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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER 
March 1, 1904 
mitted blooms of their new hybrid Bourbon 
J.B. M. Camm, a strong growing and ex- 
tremely beautiful variety that can hardly 
fail to take a prominent position in its sec- 
tion, and Anemone, a charming single 
variety, descended from Rosa sinica, with 
finely-formed single flowers about tour 
inches in diameter, and of a lovely pink 
hue. 
ArocHeEs oF Roszes.—Nowhere do Roses 
receive more appreciation than when 
clambering over some archway in a country 
garden, smothering the framework with 
shoots and rich clusters of flowers The 
introduction of galvanised iron arches in 
gardens has done much towards encourag- 
ing a more general cultivation of creeping 
and climbing plants, but all Roses do not 
take kindly to such structures—at least in 
their bare condition. I have found, how- 
ever, that a couple of coats of paint applied 
to the frame counteract the effect of extreme 
heat, but better still is the arch made of 
wood, however roughly formed. The 
C-imson Rambler has many admirers, and 
whilst one cannot ignore its quick growing 
and free blooming qualities, it is just as 
well to bear in mind this .season when 
plaiting may be done some other sorts 
equally as useful. A few will be found in 
Willi»m Allen Richardson, nankeea yellow ; 
Longworth Rambler, light crimson; Aimée 
Vibert, white, Waltham Olimber, crimson 
‘scarles; Alister Stella Gray, pale yellow ; 
aud Euphrosyne, carmine.—Linderslea. 
gise for our draughtsman finding it 
necessary to indicate by means of an arrow 
the direction in which Mount Barker les. 
The Rose trellis, with two archways at the 
foot of the plan, is where we left our read- 
ers in the walk around the garden. This 
trellis, we may again remark, divides the 
rosary from the garden plots next the 
house, and very beautiful it looks when 
covered with its multitude of blooms of 
varying colors. 
Passing under the archway on the left 
we were attracted first by 
ter: Bep Ne. 1. 
Not that there is anything very beau- 
tiful in it from an artistic point of view, 
but to the seeker after knowledge there is 
much to be learnt. Here we get a lesson 
upon how the doctor does his budding, for 
the stocks are showing the first signs of the 
“working” of varieties on to them. They 
are all growing, hardly a failure to be 
found, and this, together with the careful 
way in which the work has been done, 
prompts our representative to ask the doc- 
tor to show him the secret of so successful 
amethod. Nothing loth, the doctor points 
out in the first place that the stocks are 
all stout and strong, being good vigorous 
parents to carry the young offspring. Tak- 
ing out his budding knife, the next thing 
to be observed is to cut the bud from a 
shoot which is likewise strong and vigor- 
ous, and he immediately cuts a piece of a 
strong shoot carrying a bud. He now 
holds the shoot with each end cut to make 
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‘garden now left to be described. Readers 
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a piece of wood about 3 in. long, and 
about the thickness of a lead pencil. Now, 
he says, going by the book I should cut 
under the bud about an inch along the 
top of the wood. “But,” he continues, “I 
don’t always go by the books. You see, 
split the wood down the centre and make. 
an incision across the bark about half an, 
inch above and below the bud. I take the 
pointed handle of the knife and ease off the 
bud with the bark from the wood. In that 
operation | do not in any way injure cither 
the bud or the bark, which is really the 
secret of success. I now go back to the 
book and make the usual T incision in the 
stock, slip my bud into it, and tie it Up, So_ 
Nothing can be more simple and effective.” 
This practical demonstration took about 
two or three minutes, and the growing 
buds in the incipient stages were ample 
proof that, book or no book, here was suc- 
cess. The success, too, was not only de- 
monstrated in the beginning of the pro- 
cess, but in the lovely blooms all arcund 
on the well-grown bushes. 
Bev No. 2 
contains & number of the old favorites te 
be found in most gardens where Roses are 
grown. It was bordered with Primulas of 
all good selection, looking very attractive 
in their vari-colored blooming. Stocks 
were alongside ®f them to flower when the 
Primulas had shed their beauty. These 
stocks were all of one variety, pale blue in 
color. 
Bep No. 3. 
Here the centre of attraction is a tripod 
of Frau Karl Druschki, which Rose is a 
great favorite in the garden, and others 
of worthy notice are Mavourneen and 
Mamie. 
Bep No. 4 
has Margaret Dickson in the pride of 
place. This is a large white bloomer, dis- 
tinguished by being named after the wife 
of the great rosarian, whose name it bears. 
Others of note are Vicomtesse Folkestone, 
General Jacqueminot, and Dr. Grill, each 
of them carrying honors in the home of 
Roses. A little mildew was noticeable 
on one of the plants, and the cure for this 
pest was readily given, consisting of } oz. of 
potassium sulphide to a gallon of water for 
spraying. The odor of this spray is not 
quite so sweet to the olfactory nerves of 
some people as that of Roses; but that is of 
minor importance if it takes away the mil- 
dew. The rosarian must not stick at trifles 
if hé would be successful. 
3 Bep No. 5. 
This bed carries eleven standards hold- 
ing sentry down the middle, while at the 
side are dwarf varieties on their own roots. 
Climbing Kaiserin Augusta Victoria com- 
pletes the trellis to the archway. There 
are some choice Roses here, and we must 
name Jubilee, which is spoken of as the 
biggest bloomer, the best doer, and the 
darkest color of the hybrid perpetuals. 
Keeping company are Madame Lombard, 
Marquise Litta, Mrs. Edward Mawley, 
Billiard et Barre, Killarney, Marjorie, A. 
K. Williams, and pink Maman Cochet- 
All these Roses should have a place made 
for them in every garden. 
Brep No. 6. 
Dickson’s Daisy claims first notice, and 
the Duchess of Portland, Admiral Dewey, 
an American selection, named after the 
famous gentleman of the navy, are doing 
well. A favorite white in Amateur Teys- 
