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THE GARDENING WORLD . August 8, 1908. 
= ROSES = 
In a Suburban Garden. 
To grow Roses in a country garden and 
to grow them in a suburban or town gar¬ 
den are two very different tasks. Bor¬ 
dered by a fence over which the biting 
winds just catch the standards, the smoke 
and confined conditions of town all render 
it more difficult to grow the queen of 
flowers to perfection. Still, in spite of 
these adverse conditions, the trees are this 
year making excellent progress. Well 
manured in the autumn and carefully 
pruned at the end of March, they are now 
making good growth, and there is no rea¬ 
son why, if the right kinds are selected, 
dwellers in the suburbs should not have 
an abundant supply of good Roses. 
Some Roses do better than others, and 
it may be a help to many if I enumerate 
a few that have succeeded best in my 
garden. It is wisest to buy Roses of a 
strong habit of growth ; no weak growers 
should be selected. 
In the first place, I have found Clio, 
a beautiful pale pink, and Margaret Dick¬ 
son, a flesh white, two of the most consis¬ 
tent, both being strong growers and abun¬ 
dant bloomers. Mrs. John Laing, a soft 
pink, and Captain Hayward, crimson, a 
good cool weather Rose, are also excel¬ 
lent. Other hybrid perpetuals are Ulrich 
Brunner, cherry crimson, and a strong 
grower ; S. M. Rodocanachi, glowing 
pink, to my mind an indispensable Rose; 
Frau Karl Druschki, a splendid white 
Rose, sturdy growth, and perfect blooms ; 
Duke of Wellington, velvety red; and 
Baroness Rothschild, light rose, robust 
growth, and flowering freely. 
Amongst the hybrid teas, foremost is 
Caroline Testout, bright pink, always 
first class, and a free grower; then there 
are La France, too well known to need 
description, silvery rose, and a very free 
bloomer; Madame Abel Chatenay, shaded 
carmine and pink, a very fragrant rose ; 
Mrs. W. J. Grant, a perfectly shaped 
Rose of an imperial pink shade, not a 
strong grower, but should not be left out; 
Bessie Brown, creamy white; Marjorie, 
white, suffused salmon pink; Killarney, 
flesh pink; and K. A. Victoria, cream- 
shaded lemon, which have all done well 
with me. 
Some Tea Roses, although more deli¬ 
cate for suburban gardens, also do well, 
notably Madame Hoste, pale yellow; 
Maman Cochet, yellow carmine; Anna 
( livier, rosy flesh and buff, variable in 
colour, but a lovely Rose; White Maman 
Cochet, a creamy white sport from Ma¬ 
man Cochet; Hon. Edith Gifford, white ; 
and last, but not least, the well-known 
Gloire de Dijon. 
Amongst the climbers may be men¬ 
tioned Dorothy Perkins, pink cluster; 
Crimson Rambler; Madame Alfred Car- 
riere, a beautiful white climbing Tea 
Rose ; and Reine Olga de Wurtemburg, a 
very strong climbing Rose. 
These are all doing well with me, and 
may be some guide to those thinking later 
on of purchasing Roses for a suburban 
garden. 
Arthur D. Cooper. 
Webb and Sons at the Cardiff H.S. 
Messrs. Webb and Sons, the well-known 
seedsmen, of Wordsley, Stourbridge, were 
awarded a Gold Medal for an exhibit of 
Vegetables, Melons and Sweet Peas at the 
Cardiff Horticultural Society's Show held 
on July 22nd and 23rd. The first and 
second prize collections of nine kinds of 
Vegetables in the open class exhibited by 
the Hon. Vicary Gibbs and the Marquis 
of Northampton respectively, were also 
the produce of Webb's seeds. 
A New Vegetable. 
The London “ Globe” suggests a chance 
for English gardeners to endeavour to ac¬ 
climatise a new vegetable. The Chinese 
gardeners grow a variety of mustard which 
is exceptional in the Cabbage-like dimen¬ 
sions of its leaves. They are of a yellow¬ 
ish-green colour, as much as 16 in. long, 
sometimes crimped like the Savoy. The 
leaves are boiled and eaten as we do the 
common Cabbage, and they have a very 
agreeable flavour, not unlike that of good 
qualitv Turnip-tops in spring. In India 
and other tropical countries this Cabbage¬ 
leaved Mustard is a highly-esteemed vege¬ 
table. 
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for the best paragraph or short artiole on auy 
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RESULTS OF 
LAST WEEK’S 
COMPETITIONS. 
Some of the best papers in this competition 
are-too long, an 1 we desire readers to keep 
within a column. 
A prize in the Readers’ Competition was 
awarded to “ G. Wells ” for the artiole on 
“ Trees and Shrubs,’’ page 498. 
In the Prize Letter Competition a prize 
was awarded to “ H. Stevens,” for the article 
on “Saxifraga oppositifolia ” : and anot er 
to “0. 0. ” for the article on “Two Beautiful 
Varieties of Philadelphus,” page 509. 
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ON GARDENING. 
Under the auspices of the North Rid g 
Council, a series or course of five outdir 
lectures on gardening was arranged o 
take place in the neighbourhood of Sna> 
commencing June 3rd and extending o r 
a period of five weeks, in conjunction uh 
the members of the Snape Institute zd 
others. 
Mr. Gaut, F.R.H.S., of the Yorksbe 
University, Leeds, who, it may lie mi 
tioned, has previously conducted ’0 
series of lectures on horticulture at Snai. 
was deputed to lecture on this occa^n 
also. 
Unfortunately, the first of these ct- 
door demonstrations was marred by a <5- 
astrous thunderstorm, which caused gnr 
havoc in the immediate neighboured 
of Wensleydale, and consequently har o 
be abandoned. Hence it was the even ^ 
of the 10th June when the opening lectre 
took place. 
It was a balmy evening in June, he 
venue was the gardens of Thorpe Perrv 
the residence of Mr. W. C. Gray, and le 
hour of meeting 7 p.m. The party we 
kindly met and conducted through le 
grounds by Mr. Pattison, Mr. Gray’s hid 
gardener. 
Mr. Gaut, with Mr. Pattison and ie 
rest of the party, then proceeded to n- 
spect the gardens situated on the westrn 
side of the Hall, which are laid out da 
mode d Italie, on the face of a gentle sbe 
leading down to, and partly encircled v. 
a magnificent sheet of water, knowras 
the Lake. 
Immediately opposite, in juxtapositn. 
is the famous Springswood, forming a e- 
Lghtful background and contrast to he 
brightly illumined tints of the late-flofir- 
mg beds of Violas. These gardens, wich 
have been the admiration of countiss 
generations, are laid out in one vast;r- 
race, intersected by well-kept gr'el 
walks, and arranged with beds of e rv 
conceivable shape. Rustic frameworkor 
the support of climbing Roses at interds 
span the intervening flower-beds, wh:h, 
with a year or two’s growth, will addan 
additional charm to the scene. 
Passing on, we enter the Corridor (>n- 
servatoire, or covered passage, lea<ng 
from the salon, and connecting withjhe 
new ballroom, or so-called bungalow, he 
latter is situated on an elevation c;r- 
looking the Italian garden. One isal- 
most at a loss how_to describe this relmt 
improvement, but it must certainl) be 
termed a charming addition. The pss 
roof is a three-quarter'span, the side in- 
nmg parallel with the gardens is .als o! 
glass, whilst on the back wall a lay* of 
moss conceals a bed of turf, which is hid 
in position by means of wire trellislig. 
This is the groundwork for variegateclie- 
gonias, Ivies and Ferns. The paveme: is 
of terra cotta glazed tiles, and three ers 
of steps, at intervals of a few yards.;e- 
duce the elevation to a gentle grad fit, 
thus making the ascent easy for all. Jig- 
nifioent Palms lend an Oriental sjin- 
dour^ to the enchanting scene, and an 
odoriferous atmosphere tempts on< te 
