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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 22, 1905. 
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Notes on 
Our Illustrations. 
ON CENTRE SHEET (pages 586 and 587). 
First Prize Group of Garden Roses. 
The first picture on our centre sheet of 
illustrations represents the first prize exhibit 
of decorative Roses in the nurserymen s class 
at the great- Rose show of the National Rose 
Society at Regent’s Park. The most success¬ 
ful exhibitors were Messrs. Frank Cant and 
Co., Braiswick Rose Gardens, Colchester. As 
may be seen from the illustration, the Roses 
were set up in bunches in vases and built up in 
a great bank in pyramidal form. The num¬ 
ber of varieties allowed was thirty-six, so that 
this represents only a small proportion of the 
garden Roses now available, but neverthe¬ 
less afforded an opportunity of utilising the 
best. Amongst others were fine bunches of 
Mme. Jean Dupuy and the beautiful new 
Killarney, a rich pink Rose in conical form. 
The deliciously fragrant rose-pink Zephyrine 
Drouhin was also shown in fine form. Some 
of the forms of Rosa wichuraiana are very 
handsome in the bud state, including Gar¬ 
denia with charming yellow buds set off with 
glossy green foliage. Other good varieties 
were Queen Mab, salmon and pink; Liberty, 
crimson ; Mme. Abel Chatenay, flesh ; and 
Morning Glow, with beautiful salmon-red 
buds. Space precludes mention of more, but 
these particularly took our fancy. 
Charming Roses on Editor’s Table. 
During the busy Rose season, some Rose 
growers are too much taken up with the 
shows to remember the Editor’s table. We 
were honoured, however, with a handsome 
bouquet by Mr. H. Standring, of Chigwell, 
Essex, who is am enthusiastic amateur Rose 
grower, but too busy- to have time to exhibit. 
On the lower left-hand corner the bouquet 
shows one of the most popular of Roses, 
Caroline Testout, in the middle of the bou¬ 
quet. It is now so well known as scarcely 
to need description. At the top of the pic¬ 
ture, above this variety, .is a bloom of Mar¬ 
garet Dickson, a beautifully formed H.P. 
Rose, that is white with a pale flesh centre. 
The variety is in every respect of high 
quality. On the extreme right is a bloom 
of Mme. Isaac Periere, a Bourbon Perpetual, 
with rich, rosy-carmine flowers of large size. 
Amongst others was a bloom of the H.T. 
Mme. Abel Chatenay, with light flesh-pink 
flowers on the left. On the right another 
small flower may be seen in the picture, re¬ 
presenting the popular Tea, Maman Cochet. 
On the extreme left is Johan Sebus. Like 
all other amateurs who give their personal 
attention to Roses, Mr. Standring has been 
able to single out valuable, easily-grown, 
handscmely-decorative, and sweet-scented 
varieties. 
Mrs. A. M. Kirker. 
At the top of the same page may be seen 
the representation of a new Rose with a re¬ 
markably long bud. This is Mrs. A. M. 
Kirker, a Hybrid Tea, with very few but 
remarkably long and broad petals, of a 
creamy-white on the inner face, and tinted 
with pink externally, deepening to rose to¬ 
wards the base. It is one of the new varie¬ 
ties, grown under trial by Mr. Hugh Dickson, 
Royal Nurseries, Belfast. It has at least 
distinctness to recommend it, and no doubt 
it will find many admirers if of free flowering 
habit, as the blooms can be used in the cut 
state with very fine -effect, just as they are 
commencing to expand. 
Mons. Joseph Hill. 
Just below the last-named Rose is a very 
much reduced bloom of a new variety that has 
also been grown under trial by Mr. Hugh 
Dickson. The flower is moderate in size, 
shortly conical, beautiful in outline, and of 
a delicate salmon-flesh on the outside and 
creamy-yellow inside. No doubt when it 
expands fully in the open, it may show other 
tints of colour, as many Roses do. Whether 
a Tea Rose or a H.T., we were not informed, 
but it had the scent of a Tea Rose. 
Frau Lilia Rautenstrauch. 
At the bottom of the page is a German 
Rose, belonging to the H.T. section. The 
flower is large, very solid on account of the 
number of the petals, cup-shaped, and, as 
sent to us, was of a delicate, creamy-white. 
We have, however, seen a coloured plate of it, 
showing much more colour as bloomed in Ger¬ 
many. When it has been fully tried in this 
country it may develop more colour, and cer¬ 
tainly is of large size, with very numerous 
petals. Even -at the -stage represented it 
was sweetly fragrant, and the scent fairly 
strong. The petals are slightly rolled back 
at the edges at this stage, but later on they 
roll back considerably. It is grown under 
trial by Mr. Hugh Dickson. 
Mme. Jules Gravereaux. 
This is another Continental variety, grown 
under trial by the same rosarian, and we feel 
sure that more will presently be heard of it, 
as some fine blooms were exhibited at the 
recent show of the National Rose Society. 
The flower is of medium to' large size and 
cup-shaped, with a high centre and of a soft 
ajiricot, faintly tinted with salmon, fading to 
white at the reversed edges. The outer 
petals are tinted with salmon-rose on the 
back. The fragrance of this variety is fairly 
strong. 
Lady Quartus Ewart. 
Whether this Rose will permanently retain 
. the form as represented by us, it would be 
premature to say until we have had more 
evidence of it grown under different condi¬ 
tions. The most striking feature of it is that 
all the outer petals become rolled back at the 
edges, and are then wavy and crumpled or 
wrinkled. This form seldom occurs amongst 
Roses, but there can be no doubt about its 
distinctness, and if the Rose is otherwise of 
good behaviour and pleasing it may yet be¬ 
come a prominent member on the show-board. 
It is an H.T., with cup-shaped blooms, in¬ 
clined to be conical, and white, with the outer 
petals tinted with buff in the early stages. 
It is one of the Continental varieties on trial 
by Mr. Hugh Dickson, and has certainly a 
sufficient number of petals to make a good 
bloom when expanded under congenial condi¬ 
tions. - . 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. 
We need make no apology for the introduc¬ 
tion of this popular H. T. Rose to the notice 
of our readers. It has taken a prominent 
place on the show-boards at the leading Rose 
shows for many years past. The cup-shaped 
flowers are creamy-white, with a soft shade of 
lemon in the centre during the early stages 
of the bloom, and even up to the period 
shown in our illustration. When fully de- 
veloiied the -outer petals are pure white. Be¬ 
sides being a first-class variety for exhibition 
purposes, it is one of the best for garden 
decoration, or for cut-flower uses. The plant 
itself is of vigorous growth, and branches 
freely, producing a wealth -of its beautiful 
blossoms. 
The Sweet Pea Show. 
On this occasioai we favour our readers at 
a distance with a view of the show, or rather 
a part of it, held by the National Sweet Pea 
Society, in conjunction with the R.H.S., on 
the 4th inst. It- will be seen that neither 
boards, boxes, nor paper collars are neces¬ 
sary for the staging of this beautiful and 
universally favoured annual. Vases of any 
simple construction, either of glass or stone¬ 
ware, are suitable, and so accommodating is 
the flower that it may be effectively used 
either with its own foliage, grasses, or with 
other flowers. The long stalks of the flowers 
enable it to be used in table decorative work 
in a grea-t variety of ways, and in Bamboo or 
other stands of an ornamental character. 
There is an infinity of colours, some of which 
are indicated by the light and dark colours, 
but for table and other indoor decorative 
work, the light varieties are most often 
favoured. 
Sweet Pea Henry Eckford. 
The blooms of this new variety of Sweet Pea 
are of a rich dark salmon-orange, more or less 
shaded with scarlet, especially on the back 
of tlie standard. The blooms are of large size 
with a flat, erect standard, as may be seen by 
reference to our illustration. Indeed, the 
size, colour and form of the flower is suffi¬ 
cient to recommend this to every Sweet Pea 
grower and lover, independently of the fact 
that it only bears two or three blossoms on a 
stalk. Notwithstanding the high standard 
of the National Sweet Pea Society for the 
giving of certificates,. this variety secured a 
first-class certificate and the silver medal of 
that body for the best new Sweet Pea in 1904. 
The R.H.S. also honoured it with an award of 
merit this year. Every visitor to the recent 
show was highly attracted by the- beautiful 
variety, and filled with envy simply because it 
was not in commerce and not available. 
The Duke’s Garden, Belvoir 
Castle. 
(See Supplement.) 
Our supplementary illustration on this 
occasion shows a view of what is known as 
the Duke’s Garden at Belvoir Castle, the 
residence of the Duke of Rutland, Grantham, 
Lincolnshire, where Mr. W. H. Divers has 
charge, in succession to the late Mr. Ingram, 
who made the place notable for the beauty 
and diversity of its spring gardening. 
Our readers will therefore understand 
that this is merely a very restricted view of a 
jmrtion of the pleasure grounds, which are 
really very extensive, including many miles 
of walks amongst varied scenery, mostly 
richly-wooded and'well sbelteTed. His lord- 
