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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
November 30, 1907. 
Some late flowering- Roses. 
An autumn such as this brings with it 
many a beautiful Rose blossom, especi¬ 
ally among the Teas. This year I have 
been much struck with the valuable late 
flowering properties of that beautiful Tea, 
Corallina, with its deep rosy pink blooms 
and fine form. It is one of the daintiest 
and most beautiful of our Roses, and ex¬ 
cellent for the amateur’s garden. Betty, 
a yellowy-copper Rose, and a Hybrid Tea, 
is another grand late bloomer—a little 
thin perhaps, but a curiously artistic 
Rose. Yet another, and this time again 
a Tea-scented variety, is Mrs. Alfred 
Byass — a charming Rose and an excellent 
late bloomer. This variety has not been 
much written about, but it can well hold 
its own, and its singularly delicate yet 
bright colouring makes it attractive. 
Among the crimson varieties General 
McArthur, a Hybrid Tea, is to be rec¬ 
koned with as an excellent foil for the 
paler shades at this late season of the 
year. F. Norfolk. 
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. . PLANTING and PROTECTING . . 
— Roses.— 
November is the best month for the 
successful planting of Rose trees, because 
they get a firm root hold before spring 
arrives, and this proves a great advantage 
over those planted in the early part of the 
year. All orders should be executed as 
soon as possible, so as to get the choice 
of trees from the Rose specialist. Light 
soils are not the best for Roses, but a 
clayey soil, incorporated with plenty of 
decayed stable manure, is essential for 
success. 
Roses should only be planted when the 
weather is fine and the soil friable; never 
do any Rose planting in frosty weather. 
When the trees arrive examine them to 
see if the roots are dry, if so, let them 
stand in tepid water for an hour or more 
before planting out. In planting see that 
the roots are well spread out; never set 
them in a tangled mass. 
If the Roses are to be planted against 
a wall, withdraw the roots outwards away 
from it. Do not plant too deeply, six or 
seven inches being sufficient. Be careful 
that no manure comes in contact with the 
roots : it may be above and below them, 
as Roses are gross feeders. Always finish 
off by treading the soil firmly. Stan¬ 
dards and tall varieties should be se¬ 
curely staked, so as not to be disturbed 
by the wind. A good mulching of strawy, 
stable manure is beneficial, as this is a 
great help in protecting the roots from 
severe frost. This mulching should not 
be heaped up around the stem, but spread 
around as far as the roots extend. 
A good method of protecting the lower 
branches of the tender kinds is by heap¬ 
ing up the soil, about nine inches from 
the base ; this will keep the lower buds 
intact during the most severe winter. As 
a further protection for the more tender 
varieties, such as Teas and H. Teas, dried 
fern or the common bracken set in 
amongst the branches and loosely tied 
will keep them safe through the cold 
months. 
When spring comes and there are signs 
of growth, the bracken can be removed, 
also the soil protecting the buds at the 
base. The November mulching should 
be forked in and a fresh supply put on, 
afterwards raking the beds smooth and 
tidy. In April the pruning can be com¬ 
menced, all dead wood and weakly shoots 
being cut away. 
For further advice on the culture of the 
queen of flowers, the amateur should se¬ 
cure No. i a G. W.” Handbook — “Fifty 
best Roses.” It is brimful of valuable 
hints and indispensable to all lovers of 
the Rose. Joseph Floyd. 
-- 
County Technical Laboratories, Chelmsford. 
A six weeks’ course of instruction is 
now completed at the Dairy School, 
County Laboratories, Chelmsford, and 
among the students attending is Lady 
Helen Grimston, daughter of the Earl of 
Verulam. 
The next course (five weeks) began 
on Monday, November nth. Intending 
students should send in their names to 
the Instructress at the School. 
The nine weeks’ Winter School of Agri¬ 
culture commenced at the Technical 
Laboratories on Monday, November 18th. 
- Q. W. —- 
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♦♦♦ 
RESULTS OF 
LAST WEEK’S 
COMPETITIONS. 
Some of the best papers in this competition 
are too long, and we desire readers to keep 
within a column. 
The prize in the Readers* Competition was 
awarded to “Observer” ?for the article on 
“ A Few Choice Herbaceous Plants,” page 740. 
In the Prize Letter Competition a prize 
was awarded to “ Ohas. Comfort ” for the 
article oh “Hybrids of Statrice sinuata ” : and 
another to “ A. Dennett ” for the article on 
“ Cosmos for the G-reenhouse,” page 742. 
- ROSES - 
For a Beginner. 
Now that the time is here again for 
planting Roses, the following notes may 
be of use to those about to take up Rose 
culture for the first time. 
Only too often the beginner is misled 
by consulting a Rose grower’s catalogue , 
and picking out and purchasing Roses, < 
that, although very useful from an exhi¬ 
bitor’s point of view, and giving two or 
three excellent blooms, are yet quite use-,] 
less for ordinary garden decoration or for 
the novice to start with. What he wants ( 
is Roses with the following good quali-1| 
ties:—(i) Hardiness; (2) Freedom of 
flowering; (3) Summer and autumn 
blooming. 
If suitable sorts are chosen it is quite I 
possible, with proper care and cultiva-; 
tion, to have Rofees from June to Novem¬ 
ber. 
I give here the names of twelve Roses; 
that would form a suitable collection for’ 
a.ny amateur to start with in a small way, 
and these, if properly looked after, will - 
give good returns in any suburban gar-, 
den where it is possible to grow Roses ai 
all. I am going to divide the twelve as 
follows:—Three hybrid perpetuals, three: 
hybrid teas, three teas, and three Chinas. 
H.P.’s. — Frau Karl Druschki, pure 
white ; Mrs. John Laing, soft pink ; Duke 
of Edinburgh, scarlet crimson. 
H.T.’s.—K. A. Victoria, pale lemon: 
Caroline Testout, bright -rose; Vis¬ 
countess Folkestone, creamy pink. The 
last two given are very valuable. 
T.’s.—Catherine Mermet, flesh pink: 
Mme. Berard, salmon yellow (good as a 
climber); and Mme. Hoste, deep yellow. 
Chinas. — Cramoisie Superieure, crim¬ 
son ; Mrs. Bosanquet, pale flesh; and 
Mme. Laurette Messimy, rose and yellow, 
the last mentioned being very pretty. 
These should be ordered at once, and 
planted some time in November, thei 
earlier the better. Of course, the soil 
must be well prepared and dug quite twc 
feet deep, working in plenty of well- 
decayed manure .during the process. 
Plant firmly (this is most essential), anc: 
prune hard the first year. This will give 
some good strong growths from the base 
of the plants, which can be shortened 
moderately the succeeding year. 
The Teas and Chinas do better in al 
somewhat lighter soil than the others, anc 
need some slight protection during the 
winter, a light covering of strawy manure, 
being suitable for this; another good' 
method is to draw the soil about the base 
of the trees. 
F. W. Bluett. 
Harringay, N. 
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Mr. George Schneider. 
In order to celebrate his recent promo 
tion to the rank of Officier du Merite Agri 
cole, a number of the English friends oi 
Mr. George Schneider, president of the: 
French Horticultural Society of London 
arranged for a dinner to take place;' 
at the Cafe Royal, Regent Street, on the: 
evening of November 16th, when also a 
presentation was made to Mr. Schneider. . 
