September 10, 1904. 
The Gardening World 
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recent numbers :— 
\ July 4.— APHELANDRA AURANTIACA 
ROEZLII. 
August 1.— BORONIA HETEROPHYLLA. 
September 12.— SIX NEW DAFFODILS. 
October 3— LILIUM AURATUM PLA- 
TYPHYLLUM SHIRLEY VAR. 
Novembei 14.— ROSE MME. N. LEVA- 
VASSEUR. 
January ' 2 — HYBRID TEA-SCENTED 
ROSE IRENE. 
January 30. — TUBEROUS BEGONIA 
COUNTESS OF WARWICK. 
February 27. -A FINE STRAIN OF 
GLOXINIAS. 
April 2. — WISTARIA MULTIJUGA 
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May 7 —CACTUS DAHLIA DAINTY. 
Juiie 4.— CACTUS DAHLIA SPITFIRE. 
July 16 — ROSE LADY BATTERSEA. 
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Views and Reviews. 
This week we present a Half-tone 
Plate of 
CRIEFF HYDROPATHIC AND WINTEE? 
GARDEN. 
Next week we shall give a Half-tone 
Plate of 
ROSE BEN CANT. 
The prize last week in the Peaders’ 
Competition was awarded to “H, W. A.,” 
for his article on “Two New Carna 
tions,”p. 704. 
Roses and Rose Culture. 
As Mr. William Paul’s book has how 
reached the tenth edition, it, would be need¬ 
less to say that there was no need for such 
a book. Never, perhaps, in its history has 
the Rose been, more popular, and never per¬ 
haps lias there been a greater call for litera¬ 
ture dealing - with the Rose. This book is 
practically intended for 'the cultivator, ex¬ 
perienced or otherwise, the idea being to give 
in, a, handy form such useful information, and 
lists, which, may be referred to in, a ready 
and handy way in case any particular fact 
may have slipped from the memory. At 
the same time we; think it necessary that all 
decided progress should be recorded con¬ 
temporaneously almost with the event, so as 
to furnish future collaborators with the ne¬ 
cessary information on the favourite flower. 
The author has chapters on various sub¬ 
jects that are likely to be of interest to the 
cultivator, besides a brief history of the 
various groups under consideration. In 
dealing with the old Roses, Mr. Paul recalls 
those that were, recorded by John Parkinson 
in 1629. The, seventh edition of Miller’s 
“ Dictionary of Gardening,” published in 
1759, would seem to give, the impression that 
not much advance had been made with Roses 
■since Parkinson’s day. His own “ Rose 
Garden ” was first published in, 1848, and 
dealt with such a variety of Roses as to show 
•that most, of the leading types were them 
represented, and some of them possessed 
more, or less valuable varieties. The author 
quaintly remarks that at this period the 
“ literature of the Rose was botanical, phar¬ 
maceutical, historical, bibliographical, poeti¬ 
cal—in short, everything but, practical.” 
The object of this small book on the Rose is 
chiefly intended to supply what, was lacking 
in the literature of those days concerning 
■the favourite flower. In, those days most, of 
the Roses wer e what would be termed summer 
Roses, because they flowered, furnishing a 
blaze of blossom for a, brief period, leaving 
■only a memory for the rest, of the twelve 
months. 
On referring to the chapter headed “ Rose- 
tum,” we note that the author gives special 
directions for the making of a, Rose, garden. 
The latter, under most circumstances, could 
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scarcely be otherwise than formal, although 
the, author shows that, several methods might 
be adopted, and several things might be 
guarded against. Pointed beds were to be 
avoided, and though straight lines were not 
to be despised, he thought that undulating 
lines 1 might be most freely used. He advised 
that the beds should be sufficiently distant 
froni one, another to allow of the introduction 
of single specimens of pillar, or weeping 
Roses', or even evergreens., to break the 
monotony of the Rose, garden,. 
. ^ 11 '^ ie making of a, formal Rose garden he 
gii es an illustration of how this may be done, 
■either on. a, small or large scale. Directions 
a,re, given for certain proportions, in which 
each kind of Rose should be employed, while, 
if the, garden is on a large scale, each separate 
bed might, be, filled with a, different kind of 
Rose, paying good attention to the arrange¬ 
ment of the colours, of each respective kind. 
His ins ti uctioms were 'to, use 'the various types 
of Roses at the rate of six Hybrid and Bour¬ 
bon Perpetual, five Noisette and Hybrid Tea, 
scented, two Polyantba Roses, and all the 
others at the rate of one plant of each re¬ 
spective type. 
This, of course, is only a, sample of how it 
might be done, as, a, Rose garden depends 
Jargely upon the individual taste of the culti¬ 
vator and upon, the size of the garden, at his 
disposal, or, what is more important, the 
formation of the ground. He says that, all 
things being equal, the Rose, lover may have 
Rose beds, Rose groups, Rose banks, Rose 
arcades, Rose temples, Rose avenues', Rose 
hedges, and Rose dingles,-the, whole of which 
may be, planted, with regard to one another, 
in such a way as to produce, a harmonious, 
well-conceived, and well-arranged Rose 
garden. Those about to, make Rose wardens, 
should endeavour to have them so, situated 
that, their owner and visitors may be able 
to view the whole garden, from some, emi¬ 
nence, ,as the -eye can then, look down upon 
leaf and flower in their natural positions and 
in their full beauty. To, look up a,t, them 
from low ground would give them an entirely 
different, aspect, and it would be, far less 
effective from a, spectacular point of view. 
Needless to, say, he, gives ample evidence that 
we have a, wealth of material for carrying 
out this varied arrangement. 
He does, not forget, shelter, even in the 
making of a, formal and circular Rose garden, 
but advises, the use of the, Caucasian Laurel 
for the forming of substantial evergreen 
hedges to remain green throughout th; 
year, and to afford shelter from driving 
