July 30. 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Round the Nurseries. 
King’s Acre Nurseries, Hereford. 
About two and a half miles along the wide highway that 
•uns westward from the city of Hereford and itsi famous 
Cathedral lies the handsomely appointed and beautiful 
pounds of the King’s Acre Nurseries. Limited. From the 
“ntrance one can see the tine old straight road for miles 
.head as it wends its way towards the distant Welsh border 
ixteen miles off, where can also be discerned the Black 
fountains of Brecon. These* nurs'eriesi, which are situated in 
delightful country, comprise some 120 acres of good land, 
nth a soil of red loam or red sandstone chiefly. 
The two chief specialities here arei the raising of Roses and 
lie cultivation, of Apple trees. At the time of our visit in 
iily the show of Roses was a glorious one, notwithstanding 
In the next field were Hybrid Perpetuals, of which those 
most strikingly calling for mention,, where all were beau¬ 
tiful, were: Gustave Rigan,eau, a superb Rose, with flowers 
of a brilliant carmine lake, very large, petals smooth, full, 
and beautifully cupped ; and Duke of Fife, a, silvery pink 
sport from C'ountes,s of Rosebery. Her Majesty, a, rich rose- 
pink, a large and full flower of exquisite shape, was coming 
very good indeed. Mrs. John Laing was a flower of very 
great fragrance, of a softs pink colour, large*, and of fine form. 
Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, a soft rosy cerise, large and full, 
looked partibularly well. Victor Hugo, of a crimson, shade, 
shaded purple, was* also good. One of the old-fashioned 
Roses*—Charles Wood—was conspicuous* here, and made a 
very brave show. Coming to Tea, Roses*, again* we noticed 
Catherine Mermet, a, fine flesh-coloured flower. Medea, of a 
lemon* colour, with canaiy and yellow centre, a very clear 
and bright bloom. Mam an Cochet* was a striking-looking 
flower of a .clear flesh colour, mingled with salmon rose, with the 
King’s Acre Lawn (showing Cedar of Lebanon and Weeping Ash). 
iat many of the* best specimens had already been cut and 
lacked for exhibition, and that the trouble* with blight and 
feiem fly has been this season very considerable*. On being 
inducted round the fields* of Roses, which, for convenience of 
jltivatioii are divided into* 1,-acre plots*, our attention was 
lawn to many lovely specimens of the leading sorts in 
loom. Of these we can only mention a selection, for reasons 
f space. 
Lady Moyra Beauclere was a new Tea Rose of a, beautiful 
ladder red. We have an illustration of Bessie* Brown, a* 
lybrid Tea of a handsome* creamy-white, a magnificent Rose, 
ighly perfumed, but the photograph is not suitable for re*- 
roduction. We, however, illustrate Marquise Lit'ta, a, crim- 
on Ro*se with a red centre. Other Hybrid Teas, were Lady 
lary Fitzwilliam, of a bright delicate flesh colour, -with 
owersi exceedingly large, and of a globular form and rather 
ill. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, a pure white, with a yellow 
12 Litre, large, full, and of e*xquisite shape, and Mrs. W. J. 
■rant, a full rosy pink, were also ini grand form. 
outer petals splashed with bright rose, of large size, and very 
well formed. Boadicea, of a pale peach, tinted, and Mildred 
Grant, a light-coloured attractive flower', were two* new ones* 
that were pointed out. We; were shown twelve acres of new 
ground* in its second season. It was planted with 75,000 
young plants for bedding, and looked in a very clean and 
healthy condition. 
Close by are grown in large quantities Hybrid Perpetual®, 
such as A. K. Williams, Duke of Wellington,, and others. 
Hybrid Sweet Briers (Lord Penzance) were to be seen, in extra 
good habit and quantity, as were also all the leading varieties 
of Moss, Roses*, Climbing Rosies, Crimson Ramblers, etc. 
Marechal Niel was in excellent condition. From 17,000 to 
20,000 separate Briers were here planted for bedding. They 
are planted in separate straight rows, so* that a. “ planet 
junior” can be run through in order to keep* the land clean. 
An exceedingly beautiful sight in these nurseries is a long 
Rose w r alk extending from the house and offices, for a quarter 
of a mile. The sides are banked and planted with pillar 
