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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
December 28, 1907. 
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“ Kurts on ?latrtuv$ Roses.” 
The above is the title o‘f a pamphlet 
issued by the National Rose Society, 
which is now in its sixth edition, showing 
that it was wanted. Being prepared under 
the auspices of the leading Rose Society, 
it may be taken for granted that the in¬ 
formation is reliable, being the outcome 
of the experiences of the best and most 
successful Rose growers in the country. 
The chief fault we have is that it is so 
small, but it is intended for the benefit 
of amateurs and not the professional Rose 
grower. The information has been con¬ 
densed, so that it contains nothing but 
that which it is absolutely necessary for a 
grower with a small garden to know. 
The book has been revised up-to-date, 
and commences by deciding what plants 
are necessary to make new plantations or 
to make up blanks in the old ones. Then 
the best time to order Roses is considered, 
also the best time to plant them, after 
which an article deals with the preparation 
of the soil previous to planting. In this 
article simple directions are given for the 
improvement of light soils, and also in 
the draining of soils where water does not 
readily soak away after rain. It also 
deals with manures, the treatment of the 
plants when they arrive from the nursery, 
whether in good or bad condition, and 
what the amateur is to do if the ground 
should be frozen at the time of their 
arrival. 
Useful hints are also given about plant¬ 
ing single specimens in lawns or borders, 
also climbing, pillar and standard Roses. 
Winter protection of dwarf and tall Roses, 
where this happens to be required, is also 
passed under review. At the end is a list 
of forty choice Roses with which to com¬ 
mence making a collection when about to 
exhibit. This is followed by a list of free for seven stamps from Mr. Edward 
eighty Roses suitable for garden decora- Mawley, Rosebank, Berkhamsted, Herte^ 
tion. " The pamphlet may be obtained post the hon. secretary of the society. 
A Little Known Border Plant. 
Of the several species of Sidalcea in 
cultivation, the most widely distributed in 
this country is S. malvaeflora. Scarcely 
less known is the white-flowered S. Can¬ 
dida, and if a census were taken, possibly 
most growers would vote for the last- 
named on account of its colour. Equally 
choice, however, as a border plant is S. 
oregana, introduced from North-West 
America, and originally found in Oregon. 
To compare the scarce plant with the 
(Sidalcea oregana.) 
better known one we may say that the 
flowers are bright rose, but larger and 
lighter in colour than those of S. malvae- 
flora above named. 
Readers will readily get the best im¬ 
pression of the plant by reference to the 
illustration which shows that the lower 
leaves are circular and undivided, while 
those immediately above are deeply lobed, 
and higher up still some of them consist 
of three long narrow segments. Above 
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