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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 16, 1907. 
Roses: 
The Butterfly Bean. 
Fern 
Some Good 
Sorts 
to Grow. 
The list of Roses worthy a place in our 
gardens is now so extensive that space 
will not here permit of detailed descrip¬ 
tion. Diversity of form, size, colour, per¬ 
fume, and foliage — one need grow noth 
ing else but Roses to have an interesting 
garden full of different flowers. Before 
choosing sorts, first determine for what 
purpose the blooms are wanted. 
For Garden Decoration.— All Roses 
of weakly growth should be avoided. Of 
Teas, plant only such as have loose- 
petalled blooms. Use Chinas and dwarf 
Polyanthas freely. Of H. P.’s and H. T.’s 
select varieties noted for freedom cf 
bloom, vigorous growth, and those which 
are good autumn Roses. If possible, find 
places for a few of the summer-flowering 
species, and any of the single or semi¬ 
double Roses. 
For House Walls, with a cold aspect, 
Gloire de Dijon and the Evergreen Roses 
do well. For warmer aspects choose the 
climbing Teas and Noisettes. 
For Arches, etc., the Ayreshires and 
climbing Polyanthas are admirable ; and 
for any rough corners, the Penzance 
Briers. 
For Button-holes, select the pure 
Teas and Noisettes of pointed form; also 
H. T.’s and a few dark H. P.’s. 
For Cut Blooms to Fill Vases, plant 
some Chinas and Polyanthas, as well as 
H. P. and H. T. Roses, and also the semi¬ 
double Teas. 
For Exhibition Purposes, Roses of 
large size, and full petal are requisite , 
the varieties must therefore be selected 
from the H. P. and H. T. classes, to¬ 
gether with a few pure Teas. To obtain 
show blooms, close pruning and severe 
disbudding are necessary, and extra atten¬ 
tion must be given to every detail of cul¬ 
tivation. 
In selecting particular sorts, however, 
for any purpose, endeavour to see the 
plants actually growing and blooming in 
a friend’s garden, or at the nursery. Be¬ 
ware of deciding on certain varieties 
merely on the strength of having seen 
magnificent specimens at a Rose Show. 
The names of such may usefully be jotted 
down for future reference, but close en¬ 
quiry should be made regarding the 
character and habits of exhibition 
varieties before ordering plants of such 
kinds for ordinary garden purposes. 
Walter Cowley. 
Cheshire. 
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Sweet Peas and Abuse. 
A Letter 
to the Editor. 
Sir, — “When you have a bad case, 
abuse your opponent” is a well known 
axiom, and “Grower” must deem his a 
particularlv bad case to require the ex¬ 
traordinary amount of abuse he puts into 
.his notes on page 162. My word! if he 
could grow Sweet Peas only half as well 
as he can fling abuse about he would be 
a champion. 
Cultivator. 
Vegetable and Flower. 
‘Many a time I have been asked by 
owners of small gardens to recommend 
some quick-growing, pretty plant that 
will provide a screen to shut off the ad¬ 
joining premises without wasting a lot of 
room. Frequently I have recommended 
the Scarlet Runner or Neal’s Ne Plus 
Ultra Bean for that purpose, but the 
drawback to this in the eyes of the gar¬ 
dening enthusiast is that every garden 
has Runners, and therefore they are 
rather too common. The advent of the 
New Butterfly Bean has improved 
matters, for here we have a Bean every 
whit as useful as the old-fashioned 
Runner, but of a far more uncommon 
and handsome appearance. The blos¬ 
soms are really beautiful and striking. 
They may be described as salmon-apricot 
and white, so bright and distinct as to 
justify the name “butterfly Bean.” It 
is undoubtedly worthy of wide-spread cul¬ 
tivation as a thing of'beauty and useful¬ 
ness combined. Heather Bell. 
- G. W. - 
Prize Competitions. 
GENERAL CONDITIONS.—Competitors must 
write on one side of the paper only. Regular 
paid contributors to THE GARDENING 
WORLD or other gardening journals are de¬ 
barred from entering, but occasional con¬ 
tributors may compete. The name and ad¬ 
dress of the competitor must appear on each 
article sent for competition. The Editor’s 
decision is final, and he reserves the right 
to reproduce, in any way,! any article or photo¬ 
graph sent for competition. The conditions 
applying to each competition should be care¬ 
fully read. 
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WEEKLY 
PRIZES. 
A PRIZE OFTEN SHILLINGS will be given 
for the best paragraph or short article on any 
gardening subject, such as hints of practical 
interest to gardeners, notes on the propaga¬ 
tion or cultivation of flowers, fruits or vege¬ 
tables, eradication of pests, etc. The para¬ 
graph or article must not exceed a column, but 
value rather than length will be considered in 
making ‘‘he award. Mark envelopes “ Com¬ 
petition,” and post not later than the Monday 
foil#' wing date of issue. Entries received later 
thxn Tuesday (first post) will be left over until 
tJ je following week. 
Two prizes of 2s. 6d. will be awarded each 
week for the two best letters, not exceeding 
150 words, on any interesting gardening sub¬ 
ject. 
RESULTS OF 
LAST WEEK’S 
COMPETITIONS. 
Some of the best papers in this competition 
are too long, an l we desire readers to keep 
within a column. 
The prize in the Readers’ Competition was 
awarded to “ H. Arnold ” for his article on 
“ Propagating Shrubsfrom Cuttings,”page 164. 
In the Prize Letter Competition a prize ■was 
awarded to “ H. Rowles ’’ for his article on 
“ The Value of Deep Cultivation ” ; and 
another to ’“Alpha” for his article on “Parsnips 
for Exhibition,” page 166. • 
A Simple Method 
of Heating. 
Many Fern enthusiasts who possess-an 
indoor Fern case are puzzled as to how 
they shall keep the Ferns alive and 
healthy during the winter when the tem¬ 
perature falls so low at night. 
By means of a simple yet perfectly 
efficient hot water apparatus easily made 
by following the instructions below, a 
Fern case 3 ft. by 2 ft. or larger, can be 
kept at a temperature of 55 degrees dur¬ 
ing the coldest weather, at an infinite¬ 
simal cost. First procure two empty 
syrup tins, with detachable, press-in lids, 
and two pieces of brass tubing (y 2 inch 
inside diameter) cut to the length desired; 
to suit the size of the case. Then punch 
two holes with an old gimlet in the side; 
of each of the tins, one above the other, 
one inch from top and bottom respec¬ 
tively, and enlarge these holes to the dia¬ 
meter of the pipes. 
Next insert the four ends of the pipes 
one inch through the two pairs of holes, 
and well solder all round the joints until 
they are perfectly watertight, thus form¬ 
ing a boiler, connected to a water 
cylinder by a flow and return pipes. In 
the lid of the water cylinder punch two 
holes, in which solder two gas burners 
(with the gauze and other contents re¬ 
moved), one as air outlet and the other 
as water inlet. After painting the whole 
apparatus dead black, fix it in the Fern 
case with the boiler outside, the inner 
water cylinder to be a little higher than 
the boiler to ensure good circulation. 
Now fix a Bunsen gas jet formed of the 
base of an incandescent burner) under 
the boiler and connect by means of flex¬ 
ible tubing to the nearest gas jet. After 
filling the whole apparatus with water it 
will be found that a flame half an inch 
high will keep the water circulating at a 
temperature of 120 degrees, or by regu¬ 
lating the height of the flame any tem¬ 
perature can be obtained. As evapora¬ 
tion takes place very slowly, the water 
after 24 hours will not have fallen below 
tire level of the upper pipe; thus it is 
only necessary to add a little water daily. 
It is advisable to fix a case under the 
boiler to protect the gas flame from 
draughts; this can be formed by means 
of a tin can with- the lid removed, and 
holes punched in the sides for air inlet 
and to admit the gas pipe. 
Albert E. Yates. 
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Anachronisms of Artists. —It is a 
common error among artists to introduce 
the Aloe, Cactus, and Maize, which were 
not kn-own in Europe till after the dis¬ 
covery of America, into landscapes of 
ancient Greece and Italy. Several of our 
best known artists, among them the Royal 
Academician, Sir Laurence Alma 
Tadema, have erred in the same way 
through introducing the popular Sun¬ 
flower into pictures which bear date before 
1492. Even the late Edwin Long, R.A., 
has introduced both the Plantain and the 
Aloe into his “Egyptian Feast,” when 
both were unknown at the date of his 
picture. 
