July 27, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
505 
R Dwarf Polgar^tba f^ose 
(Baby Dorothy). 
The two fringes, which are such a con¬ 
spicuous feature on most of the pitcher 
plants, are here reduced to very fine 
fringes that are scarcely noticeable. The 
whole pitcher measures from 5 in. to 10 in. 
in length. The leaves are of a dark 
green, and the whole plant is of a rather 
graceful character of growth. It is its 
beautiful colour which gives the valued 
character to M. sanguinea. 
-- 
Geum Rivale. 
This is not one of the most brilliant 
members of its family, but it is neverthe¬ 
less a plant of much beauty, interesting, 
too, as being native to British soil. The 
colour of the flowers is a soft shade of 
red, verging into cerise, and the blossoms 
hang from slightly arching stems in a 
graceful manner, quite distinct from the 
usual habit of the Geums. 
It is decidedly a plant that needs to be 
grown in a fair sized mass, and if the 
position chosen for it is in front of dark 
foliaged shrubs or near a bank of grass 
the colour of the flowers will be more 
fully appreciated. 
The species is remarkable for the ex¬ 
tended period over w T hich its flowers are 
produced, for it may be had in bloom 
from April until September or October. 
Many are the positions in which Geum 
rivale will prove serviceable. I have seen 
large masses full of bloom on steep banks 
beside a carriage drive. Beds filled with 
it in open positions on a lawn maintain 
a brave display for practically the whole 
summer, and it is also able to thrive in 
no half-hearted manner under the shade 
of tall trees. Propagation by division is 
a simple and ready means of increasing 
5 tock; on one occasion I split up a large 
old clump into eighty small pieces, 
practically every piece making a respect¬ 
able plant by the following spring. 
A distinct form exists under the name of 
Leonard’s variety, the flowers of which are 
somewhat larger in size and brighter in 
colour than those of the type. 
Heather Bell. 
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Sastau ?asabW 
" I burn my soul away! ” 
So spake the Rose, and smiled; “with¬ 
in my cup 
Ml day the sunbeams fall in flame, all 
day 
They drink my sweetness up ! ” 
‘ I sigh my soul away! ” 
The Lily said; “all night the moon¬ 
beams pale 
steal round and round me, whispering in 
their play 
An all too tender tale! ” 
" I give my soul away! ” 
The Violet said; “the West wind wan¬ 
ders on. 
The North wind comes; I know not what 
they say. 
And yet my soul is gone ! ” 
|dh, Poet, burn away 
Thy fervent soul! fond Lover at the 
feet 
her thou lovest, sigh! dear Christian, 
pray. 
And let the world be sweet! 
Dora Greenwell. 
Rambler Roses of this and similar habit 
have been coming in large numbers re¬ 
cently, but still there seems to be a de¬ 
mand for more of a similar character, but 
differing in some particular or other from 
the well known favourites. In the 
majority of private establishments where 
Roses are in demand, dwarf varieties are 
very easily cultivated, and this is one for 
such a purpose. The plants bloom freely 
when only 9 in. to 12 in. high, though a 
plant may yet grow taller. We have only 
seen the variety on two occasions, and no 
doubt by this time next year several Rose 
collections of note will have a supply of 
plants. 
It is undoubtedly one of the dwarfest 
Polyanthas we have seen, or, at all events, 
in the form of young plants, and it may 
Rose Souvenir of Stella Gray. 
Here we have small pointed flowers of 
pale yellow and shaded salmon red. The 
stems are dark purple and the handsome 
foliage is also dark. It is a Hybrid Tea, 
and should make a beautiful garden Rose. 
Award of Merit by the R.H.S. on the 
9th and 10th inst., when shown by Messrs. 
Alex. Dickson and Sons, Ltd., at the Hol¬ 
land Park Show. 
be had in bloom in pots of small size. 
Plants of the above height produce a 
cluster of blossom on the top in colour not 
unlike the rambler known as Queen Alex¬ 
andra. It will be remembered that we 
already have a baby rambler in the dwarf 
Rose Mme. N. Levavasseur, which differs 
from Crimson Rambler only in its dwarf 
habit, as the colour of the bossom is the 
same. In this instance Baby Dorothy is 
evidently one of the same strain, dwarfer 
if anything, but differing in having flowers 
of a beautiful pink colour. The accom¬ 
panying illustration represents plants of 
this variety shown at the National Rose 
Society's Exhibition at Regent’s Park on 
the 4th inst. by Messrs. Hugh Low and 
Co., Bush Hill Park, Middlesex, who 
kindly placed the illustration at our ser¬ 
vice. 
South-Eastern College, Wye. 
The College was awarded the Silver 
Medal (highest award) at the Royal 
Agricultural Society's show at Lincoln, in 
a competition of exhibits of importance 
to British forestry, for a collection of in¬ 
sects, etc., injurious to forest trees, which 
was made and set up by the vice-princi¬ 
pal and entomologist, Mr. F. V. Theo¬ 
bald. 
New Rose Baby Dorothy: Flowers Pink. 
