August 5, 1905.1 
MOTTO FOR THE WEEK: 
Wild flowers of tlie moorland, ye are very dear to me.” Eliza Cool:. 
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The Advance of the Rose. 
In discussing the Rose in Shakespeare’s 
time, Canon Ellacombe, in the “ Cornhill,” 
says that probably not more than 40 or 50 
Roses could be distinguished from one 
another. Even in later times we have 
reason to believe that it was an easier matter 
to cultivate Roses, and know that they were 
distinct from one another, than for the 
botanists in those days to be able clearly to 
describe them in terms by which they could 
be discerned as distinct. During the time 
of the Tulip mania, in 1663, we learn 
that Roses had a distinct set back in 
gardens, owing to the unprecedented popu¬ 
larity of the Tulip, from the stock-broker’s 
point of view. After that unwonted 
interest in Tulips died away, the Roses 
have continued to grow in popularity. 
At the present day, Monsieur Graver- 
eaux, at l’Hay, near Paris, has close 
upon 7,000 Roses, each of which has a 
distinct name, and can be distinguished in 
botanical description. These Roses have, 
of course, been collected from all parts of 
the world, and continue to increase from 
year to year. Including species and 
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varieties we have over 100 British Roses, and 
possibly more remain to be discovered. 
Those who commence the study of Roses 
soon find that scarcely two bushes seem to 
agree exactly with one another. Within 
the limits of what may be considered 
varieties, they could,however,bedistinguished 
in botanical description. More than fifty 
years ago, Mr. Rivers made a prophecy that 
the day would come when all garden Roses 
would have evergreen foliage, brilliant and 
fragrant flowers, and the habit of blooming 
from June until November. That prophecy 
is a long way yet from being fulfilled, and 
is scarcely likely to be in our day. There 
are sections of the Rose having green 
foliage, many of them with bright and 
fragrant flowers, but some of the cherished 
garden favourites have scarcely any 
discernible scent at all. Most of the Roses 
commence to bloom in June, although indeed 
some of them commence in May. Certain 
varieties of Roses bloom till the cold weather 
puts a stop to them in November, and a few’ 
blooms may be found even at Christmas, 
provided the weather has been mild, but 
hundreds of Garden Roses do not bloom 
after July. 
Phenological Observations. 
All over the British Isles are stations for 
the observation of natural phenomena, where 
people interested in natural history observe 
the first blooming of certain plants, the first 
appearance of birds on their arrival in this 
country, and other things of that character. 
Reports are sent in by those observers to 
Edward Mawley, V.M.H. who arranges and 
edits the matter for the Royal Meteorological 
Society. From a pamphlet extracted from 
the quarterly journal of that Society we cull 
a few notes. A very interesting feature is 
the observation of twelve selected plant-, 
throughout the British Isles, in order to 
ascertain whether they bloom earlier or 
later than usual. These include the Hazel, 
Coltsfoot, Wood Anemone, Blackthorn, 
Haw;horn, Dog Rose, and others which 
cover the flowering season from February 
till the Ivy blooms in September or October. 
Owing to the character of the weather 
nearly all of these flowers were slightly 
behind their average date of commencing to 
bloom. Birds, however, reached this coun¬ 
try about their usual time. The year 1904 
was remarkable for the continued rains in 
January and February, for the absence of 
frost in May, the hot dry weather in July, 
and the light rainfall in autumn. Certain 
crops were deficient, particularly Wheat, 
Barley, Beans and Peas. The best farm 
crops were hay, Turnips and Potatos. 
Apples were a splendid crop everywhere. 
Strawberries yielded particularly heavy 
crops, while the other small fruits were also 
plentiful. Pears and Plums were deficient. 
The average date of the flowering of the 
plants under notice has been obtained by 
actual observations during a period of 14 
years, namely from 1891 to 1904. 
WEEKLY PRIZE COMPETITION. 
{ - RESULT - 
i Tlie prize in the Readers’ Competition was , 
< awarded to “A. E. Middleton,” for his article ► 
| on “ Begonia President Carnot,” p. 609. * 
| A prize for a supplementary reply was , 
< awarded to “ J. C. Peebles ” for his article on > 
« “ Book of Designs ” ; and another to “ Douglas * 
< V. Erlam” for his article on “ Fuchsia Hedge,” ’ 
J p. 607. 
A Garden in a Station. 
At Ghent, in Belgium, is a very large 
terminus to the railway system, covered 
in with a glass roof. One portion of the 
station not being required for use has been 
turned into a winter garden, the floor of 
the building being utilised for the planting 
out of various subjects in the form of 
beds and groups. An illustration of this 
floral station is given in the Revue de 
UHorticulture Beige for July. This shows 
some stately Palms from Australia, planted 
along the centre. A group of Bamboos 
is also pretty. Several other plants are 
used, such as American Aloes, Musas, 
Phoenix, Zonal Pelargoniums, New Zealand 
Flax, Hydrangeas, Fuchsias, Begonias and 
others. Owing to the very high roof of 
the station, we should think the flowering 
plants less suitable for the situation than 
the fine folDge plants. This is -an ex¬ 
perience which applies to tall conservatories, 
where the plants are a long way from 
the glass. It would he quite a novel ex¬ 
perience to see a flower garden in a London 
Rail way. S tat’on. 
