February .1,.1905 
mie Dickson must be classed among the 
fragrantless Roses. It. strikes freely from 
euttings, and even little ‘yearling plants 
produce massive flowers. It is splendid for 
pot culture:—-Rosa. Seirin “cae SED 
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A GOOD AUTUMN BLOOMING . _ 
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_ Roses that blossom .well m autumn are 
valuable, and, as an autumn bloomer, Hein- 
zich, Schultheis holds a foremost position. 
in a border I have standards of this kind, 
and at the end of September I counted 
from. sixty to seventy blooms open or to 
wpen.on one plant., The flowers open well, 
not being so full as those of some other 
kinds. It is a good grower with me, haying 
clean glossy foliage:and strong shoots, on 
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which are often bunches of from three to 
seven blooms. Another recommendation 
is that it is not liable to mildew. My cus- 
tom is to go over the plants in August, 
syringing with an insecticide, this prevent- 
ing mildew attacking the foliage. This 
Rose has a lovely scent; .I have a few 
blooms on my table as I am, penning these 
ines, and the perfume is delicious. I often 
think too little attention is given to kinds 
dthat havo this charm.—J. Crook. 
‘ROSE BEN CANT. 
This splendid Rose will undoubtedly 
take a foremost position among Show 
Roses. I am told it is a eross between 
Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi and Victor 
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Hugo, and one need not be-informed of its 
relationship to the former, as it is so patent 
from the splendid shell-like petals. The 
“variety inherits the glowing -color. and 
pointed, high-centred form of Victor Hugo, 
but is apparently a stronger grower than 
either of the parents. This Rose has been 
awarded the highest honors obtainable— 
namely, the gold medal of the National 
Rose Society and an award of merit from 
the Royal Horticultural Society —C. W, 
. VERY DARK-ROSES. 
One is frequently asked to recommend a 
good dark Rose that is satisfactory in 
growth and bloom. Undoubtedly Prince 
Camille de-Rohan is the best very dark 
Rose we at present possess, and truly 
splendid it is when well developed. Tt re- 
quires high cultivation in order to bring 
out its good color, for when neglected or in 
poor soil the flowers are quite a light red 
hue. Although standards or half-standards 
‘seem. to yield the best blossoms, I have had 
‘lovely flowers from the seedling Brier. It 
‘roots freely from cuttings, but the flowers 
seem to require powerful root action to 
bring them to perfection. La Rosiere is 
bracketed with’ Prince Camille*de Rohan 
as being too much alike. This they are 
when in blossom, but I find the former the 
freesb bloomer on young plants, which in- 
dicates that the two kinds are not exactly 
synonymous. A cool season suits the dark 
Roses best, the beautiful velvety shading 
being very lustrous. It is an excellent plan 
THE AUSTRALIAN, GARDENER. 
to dig in a liberal. dressing of good farm- 
yard dung about the end of November, and 
at ithe end of May, when buds are swelling, 
give a good watering once a week of liquid 
manure, if possible from the cow-yard, and 
it may be given of good strength if. the 
plants are well established. Abel Carriere 
is.another-good dark Rose, which is best 
from standards or half-standards. The 
form. is imbricated, and, from an exhibi- 
tor’s standpoint, less meritorious than the 
last-named. At times, however, the rich 
maroon color is very intense, the half-ex- 
panded flowers being superb. ~ Both kinds 
should be in every fair-sized collection, and 
if a third is wanted I should name Baron 
de Bonstettin. In all three cases vigorous 
growth is required, and a severe clearing 
away each year of the old wood, the one- 
year-old being retained a good length —R. 
BEDS FOR 
ROSES. ; 
Unless your soil is badly drained, it will 
not be necessary to raise the beds for the 
Tea or Hybrid! Tea Roses; but ‘you must 
take care that the drainage is ample when 
PREPARING DWARF 
preparing. This you can do by well break- 
ing up the subsoil with.a fork. Some 
broken bricks, large stones, or crocks to a 
depth of 6 in. placed about 2 ft. to 3 ft. 
below the surface would provide sufficient 
drainage, but this would only be necessary 
af the garden lies low and water passes away 
slowly. The Hybrid Teas-generally should 
be regarded as Teas. They, like the latter, 
prefer a somewhat porous soil, therefore a 
fair amount. of grit should be well incor- 
porated with jthe staple soil. You must, 
however, plant firmly, and see that the 
roots are not cramped, carefully place them 
in the hole, and work in some fine soil 
among them ‘before treading, As you de- 
sire to plant rather thickly, you. may place 
the majority of varieties now grown | ft. 6 
in. apart. Kinds. marked: “moderate” in 
catalogues may be planted | ft. apart, and 
those marked “very vigorous’ should be 2 
ft. apart. By planting. thus, you are en- 
abled to prune away much of the old wood 
“each season, and the quality of blossom ob- 
tained from the previous season’s wood is. 
of the best description... The dwarf-growing 
Polyantha Roses should be planted from 12 
an, to 15 in. apart.’ If you desire to keep 
them very dwarf, you may prune close to 
the ground each year, otherwise. treat them 
as Tea Roses. | oy) 
ROSE GARDENTA. 
[have been agreeably disappointed with 
this Rose, which jproves that a hasty judg- 
ment of Rambler Roses is to be deprecated. 
I imagine it will be possible to raise a fine 
variety from it in course of time. Even 
tiow the flowers of Gardenia are some 3 in. 
in diameter, of a beautiful pale yellow 
color, expanding to sulphur-white as in Sol- 
faterre. The buds are charming, produced 
singly in most cases, but not infrequently 
in twos and threes, and of the tint of Perle 
des Jardins. When gathered they are 
scarcely distinguishable from Tea Rose. 
