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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER 
Fob 3 1904 
Roses may be planted from pots, if good 
pot-grown plants which are not old and 
pot-bound can be procured. These are 
generally kept in stock by nursesrymen, 
and probably many varieties are available. 
Should the soil not be moist at time ot 
planting use plenty of water, and mulch 
with farmyard manure. 
Remove all seed-vessels from flowering 
plants, such as Roses, Dahlias, Verbenas, 
Bouvardias, and others, and the plants will 
soon produce more flowers. 
HYBRID TEA ROSES. 
By Grorces BELLAIR. 
Revue Horticole, Sept. 1, 1903. 
Guillot tis of Lyons seems to have been 
the first to try to cross Tea Roses with 
Hybrid Perpetuals. La France, which 
appeared in 1867, was the result of this 
attempt. Many amateurs rank it above 
all other Roses, and, in our country, it is 
certainly the favorite Encouraged by 
this success, the following Rose growers, 
M. M. Peruet-Ducher, Schwartz, Guillot, 
Bouvaire, Robichon, E. Lambert, Vig- 
neron, Ledechaux, Godard, Inpean, Nabon- 
nand, Guinoisseau, Levet, and Peruet pere, 
in France, Dickson and W. Paul in Eng- 
land, Soupert et Notting and Ketten at 
Luxembourg, and Guillot fils himself, re- 
turning to the attemept, have raised other 
Hybrid Teas, which form, at present, a col- 
lection of over 300 varieties. The very 
first Hybrid Teas, however, seem to have 
appeared long before 1867, most botanists 
admitting that the complex group of 
Hybrid Perpetuals includes a certain num- 
ber who must count among their ancestors 
besides the Tea Rose, or Rosa Indica, Rosa 
Gallica, and Rosa Semperflorens. What, 
however, particularly distinguishes Hybrid 
Teas of the La France type is the clear and 
striking appearance of certain characteris- 
tic features of Tea Roses, longer branches, 
often climbing, more refined color of the 
flowers, perfume usually delicate and dis- 
tinct, lustre of the foliage, floriferousness, 
and a certain amount of hardiness, though 
not so great as that of Hybrid Perpetuals. 
By these signs it is possible to recognise 
the close or distant relationship of these 
Roses with Rosa Indica.- It would be diffi- 
cult, as yet, to make a complete list. of 
Hybrid Teas since many varieties, raised 
during the last few years, are not yet 
roved. In the meantime we give a list 
of the best among the older Roses of this 
class: —First of all, La France. This is 
a type and 1s often painted, besides its soft 
color, its picturesque shape, its perfume, 
and its irreproachable carriage well deserve 
this favor. The Duchess of Albany is 
like La France ; the same foliage, the same 
habit of growth, the same shaped flower, 
even the perfume similar, but the color a 
little deeper, and the carriage not so cor- 
rect. This Rose nearly always bends over, 
the weight of the blossom being too great 
for the stalk. ! 
Next comes Captain Christy, with flesh- 
colored petals, and stout, unbending stalk ; 
Caroline Testout, rose color; Augustine 
Guinoisseau, white, tinted with flesh, much 
sought efter for cut flowers; Madame Abel 
Chatenay, with flowers shaded with rose; — 
Madame Joseph Bonnaire, -china rose, 
whose large flowers are shaped like Paul 
Neyron; Rhine Natalie de Serbie, flesh, 
with cream colored heart; Aurora, sa!mon 
rose; Viscountess Folkestone, very flori- 
ferous, pale salmon, delicately perfumed , 
Madame Viger, rosy white; Rosomane 
Graveraux, a 1900 novelty which we par- 
ticularly admired in M. Graveraux’s gar- 
den at |’Haig, with silvery white flowers, 
barely tinged with rose; Triomphe de 
Pernet pere, red, dwarf, extremely flori- 
ferous, and a constant bloomer, which will 
probably play an important part as a Rose 
for baskets ; finally, Kaiserin Augusta Vic- 
toria, whose pure white blooms will make a 
fortune for bouquet-makers and florists. 
To these varieties we may add all the small 
list of climbing Hybrid Teas, about twenty- 
five varieties, of which the best are—La 
France of 1889, Climbing Captain Christy, 
A. La France, A. Kaiserin Augusta Vic- 
toria, Monsieur Desir and Reine Marie 
Henriette. Hybrid Teas are treated like 
other Roses. They grow well from cut- 
tings, except the naturally delicate ones, 
which do better budded or grafted, and the 
climbing kinds, which keep their climbing 
character better when not on their own 
roots. Hybrid Teas stand frost better 
than either Teas, Noisettes, or Bourbons. 
To sum up, the Hybrid Tea group is quali- 
fied to take an important place in our 
gardens, and to the varieties named here 
we shall soon be able to add many others, 
for Rose growers are working enthusiasti- 
cally to raise more, and during the last 
three years 86 have been put on the mar- 
ket, 33 of these in the year 1902 alone. 
POLYANTHA ROSES IN POTS. 
These small flowering Roses thrive in 
the most satisfactory fashion in pots, either 
in the conservatory or greenhouse or in the 
garden, if stood upon slates or a bed of 
cinders to keep worms out of their re- 
ceptacles. They make pretty ornaments 
at the doors of summer houses, along the 
fronts of shelters, even at tent openings, or 
beside the various seats. They can be car- 
ried indoors to adorn halls, staircases, 
window ledges, or the rooms upon any fes- 
tive occasions. I have seen some used 
with charming effect upon a dinner table, 
but they must not be kept more than a day 
out of full light and air. Mignonette and 
Anna Marie de Montravel, pink and white, 
are two that may be relied upon; 
Paquerette is a very continuous white 
bloomer; Little Dot is another soft pink. 
Of crimsons I would choose Perle des 
Rouges, for it is extra dwarf and grows 
readily into a bushy shape, such as pot 
plants ought to exhibit. Lilliput is a 
most attractive shade, a deep cerise, or, as’ 
it is catalogued, cerise-crimson.. Unfor- 
tunately, Perle d’Or is rather a strong 
grower for pot culture; I do not know of 
a quite satisfactory yellow. Mosella, a 
white and yellow, is pretty. Red Pet and 
White Pet are excellent—M. Hawrnorne. 
THRUM EYE y. PIN EYE. 
It is because the thrum eye is such an 
important article in the floricultural creed 
of the lover of a perfect Auricula, Polyan- 
thus, and Primrose that I go so strongly 
for it. Therein I am in line with all the 
old florists from Adam downwards. I am 
by no means for casting out this body of 
sin from either of the flowers I have men- 
tioned, as seed parents, provided all other 
requisite qualities are up-to-date. I have 
this season cross-fertilised an Alpine Auri- 
cula perfect in every point but the pin eye, 
which is scandalously obtrusive, while the 
golden anthers, like trunks, are at the bot- 
tom of the well of the tube. But I am 
looking for floral regeneration in some of 
the offspring, and among them my ideal 
Alpine Auricula, though I scarcely expect 
to get it. As I look at this pin eyed 
flower I see that the obtruding pistil seems 
to fill up the whole disc with a flaunting 
wantonness eclipsing every other good 
quality. The defect dominates and exas- 
perates; the expression is vulgar, not 
beautiful ; and therein you get forcibly ex- 
pressed, I admit, my philosophy of the 
thrum eye as against the pin eye. 
All the expression of the flower les in 
the tube or eye; it is a positive virtue in 
the case of a thrum eyed flower ; it answers 
to one’s conception of what is truest and 
best in expression ; it appeals to one’s sense 
of beauty and fitness; its presence seems 
to light up the whole surface of the flower 
with modesty and grace. Thatis my be 
lief. I was born into the acceptance of 
that article of belief, and in it I shall die. 
In like manner I have to trust to pin 
eyed Primroses and Gold-laced Polyan- 
thuses as mothers. I dare not eliminate 
them from my beds of seedlings, they have 
a distinct value as seed producers. I am 
merciless towards all inferior forms, be- 
cause they are in danger of taking the pro- 
geny back to lower levels of quality. 
I weep over the moral degeneration of 
the pin eyes, but like other evils they have 
to be endured. I have no hope of ever 
eliminating the pin eyed flower; I have no 
wish to do so, Nature would not permit 
it, she has something to say in the matter, 
and very properly too. If her greatest 
benignity be manifested in the production 
of pin eyed flowers, she provides comfort- 
ing compensation in some beautiful thrum 
eyed blooms. I gratefully acknowledge 
her goodness. But as a florist of the old 
school I stand for the faith handed down to 
me by the apostles and prophets of a past 
floricultural age and creed. I carry my 
banner aloft and wave it ; I am in earnest; 
I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, and 
I will speak !—R. Dray. 
THE EUGENIAS. 
These are ornamental shrubs of the 
Myrtle family. Eugenia myrtifolia BOOTIE 
forms a handsome bush, attaining a height 
of 10 ft. It bears a profusion of oval crim- 
son berries with a single seed in the centre. 
The fruit is juicy, acidulous, and very 
agreeable to the taste eaten raw ; but when 
boiled with sugar and the seeds removed, 
it forms a most delicious conserve of ex- 
cellent keeping properties. The foliage of 
the tree is very aromatic, and is sometimes 
used like the tea by pouring boiling water 
over it allowing it to rest for a time, when 
it forms a very refreshing beverage. 
EvuGenta uniriora.—-All the Eugenias 
do so well in the temperate and warm 
