November 2, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
701 
Tea H° se Billiard et Barre. 
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Tea Rose SI'.liard et Barre. [ Maclaren and Sons. 
The cause of the Rose continues to ad- 
ice by leaps and bounds year by year, 
nost any shade of colour is plentiful 
h the exception of blue and yellow, 
e former we are not likely to get for 
ne time yet, but the latter is feasible 
lugh. At present Marechal Niel is 
actically the best yellow, in popular es- 
lation at least, while several others en- 
■ a greater or less reputation. Billiard 
Barre is not, however, common, 
hough it originated in the establish- 
•nt of Pernet-Ducher in 1899. 
The flowers are of handsome form, and 
a rich golden-yellow. That it is con- 
uous blooming we recently had evi¬ 
nce in the fine bunches of it shown dur- 
r September. It also blooms during 
; ordinary season for the flowering of 
a Roses, "and it may also be grown in 
ts, the accompanying illustration show- 
\l the top of a plant that was so grown, 
d bloomed at the end of May. The 
plant is very vigorous and suitable for 
growing in the form of a pillar, bush or 
hedge. The fine foliage is not subject to 
mildew, which is a great point in its 
favour. The season of planting Roses is 
again close at hand, and it may be well 
to bear this fine variety in mind. 
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Chrysanthemum H. J. Jones 1908 . 
The above is a new, large flowering 
Japanese variety with very broad, bright 
golden-yellow florets. The blooms mea¬ 
sure 8 in. across, and are therefore of the 
largest size. It was raised by Mr. H. J. 
Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, and 
shown at a meeting of the R.H.S. on 
October 15th, when it received an Award 
of Merit. It grows 4 ft. high, and should 
be taken on the first crown. It also re¬ 
ceived a First Class Certificate from the 
National Chrysanthemum Society on 
October 14th. 
A FAMOUS . . . 
HOSE 
And its History. 
The origin of many occupants of our 
gardens is practically unknown, the ho.tv, 
when, and by whom they were introduced 
being shrouded in mystery. Not so with 
the Crimson Rambler Rose, an introduc¬ 
tion of recent years which has kept the 
place it received in the pikblic favour at 
its introduction in 1878. True, numerous 
rivals have appeared from time to time, 
but none have seriously disputed its posi¬ 
tion, except Dorothy Perkins, and that 
newer introduction, Hiawatha. 
The late Mr. Jenner, of Easter .Dud- 
dingston Lodge, Edinburgh, well known 
in his time as a great lover of hardy 
plants, was the means of introducing it 
into this country. Having commissioned 
a professor in the engineering line—Pro¬ 
fessor R. Smith, of Tokio—to obtain cer¬ 
tain horticultural subjects for him in 
Japan, the professor found it growing in a 
nursery in Tokio, and sent it along with 
the other subjects to Mr. Jenner, who 
named it “ The Engineer” as a compli¬ 
ment to the sender. Owing to some 
difference with the Custom House authori¬ 
ties in London concerning dues, delivery 
was delayed, with the result that the Rose 
was the only living plant in the whole 
consignment. 
In 1889 Mr. Jenner, with characteristic 
generosity, presented some buds to a Lin¬ 
colnshire nurseryman, Mr. John Gilbert, 
who, in the following year, exhibited cut 
flowers of “ The Engineer” at a meeting 
of the Royal Horticultural Society in 
London, where it was unanimously 
awarded a certificate of merit. Being 
visited by Mr. Charles Turner, Royal 
Nurseries, Slough, who, quickly appre¬ 
ciating its true value, bought a supply of 
buds, and, after exhibiting it and gaining 
several medals, had it sent out as Crim¬ 
son Rambler. 
This Rose adapts itself to a great 
variety of purposes and situations, thriv¬ 
ing on arches, arbours, wire fences, en¬ 
twined round the trunks of tall trees, or 
its long shoots may be seen threading 
their way through amongst the branches 
of tall shrubs or trees. The original 
plant at Duddingston was trained to a 
wire fence running from east to west, and 
where “the wind blew through and 
through it,” to use the words of good Mr. 
Chapman, Torbrex Nursery, Stirling, 
who, as gardener to Mr. Jenner, un¬ 
packed the original specimen and had the 
honour to be the first to grow it in this 
country. 
It is a most accommodating plant, 
thriving in almost any situation except 
on a south wall, or planted in a dry soil. 
The great masses of dazzling flowers, 
against the shining green foliage, never 
fail to make it a conspicuous object in 
whatever position it may occupy. The 
requisite treatment in the way of pruning 
consists in cutting out all the old flower¬ 
ing wood and laying in the young shoots 
— the stronger the better— with the soft 
tips just taken off. Never mind though 
these be somewhere about 10 ft. long, 
thev will flower all the more profusely. 
S. H. S. 
