louise Odier, Colonel Foissy, Dr. Juillard, Prairie, and Reine 
Mathylde, are the most striking novelties. If allowed to 
look into the future, we should assign to this group a dis¬ 
tinguished position among Roses at no distant period. 
“ Group 29, the ‘ Rose de Rosomene,’ furnishes a remark¬ 
able Rose in ‘Comte Bobrinsky;’ the habit is dwarf; the 
flowers varying much in quality and colour: opening some¬ 
times beautifully, and almost scarlet. In ‘ Souvenir de Ma¬ 
dame Tulle’ we have a seedling from ‘ Geant des Batailles :’ 
the flowers are much darker, rich in appearance, and nicely 
cupped. 
“ In group 35 we find the ‘ Tea-scented.’ Among them, 
Canary is pretty in bud, but only semi-double when ex¬ 
panded. It appears a vigorous, hardy kind, and the buds 
February 16. : 
have a charming effect on the tree in the distance. Madame 
Villermoz is a fine bold Rose, with handsome foliage. Som- I 
breuil is also a variety of great promise. The past summer 
lias been most unfavourable for these Roses, consequently 
it is difficult to form a judgment of many that remain; but, ! 
as far as we can at present pronounce, we arc not sanguine 
in regard to the new kinds. 
“ The ‘ Bourbon ’ (Group 36) has given us darker and 
brighter flowers, both of which were much wanted. Apol- 
line, Aurore du Guide, Jury, Madame Cousin. Madame Hel- 
fenbein, Prince Albert (Paul’s) Reveil, Scipio, Sir J. Paxton, 
Souvenir d’ un frere, and Vorace, are the best of the nume¬ 
rous kinds recently added, and often continue flowering till 
the blossoms are destroyed by frost.” 
BEE-KEEPING FOR COTTAGERS 
(Continued from page 311.) 
Condensers —Feeders, if left on after feeding is over, will 
fulfil all the purposes of a condenser: a condenser, as its 
name imports, is used for collecting and condensing the 
perspiration that in the wint er, rises from the bees, and, unless 
carried away, settles upon the combs, and causes them to turn 
mouldy and breed disease. If you have not as many feeders 
as you have hives (and it is not at all necessary you should 
have, for none of your hives, if properly managed, ought to 
want feeding at all), a large gallipot, or bee-glass, turned 
upside down in a zinc trough, or even placed upon a piece of 
metal, with a largo hole in the centre, and set over the hole in 
the centre of the hive, will make as good a condenser as any¬ 
thing : should a piece of metal and not a trough be used, it 
will be necessary, every three or four days, to turn up the 
gallipot or glass, (first slipping a plate of tin or zinc under 
it, to prevent much cold air entering the hive), and wipe 
away the moisture that will have collected on it, and the 
metal: the condenser, in winter, tends as much as anything 
to preserve the health of the bees. 
Fumigators. —The kitchen-bellows may be easily used for 
smoking hives ; it will only be necessary to have a tin tube, 
about three inches long and two inches across, made to fit 
over the air hole; at one end of it there must bo rivetted a 
piece of perforated zinc ; at the other there must be a mova¬ 
ble lid made of a similar material. It will also be well to 
have a flat box, about two inches broad, four inches long, 
and half-an-inch deep, with a piece of perforated zinc fitted 
to one end, and a tube somewhat larger than the nozzle of 
the bellows fitted to the other, so as to make a box some¬ 
thing like a flat watering-pot-rose: this box is to be inserted, 
on operating, into the mouth of the hive, and fixed there 
with some bits of rag, or list: the object of it is to give the 
operator a freer use of his hands than he would have if the 
nozzle of the bellows were to be introduced into the hive. 
The material to be used in this is what is called Devil’s Snuff 
Box, Fuzz-ball, or Ruff-ball; it should be gathered nearly 
ripe, dried in the sun, and kept dry. Country folk can 
generally get this pretty easily from the fields; when, how ¬ 
ever, it cannot be procured, the Rocudinm cellure, or dark 
cobweb-kind of stuff that may be found in most wine-vaults, 
will answer the purpose equally well. 
Bee-Dress and Gloves .—Whatever may be said about cool- j 
ness in operating being the best protection against stings, it ! 
is always desirable to be protected; in fact, the necessary | 
coolness can only be obtained after many years experience, i 
and then only by a favoured few. Do not, then, despise a I 
bee-dress and gloves. The thick leather gloves used by 1 
hedgers, drawn well up the coat-sleeves, or a pair of thick 
woollen gloves, lengthened gauntlet fashion, by having a 
pair of old stockings with the feet cut off sewn to them, will 
effectually protect one’s hands, whilst a thin gauze 
or leno sack, into which to put the hat, head, 
and shoulders, will do the same for tire face: the lower 
end of this sack will be slipped inside the jacket, which 
must be then buttoned up; it will be even better to 
make armholes in the sack (which may be kept tight to 
the arms by means of india-rubber bands), and run a string 
into its lower end, so as to be able to draw up the whole 
bag-fashion tightly under the aim-pits: the broader the 
brim of the hat the better, As bees are unable to withdraw 
