November 14, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
951 
Rose Mme. N. Levavasseur. 
{See Supplement.) 
Crimson Rambler 1 is a Polyantha Rose wbicb lias now en¬ 
joyed many years’ run of popularity on both sides of thei 
Atlantic. It is a- climber, as every Rose-grower knows, and 
is suitable for cultivation in a great variety of ways, but it 
requires a deal of space in order to see it in its best. form. 
The variety under notice is the exact counterpart of Crimson 
Rambler, except that it. is dwarf. As we have seen, it is 
usually 12 in. to 15 in. high, as grown in pots, but. older plants 
would no doubt, get somewhat taller as they acquired vigour. 
It isi something to know, however, that we can have a Rose of 
such convenient size that it. may be grown in 48-sized pots and 
stood in the conservatory or greenhouse while irr bloom with¬ 
out taking up so much space even as a Cineraria.. Plants 
of useful size can, of course, always be had by propagating 
coloured “ Combs.” Carnation Miss Audrey Campbell mixed 
well with a blue Viola. The neat, fine half-hardy annual, the 
Zinnia, was represented by flowers of great brilliancy—a most 
effective plant for borders or masses. 
A fine bed of Hollyhocks served to remind us of the return 
to floral power of these old favourites. 
Fine standard Fuchsias had been in perfection. Owing, 
doubtless:, to the excess of moisture this season, some of the 
hitherto dainty beds had grown too large and leafy, whilst 
these conditions favoured the Pansies, which had grown and 
flowered well. The old but still good and beautiful Carnation 
Raby Castle, planted with a yellow Viola, was a good arrange¬ 
ment. A pretty bed was composed of Fuchsia Golden 
Treasure, the elegant. Fern-like Grevillea. robusta, and seedling 
tuberous Begonias. Very effective was a. bed dotted with 
Veronica. Andersoni, a narrow-leaved, graceful Dracaena, and 
edged with Dactyl is glomerata, elegantissima and a pretty blue 
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them in batches according to requirements, and grow¬ 
ing them on in pots. Plants of sufficient, size enable 
the cultivator to have a display in April, or perhaps 
earlier, without any special effort beyond keeping 
them in a house at the proper temperature, so as to 
stimulate the plants into early growth. 
In private gardens we believe a much more useful 
purpose nra.y be served by this variety by planting 
it either in the Rose garden or in the borders of the 
kitchen garden or in the form of permanent beds on 
the grass. Very frequently it happens that the gar¬ 
dener desires to have something that will beautify 
some of the beds on the grass, while at the same 
time requiring much less attention than ordinary 
bedding plants. The latter are not so much in 
favour as formerly, and many forms of permanent 
bedding have been, and are being, adopted with good 
results. The Polyantha Rose under notice is ad¬ 
mirably adapted for such a purpose, and, having in 
mind its use' as a pot plant, we think it has a great 
future before it. The specimens from which our 
coloured plate was prepared were supplied by Mr. 
W. J. Woods, F.R.H.S., Swaythling, Southampton. 
An Award of Merit wasi accorded the variety on 
April 7th last by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Bedding in Regent's Park. 
“ The beauty of decay 
Charms the slow fading year; 
And sweetly fall away 
The flowers and foliage sere, 
And lingering summer still we see 
In eveiy half-dismantled tree.” 
Looking at the heading to these notes, the above 
quotation may not seem an appropriate, one, but 
when it is remarked that the writer’s visit to this 
beautiful park, famous for its good flower-gardening, 
its fine Chestnut avenue and other beautiful tree growth, was 
made late in. this unfavourable season and on the day succeed¬ 
ing a violent storm which produced dire effects on all vegetar 
tion with which it came into contact, the lines will not. be 
considered out of .place. 
And now to refer briefly to some of the many effective 
arrangements. At once arresting attention was a bold bed 
of Palms, French flowering Cannas, Lilies, tuberous Begonias, 
the beautiful and gracefully-arching Francoa. rarnosa, or Bridal 
Wreath, as it is popularly called, and the handsome-foliaged 
Acalypha musaica. 
Regent s Park is famous for its fine strain of Celosias, largely 
used and noted in many and brilliant hues of colouring. A 
order of these now invaluable plants for garden decoration, 
ca ^T^- e( ^ with a good white Lobelia, was a happy arrangement. 
The deep rich crimson Cockscomb, Glasgow Prize, was seen 
to great advantage planted in front of a Privet hedge, the 
green of the latter associating admirably with the finely 
Incurved Chrysanthemum Embleme Poitevin. (See. p. 945.) 
Viola, The margins of some of the larger beds had been well 
utilised with very fine Lilium auratum, L. album, L. a. rubro- 
vittatum, and L, speciosum. When in full flower these beau¬ 
tiful bright subjects must have been veiy telling amongst the 
sombre foliage with which they were associated. 
Bold beds of Agaves and other fine succulents constituted a 
welcome and effective change. The huge vases planted with 
an admirable selection of foliage and flowering plants are 
always a feature in this park, although the elements have sadly 
interfered with their continuous beauty and full development 
this season. It was pleasant toi note that the fine herbaceous 
border contained a good collection of these now deservedly 
popular plants. Used with excellent effect in many cases as 
an edging plant was Chlorophytum elatum variegatum. In 
view of the well-deserved returning popularity of the bedding 
Verbena, it is good toi record that a mixed bed was devoted to 
them .this year, which will, doubtless, be extended next season. 
Mixed Carnations, having Viola Blue Gown planted 
