April 2, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
2?5 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Tebb’s Annual Chrysanthemum. 
In garden culture there are two species of Chrysanthemum 
■hich enjoy a considerable run of popularity—namely, C. 
arinatum and C. coro-narium, of both of which there are 
juinero-us varieties in cultivation, differing chiefly in colour 
nd in being- either single or double. The large white flower 
iiee illustration) with the- dark zone in the centre represents 
arietie® of C. carinatum. This dark zone may he some shade 
f crimson, red or pink, according to the selection made, and 
lie relative width of the zone, may also, vary in, different 
ariet-ies. 
The species itself is a native of North Africa, and is generally 
rented as a half-hardy annual in this country in order to get 
t into bloom at. an early period, earlier than if .sown in the 
pen. The plants are wonderfully hardy, however, and may 
.0 sown, in the open ground in April or May, and the plants 
eared from such would come into, bloom at a rather later 
>eriod than those sown in the month of March under glass, 
die rearing of seedlings by this later method is very simple, 
he seeds being of easy germination. If placed in a moderate 
ieat the seed pans .should be removed to cooler quarters as 
con as the seedlings are well up ; otherwise they will get 
Irawn up weakly. When the seedlings have made, one or two 
ough leaves they should be pricked off in other pans and 
ooxes, or in cold frames, at 3 in. apart each way. By using 
a, fair amount of leaf mould, or even a, little well-decayed cow 
manure in the soil, the young plants may be lif ted with a ball of 
Beil and readily transferred, to beds, or borders in the open 
ground in May. By planting out in settled weather and water- 
ng the seedlings they will very soon become established, and 
start away freely. They should at least have 9 in. between the 
slants, and would ultimately fill the space at 12 in. apart, 
’licse who wish for more immediate effect may plant at the 
horter distance, and they will scon be rewarded by a, charming 
lisplay. 
The accompanying illustration was put at, our disposal bv 
lessra Ed. Webb and Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 
lose Aimee Vibert. 
Few of the garden Roses enjoy a, greater popularity than 
uinee Vibert, a Noisette, which was raised or put into com¬ 
merce by M. Vibert in 1828. The flowers, are of small size, 
ut pure white, and produced in clusters with great abundance 
11 over the plant. The blooms, when fully open, form a flat- 
ened-rosette, so. that the popularity of the variety depends 
lore upon the quantity of blooms it produces and their pure 
'hit© colour rather than the size or shape of the flowers. The 
hint itself is almost .an evergreen, more especially if grown 
l sheltered places. 
It may be grown in various forms, according to the taste, 
enve-nience, or requirements of the. cultivator. The illustra- 
L °n, which we reproduce by the courtesy of Messrs. Kelway 
nd Son, Langport, Somerset, shows a plant growing in an 
pen situation just like a wild Rose that happens to grow up 
a a similar situation. When grown in this fashion the long, 
-ambling branches -or stems fa-ll -over, and give, rise t-o short, 
icc-ts all along the greater part of their length, and from each 
f these side-shoots a cluster of Roses may be expected if the 
o-nditiens are suitable for this development. We cannot 
nagine any m-o-re natural form of a. Rose bush than this, and 
e have no doubt that the ancestors of the plant may often 
e found growing like this in a wild state. 
Roses do also, grow in, hedges where the long stems- a-re able 
■* scramble up through other vegetation and then, spring out 
3 form a bushy head. The variety under notice might be 
rown in this way, but, it- -co-uld .scarcely be seen to- the sa-me 
avantage a-s a bush having all the space at command when 
lan.t-ed, with light- and air all round about it. The habit of 
lost Nc-is-ettes is very similar to that, of the Ayrshire Roses de¬ 
wed from Rosa aryensis, and growing about, in, a wild state 
. e two, methods we have just named. What we wish to 
0 'int, out here to our readers is that when planting Roses- of 
»y kind, plant them where they will be. fully exposed to 
sunshine and air. Roses may be found growing in a wild 
state even under trees, but they never look h-appy, any more 
than they do. under similar conditions in the garden. 
Cosmea bipinnata. 
Those who- are familiar with the above plant know that the 
flower-heads vei-y closely resemble a -single. Dahlia of slender 
and graceful proportions, with rich, rosy-pmple flowers. 
Botanic-ally, -the plant t-o. which we refer is correctly named 
'Cosmos bipinna,tus, this name, being published in 1791. The 
same, plant was named Cosmea bipinnata by Willdeno-w in 
1803, just twelve years after it had been named by Ca-vanilles. 
In tliis instance, however, wei -are more concerned with the 
bea-uty and utility of the plants for garden purposes'. Some 
years ago. several of our readers expressed having experienced 
By courtesy of Messrs . Webb <£ Son?i 
Webbs’ Annual Chrysanthemum. 
some difficulty in flowering the plant-s which they happened to 
raise, and which had attained a height of 4 ft-, or more, when 
the advent of frost put a stop to their growth. This., wa 
believe, was. largely due the fact, that some of the improve^ 
ments, or so-c-alled improvements, from America, were of very 
strong growth, but sometimes failed, even in that sunny land, 
to. reach the flowering stage in time. 
The old and typical form with rosy-purple flowers- scarcely 
wanted any improvement either in size -or colour, and cer¬ 
tainly not in, the stature, of the plant itself. This, usually grows 
a-b-out l 2 ft. or 3 ft. in height, and in all fairly light soils at 
least flowers long before the cold o-f autumn puts a s-top t-o 
growth. There are also, white and other varieties, which are 
valuable chiefly by way -of contrast with the type. 
These who have.'hea-vy rich garden soils will And it convenient 
to* transplant the. seedlings once or twice before planting them 
out in, the c-pen ground, as this has. the. effect of giving them 
a sturdy and bushy habit, and causing them to c-o-me into bloom 
much earlier than they otherwise, would do. The. reason why this 
plant likes a- rather dry soil is because it was accustomed to 
