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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
July 29, 1905. 
Notes on . . . 
Our Illustrations. 
ON CENTRE SHEET (pages 604 and 605). 
Rose J. B. Clark. 
We are now in a position to give our readers 
an idea of the above magnificent new H.T. 
Rose. The flowers are of large size, cup¬ 
shaped, with very broad rich scarlet petals of 
good texture and velvety in appearance. As 
was announced in our last issue, it secured the 
Silver Medal of the National Rose Society as 
the best H.T. in the nurserymen’s class at 
Regent’s Park on the 6th inst., when shown 
by Mr. Hugh Dickson, Royal Nurseries, 
Belfast. We were too late to get a photo¬ 
graph of the bloom of the winning Rose, but, 
happily, Mr. Dickson had another stand 
entirely made up of this grand new variety. 
There can be no question that it is a grand 
acquisition to the H.T. class, and removes the 
stigma that H.T. Roses were entirely confined 
to pale varieties. J. B. Clark has a much 
larger bloom than Liberty, and is equally as 
fine, if not a better colour, so that at all 
future shows this Rose is bound to take a very 
prominent position. 
Sweet Pea George Herbert. 
At the summer show of the Royal Botanic 
Society a bold and handsome new Sweet Pea 
was exhibited by Mr. Charles W. Breadmore, 
120, High Street, Winchester, who had a fine 
collection of Sweet Peas in general, and is a 
notable grower and successful exhibitor of the 
favourite flower. Amongst the collection he 
had a splendid bunch of the above-named new 
variety tastefully set up in a Bamboo stand, 
as shown by our illustration, prepared from a 
photograph taken at the show. In the taking 
of a large bunch the flowers must necessarily 
be very much reduced, but we may describe 
the flowers of this variety as of large size with 
flat, orange-coloured standards, and rose 
wings. The blooms are also of great sub¬ 
stance and quality. The raiser described it as 
a novelty for 1906, and no doubt when it is 
put into commerce many Sweet Pea fanciers 
and growers will add it to their collection. 
Rose Viscountess Folkestone. 
No apology is necessary for introducing this 
splendid H.T. Rose to the notice of our 
readers. It has now been before the public 
since 1886, being one of the splendid intro¬ 
ductions to its class raised by the late Air. 
Bennett at Shepperton. In its early stages 
the bloom is quite globular, but very soon the 
numerous petals spread out, forming a broad 
massive flower. That which we represent is 
perhaps a little too far advanced for the exhi¬ 
bition table, but it will give a fair idea of the 
variety, which has creamy white flowers 
shaded with flesh or salmon pink, and is de¬ 
lightfully fragrant. Indeed, the variety is 
considered one of the best by Rose growers 
and exhibitors, on account of its free flowering 
habit as well as other qualities. The plant 
itself is fairly vigorous, and no collection of 
any note would omit this variety. The bloom 
was sent us amonsrst others bv Messrs. Frank 
Cant and Co., Braiswick Rose Gardens, Col¬ 
chester. The bloom shown measured 5Tin. 
across the expanded petals. 
Sweet Pea Gladys TTuwin. 
Of The various sorts which have emanated 
from Countess Spencer not the least pleasing 
and popular is that named Gladys Unwin. 
The flowers are precisely of the same shape as 
Countess Spencer, but of a charming soft 
pink, with little or no suspicion of orange. 
This is a colour which takes the admiration of 
most people who are in any way lovers of 
Sweet Peas, and practically most people are. 
The variety was exhibited at Regent’s Park on 
the occasion of the summer show by Messrs. 
Watkins and Simpson, 12, Tavistock Street, 
Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
Calochortus Lyoni. 
The flowers, of this Mariposa Tulip are of 
large size, freely produced, and white with a 
black or maroon blotch at the base of the 
inner segments. It will be seen that this 
species is quite distinct from C. venusta, which 
is so largely evident in collections of hardy 
flowers at exhibitions every year. The flowers 
are, perhaps, not quite so large as several of 
the popular species, but they are sufficiently 
large to be showy, and on account of their 
numbers a clump of bulbs is very effective 
indeed, and in the cut state they are equally 
serviceable for indoor decoration in vases. 
The species has several times been shown this 
year by Messrs. R. Wallace and Cb., Kiln- 
field Gardens, Colchester, who staged it at 
Regent’s Park on the occasion of the summer 
shew, where we photographed the bunch. 
Creeper-clad Summer House. 
A glance at the picture on page 483 will 
show a method of covering a summer house 
which has been very acceptable to possessors 
of something similar, for many weeks past, 
owing to the high temperatures that have pre¬ 
vailed over the greater part of Britain, but 
particularly in the South. Summer houses 
are usually built of wood, and much of the 
sides consists of lattice work, so that the air 
can play freely through the same. 
Instead of having wooden roofs and sides 
fully exposed to the sun to get hot, it is highly 
advantageous to plant creepers for the pur¬ 
pose of keeping the interior as cool as possible. 
It is needless to mention the number of plants 
available for this kind of work ; suffice to say 
that the plant that is most prominent at the 
sides and on the roof of this summer house is 
the ordinary Virginia Creeper. 
There is another equally if not more hand¬ 
some and suitable subject which we should 
recall to the minds of our readers, who are 
apt to forget such things except when actually 
wanted. We refer to Aristolochia Sipho, 
which produces very large heart-shaped leaves 
and long twining and rambling stems. The 
shade produced by such large leaves serves to 
keep the summer house remarkably cool in 
hot weather. 
Small Rock Garden by Path-ride. 
This is a pretty retreat in which Sedums, 
Saxifrages, and other rock plants flourish. In 
the background some handsome Ferns have 
been planted. Climbing Roses, Clematis, and 
probably Wistarias will in time clothe the 
arbour, giving the seclusion which is so great 
a charm to a garden. The photo was taken 
from a scene in the garden of H. L. Garrett, 
Esq., St. Valentine’s, Holywood, co. Down. 
Walter Smyth. 
Water Garden. 
This is a miniature water garden, and is 
perhaps seen at its best in autumn, when the 
tall silvery plumes of the Pampas Grasses 
wave gracefully. Many Irises, Spiraea, and 
Water Lilies and other Nymphaeas throw their 
shadows on the dark cool water. The effect 
is fine in the evening of a summer day. The 
photo was taken in the garden of H. L. 
Garrett, Esq., St. Valentine’s, Holywood, 
co. Down. 
Walter Smyth. 
Rodgersia pinnata. 
Although generally presumed to be a plant 
requiring somewhat special conditions, this 
handsome subject is depicted, in the accom¬ 
panying photograph, growing in an ordinary 
herbaceous border. Apart from the lovely 
panicles of rose-coloured flowers, the bronze 
pinnate leaves are also particularly charming. 
Although possessed of a bold appearance, 
Rodgersia pinnata is entirely suitable for the 
front of a fairly wide border. In such a 
position the handsome leaves can develop fully, 
and are effective in relieving the flatness due 
to a tendency to keep the low-growing plants 
generally to the front of the border. 
In the same picture, a little to the left of 
the Rodgersia, the decorative value of the 
Feather Grass (Stipa pennata) is clearly 
shown. 
At the top of the border, which is a sloping 
one, will be noticed a huge mass of Iris aurea, 
bearing innumerable spikes of its handsome 
yellow flowers. The latter is another plant 
generally supposed to require a moist posi¬ 
tion ; yet here, in the ordinary soil of the 
herbaceous border, this charming Iris grows 
vigorously and flowers freely. Thus it is 
shown that many plants will take kindly to 
positions which at first sight would not seem 
suitable. J. W. Besaxt. 
Ness Nurseries. 
Four Popular Roses. 
(See Supplement.) 
All of the four Roses shown in our supple¬ 
mentary illustration are doubtless well 
known to most of our readers, at least to 
those having anything like a representative 
collection of Roses. To those about to add 
this feature to their garden we should say 
that the four varieties of which we are about 
to speak are well worthy of the first attention. 
At the top left-hand corner is a fairly re¬ 
presentative bloom of the Tea Rose Airs. 
Edward Alawley, which is never absent from 
the shows of the National Rose Society, and 
nearly if not always present on all big win¬ 
ning stands. The blooms are conical in bud, 
but even after they are expanded they are 
very high in the centre, and of a beautiful 
warm rose pink when in their best form. 
Some would describe the 1 colour as pink, 
tinted with carmine. When the outer petals 
fall down thev are seen to be paler on the 
inner face, with a faint tint of yellow at the 
base. The central portion of the bloom 
illustrated was 2\in. long, while the outer 
petals were 2^ir\. long, which would indicate 
that the bloom is of large size, and therefore 
suitable for either exhibition or decorative 
purposes. The plant is very free flowering, 
and of moderate vigour. It was awarded 
the gold medal of the N.R. S. when originally 
sent out in 1899. 
On the right of the previously-named 
variety is a bloom and small bud of the H.T. 
Rose Souvenir de President Carnot. For a 
decade or so it has been before the public, 
