January 25, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
ROSE ROSE QUEEN. 
' « nqu«tion.bW thU rote » » very l^au- 
tiful one, and admirably adapted for fore- 
ins aa under akilful cultivation it produces 
spVe’ndid broad-peUlled, large rich rose- 
coloured bloonw on l«>ng stems. It w an 
Amorican-raiKHl rose, and was put into 
niinmorcc by the .Messrs, h. Ci. Hill 
pany, of Indiana, T.S A., aft^'r having been 
grown very extensively for the cut flower 
.March 19 last Mr. Wallace exhibited some 
grand flowers at a meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society at Westminster; the 
blooms were greatly admired for their ^nrm 
substance, and colour, and an Award of 
Merit was granted. 
DAHLIAS IN 1913. 
It may appear to many readers some¬ 
what early to talk about the dahlia in 
plants reach their hands for planting pur. 
poses in the month of May. 
I am under the impression that the pros, 
pects of the dahlia were never brighter 
than now. and I might also say these 
prospects are shared by other countries, for 
the export of pot tubers must be a rewrd 
by the close of the season in April. The 
pot roots have been shipped in hundreds, 
yes, and thousands, to Japan, the Tnited 
States, South Africa, Australia, India, and 
A deep reddish-rose. H.T. variety, raised 
ROSE ROSE QUEEN. 
market. Mr. W. E. Wallace, of Eaton 
Bray, Dunstable, ever on the alert for 
improvements in roses and perpetual car¬ 
nations, entered largely upon its cultiva¬ 
tion under glass. During a visit to the 
United States he was much struck by the 
heauty and usefulness of the variety, and 
on his return very substantially increased 
nis stock; indeed, we believe he grew fif¬ 
teen thousand plants this last season. On 
January and perhaps it is to the amateur 
plants 
them straight away in their flowering quar- 
lal^ ‘i’'ur There are many 
phases of dahlia cultivation quite unknown 
interest^l" 
the laX ; .■“‘7 Idea of 
done bf ll***! l-ns to be 
none by the dahlia specialists before the 
the Straits Settlements, to say nothing o 
the European eoimtries. r 
Surely this points to bright prospects 
the coming season. 
The National Dahlia Society, too, 
pears be imbued with renewed 
and will hold a conference next month? 
which some interesting subjects are to 
dealt with, particulars of which will 
in these pages as soon as arrangements 
