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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 11, 1896. 
varieties have now been evolved. Lord Aldenham 
has flowers of a rich velvety-crimson. The stiff, 
upright habit is a feature of Lady Wilkins, which 
has golden-bronze, circular flowers. Lady Esther 
Smith is white with a bright cerise edge. A 
brilliant scarlet, circular flower is that named Earl 
of Essex. The Giant is notable for the huge size of 
its soft scarlet flowers, which go to sleep during the 
afternoon, more especially during thundery weather. 
The movement is confined chiefly to the inner 
petals, though not entirely, and they expand fully 
again next morning; the operation is continued 
till the individual bloom gets too old. Marechal 
Nie), a yellow variety, is scented like the Rose of 
that name. A salmon variety is even more strongly 
fragrant. 
A striking variety is that named Laing’s Rival, 
which has rosy flowers tinted with scarlet, and 
white edges to the inner petals. This is unusual as 
the white is usually situated at the base rather than 
the apex of the petals, when two colours are present. 
The blooms of Lady Plowden are large, circular, 
pure white, and freely produced. Pretty is that 
named Lady Ampthill, with shallowly fringed, 
salmon-scarlet flowers. Of good substance is that 
named Dawn of Day, having large carmine flowers, 
striped with white along the veins like a rift in the 
clouds, through which the sun is peering at day¬ 
break. Choice unnamed seedlings are plentiful, and 
we noted two very pretty and free-flowering rose 
varieties, having a white centre. Close by was 
another, having salmon-pink flowers intensified 
towards the edges. Viscount Grimston has bright 
crimson flowers, produced in great abundance, and 
very conspicuous. Softer tints may be found in the 
orange-scarlet flowers of Lady Fowler. Highly 
attractive is that named Duchess of Westminster, 
with rich carmine flowers, and a white centre, mark¬ 
ing it as one of the best of the bicoloured types. A 
highly attractive plant is Lady Grimthorpe with soft 
orange flowers, and dark olive-green leaves with 
lighter veins. 
Some Picotee-edged varieties are vety pretty, in¬ 
cluding a shallowly-fringed white one with a bright 
carmine edge, and another which is even more hand¬ 
some, on account of the circular flowers, and broader 
edges. A variety with straw-yellow flowers mottled 
and marbled with salmon-red shows the diversity 
existing amongst this widely cultivated race. Even 
more decided in this respect is a seedling with pink 
flowers, and dark stripes, after the manner of a 
flaked Carnation. A decided innovation is that 
named Novelty, which has salmon-coloured flowers 
with a crest running along each petal, and ending in 
a boss of jagged points a short way within the edge. 
These peculiar outgrowths are arranged in the form 
of a cross, and may be an abnormal development of 
the stamens. In any case they are very peculiar. 
Several shades of colour already exist, but the crest 
is best developed in Novelty. 
Double Varieties. 
A highly refined flower is that named Prince 
Adolphus of Teck, with brilliant scarlet flowers of 
beautiful form, and borne on upright scapes. A 
charming flower of large size is that named Mrs. 
Hubert Wilson, having salmon-pink petals fading 
towards the edge, loosely and beautifully arranged 
round a single centre. The brilliant scarlet flowers 
of Mrs. F. W. Soams are notable for their great 
depth ; the habit of the plant is also good, as is that 
of E. T. Cook, which has brilliant glowing crimson 
flowers. Afghan Prince is even darker than the last, 
but not so bright in effect. The salmon-pink flowers of 
Mrs. Hall are of moderate size, but not unlike a Rose 
in form and certainly profuse and pretty. A charm¬ 
ing and delicately coloured variety is that named 
Miss M. Griffiths, with almost white flowers, beauti¬ 
fully waved and goffered. Laing’s Rosebud is still a 
beautiful variety of its type and well-named, for it 
resembles a soft pink Rose in form. Lady Dorrington 
is a large bloom of a soft pink and becomes tinted with 
a darker hue later in the season. 
Royal Sovereign reminds one of Carnation Ger¬ 
mania in colour and to some extent in form. Major 
Warning is scarlet, and recalls Mrs. F. W. Soams 
by the great depth of the bloom. Seedlings (a name 
synonymous with unnamed varieties) are very 
numerous in the collection and wait for recognition 
of their special qualities and a name. Some have 
rosy-pink flowers consisting of broad petals ; others 
are shaped like a double Hollyhock with wavy petals. 
Some of them goffered in this way have bright 
scarlet, bright orange, soft scarlet, and other shades. 
Some rosy-pink ones are pretty and neat. The 
smooth-petalled varieties are also well represented in 
various shades, including glowing orange, scarlet, 
fiery scarlet, rose, pink and other shades. 
Laing's Triumph is a very large salmon flower 
with goffered petals. Duke of Fife is a scarlet variety 
of this type, but the outer petals are rosy. Snowdrift 
with pure white petals arranged round a single 
centre, is well set off with its dark foliage. The large 
red flowers of Harry Laing are also in good form, 
and the variety makes a good bedding Begonia. The 
huge flowers of Mrs. Marie Jenkins consist of a 
mixture of orange, salmon and yellow : possibly by 
some it would be classed amongst the bronze varie-' 
ties. The freely branching habit, dark foliage, and 
yellow flowers of Duchess of Teck, are its prominent 
characteristics. Mrs. Laing is a creamy variety 
with a salmon centre. A huge branching plant, 
which has done service at several exhibitions this 
year, is as full of blossom as ever, and has been 
named Exhibitor. The flowers are bright scarlet 
and very persistent. Picotee is a creamy flower 
with a cerise edging and is very choice. A pure 
white and very full flower is that named Countess of 
Craven. Earl of Craven, on the contrary, is bright 
crimson-scarlet, with persistent flowers of refined 
Camellia shape. 
Earl Cranbrook is a brilliant scarlet variety of freely 
branching habit, and in that respect is easily grown 
into a specimen plant for conservatory or similar 
work. The magenta-rose flowers of Majestic, are of 
large size, as are those of Mrs. Peek, which are of a 
soft creamy-white. Basket plants are not neglected, 
for we noted several that would answer this purpose 
admirably, particularly that named Richardson’s 
Favourite, which is of decidedly pendent habit, with 
scarlet, persistent flowers. This variety was a con¬ 
spicuous feature at one of the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s meetings recently. It is eminently suitable 
for suspending above the level of the eye. 
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BATH ROSE SHOW. 
In spite of very liberal prizes the competition here 
on the 2nd inst. was exceedingly scanty. For 
instance only one competed for the Silver Cup, or 
£8 offered for seventy-two varieties, the prize going 
to Messrs. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, Ireland, 
for an indifferent stand. Seeing that the second 
prize was £$, we naturally looked for a few represen¬ 
tatives from the home country. In the thirty-six 
trebles, also, only one was staged, and that from the 
home firm Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons, Bath. Six 
exhibitors competed for eighteen trebles, Mr. G. 
Mount, Canterbury, Mr. J. Mattock, Oxford, and 
Messrs. Perkins & Son, Coventry, winning in the 
order named. Messrs. Perkins & Son turned the 
tables upon Messrs. Mount and Mattock for thirty- 
six singles, having some very bright blooms. They 
were also first for twelve of any Hybrid Perpetual 
with a grand box of Her Majesty, and which con¬ 
tained the Silver Medal bloom for the best Hybrid 
Perpetual in the show. 
Teas were good, the eighteen from Mr. J. Mattock, 
Oxford, being better than any box at the Crystal 
Palace last Saturday. A grand bloom of The Bride 
won the Silver Medal here. S. P. Budd, Esq., 
Bath, was first in the main class for amateurs, con¬ 
sisting of thirty-six singles, and the Rev. W. H. 
Jackson, Bedford, second; but the flowers were 
small. The Gold Medal for twelve singles was won 
by J. Hinton, Esq., Batheaston. Conway Jones, 
Esq , Hucclecote, was first for a good stand of 
eighteen Teas or Noisettes, and Mr. J. Parker, Old 
Headington, Oxford, first for twelve ditto, and also 
for six trebles. For twelve blooms of any yellow 
Rose, Mr. J. Mattock won with good samples of C. 
de Nadaillac, and Mr. G. Mount second with Marie 
Van Houtte. Marie Baumann carried Mr. Mount 
in front for twelve of any crimson ; Messrs. Towns- 
hend & Son, Worcester, winning for twelve La 
France. For six of any new Rose introduced during 
1894-5, Messrs. Cooling & Son had some grand 
blooms of their light-coloured H. P. Bladud, which 
would have gained a gold medal if shown in the same 
condition at the Crystal Palace. Messrs. G. Cooling 
and Son just defeated Mr. J. Mattock for twelve 
bunches of garden Roses, and also staged a fine lot 
not for competition. Messrs. Perkins & Sons were 
first for bouquets of Roses, and for baskets of cut 
flowers. 
A fine stand of herbaceous flowers, Begonias, and 
Carnations, with a miniature rock garden, came from 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, and from Mr. F. 
Hooper, Bath. 
The £8 prize for a group of miscellaneous plants 
arranged for effect was won by Mr. J. Cypher, 
Cheltenham, their usual yecherche style being carried 
out, but Mr. W. Tanser, gardener to R. B. Cater, 
Esq., Bath, run them closely. Mr. A. Tate, gardener 
to Mrs. Stothest, Bath, was first in a smaller group. 
For a table of decorative plants Mr. J. Cyper won; 
and Messrs. E, S. Cole, Bath, were successful for 
ornamental foliage plants. 
In no classes were there many competitors, but 
the exhibits were good throughout. 
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ALPINE STRAWBERRIES FROM 
SEED. 
As the ordinary varieties of the Alpine or Quatre 
Saisons Strawberry do not produce runners in the 
same way as the other types in cultivation, they have 
to be raised annually from seeds. If the latter are 
sown at once a small gathering may be obtained for 
next year’s supply. Every gardener would have his 
own method of raising the seedlings, such as cold 
frames and boxes under glass ; but no one would 
think of sowing them in the open where the seeds 
would be exposed to drought and every other mishap. 
As soon as the seedlings are sufficiently large to be 
fit for transplanting to their permanent quarters, the 
operation should be performed to let the plants get 
thoroughly established before winter. 
The old plantation should be destroyed after the 
second j ear’s crop has been gathered, because, after 
that time, the fruits get smaller and smaller, and 
therefore practically worthless for dessert purposes. 
The best method is to have one plantatiou coming on 
every year to take the place of that which is 
destroyed. One sowing a year will be sufficient to 
meet all requirements. The argument in favour of 
growing Alpine Strawberries, is, that they commence 
fruiting about the beginning of June and keep on to 
the end of October, when, of course, the temperature 
gets too low to ripen the fruits. While the plants 
are fruiting, they are also flowering and continue to 
do so all through the season. These facts were re¬ 
called to memory by passing through the old and 
young plantations on the seed farm of Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons, Reading. 
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ROSES FOR BUTTONHOLES. 
Roses of any type are often made to do duty for the 
above purpose, but there are varieties more or less 
particularly adapted for it. Naturally the Tea and 
Noissetle sections offer the first choice. The under¬ 
mentioned sorts mostly belong to the Tea section 
and have been developed from the Tea-scented 
variety of Rosa indica, which has varied immensely 
under cultivation. Those spoken of as China Roses 
at the present day would hardly be recognised as 
having much affinity with the Teas. 
The flowers must be cut in the bud state, and in 
fact some time before they are ready to open if they 
are expected to last all day or the greater part of it 
in the buttonhole of the wearer. The buds of 
Madame de Watteville are conical and creamy with 
broad rosy edges. The flowers are fragrant and as 
they attain a large size, they must be cut while yet 
quite young. The plant is of vigorous growth. The 
flowers of Rubens are of a bright red when fully 
deveioped under favourable conditions, but the buds 
are flesh-pink or almost white when of a suitable 
size. The plant is of moderate growth. The buds 
of Anna Olliver are creamy-yellow, tinted with 
blush, but more or less of a bronzy red on the back 
of the outer petals. Those of Marie Van Houtte are 
of a soft yellow, and the outer ones are charmingly 
tinted with red. The plant is of vigorous growth, 
blooms very freely, and constitutes one of the best of 
this class for outdoor bedding. 
Of dwarf habit and rather delicate constitution is 
Ma Capucine, which does best under glass. The small 
buds are neatly conical, and salmony-orange with a 
beautiful bronzy-tint or might be described as bronzy- 
rose on a yellow ground. The Bride is a sport 
from Catharine Mermet, but the habit is better, and 
the plant of vigorous growth. Every cultivator and 
exhibitor is familiar with the beautifully formed and 
compact, conical centre of this Rose, especially when 
in fine form. The. petals are convolute or closely 
