August 1, 1908 . 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
Mr. J. H. Weidenhofer’s Residence. 
Killarney—Pale pink shaded flesh and 
white; long pointed flowers. 
La France—Beautiful bright lilac, 
rosy centre; very large and full; very 
free bloomer; a good bedding, decorative 
Rose. ; 
Madam Cusin—Rose-purple with yel- 
low base to each petal. : 
Striking Rose Cuttings in 
Water. 
The number of snbjects that. can be 
rooted from cuttings in water is much 
larger than is generally credited. 
Amongst them are roses, although they 
are seldom increased in this way. As a 
novelty it has its interesting features. A 
mode of striking cuttings of this kind in 
bottles of soft water is a plan as simple as 
it is practicable, inasmuch as cuttings 
taken off at any time during ‘the summer 
will not reot in this way in from five to 
six weeks, after which they should be 
potted carefully in light sandy soil, and 
placed in a.cold frame for a week or so 
until estallished, when they are ready for 
planting «where wanted. The cuttings 
should be cut clean below an eye or joint 
and none of the bark bruised. It is a 
help to make one or two other cuts be- 
tween the lower eyes, but low enough to 
be under water. The bottles may be of 
any convenient size, and may be placed 
in the greenhouse or room window, asthe 
only attention they require is the filling 
up of the bottle with water as it evapo: 
rates. Another plan after rooting is to 
fill up the bottle with & compost of light 
soil, and then pour off as much as pos- 
sible of the water. When the soil is 
fairly dry the bottles can be broken, and 
the young plants potted on. Impatius 
Sultani, English Ivy, Nasturiums, and 
many other things will readily root in this 
way. : 
‘THE ALEXANDRA TEA ROOMS, 
_Mrs. Griffin, the proprietress of the 
Alexandra Tea Rooms, isthe widow of the 
late J. G. Griffin, who acted for 15 years 
as head representative of Wilkinson and 
Co, “The whole of the requirements of 
ithe cafe are manufacturedon ‘the premises 
under special supervision, the very best 
of everything being used in their prepara. 
tion. There is “a competent statf of 
waitresses, and the saloons consist of 
gents’ smoking (upstairs). with lavatories, 
etc, ladies’ room, baleony, shades, and 
ladies’ room downstairs, with lavatories 
and every convenience. ; 
Ideal Studio, 
mane 
In our advertising columns we wish to 
draw our subscribers’ attention to a studio 
that to-day ranks as one of the most 
flourishing in Adelaide (we allude to the 
143 Rundle street, near 
Fitch’s), During the past twelve months, 
since Mr. John Dunn became proprietor, 
the business has steadily increased, and 
to-day the nuinber of clients being photo- 
graphed daily compares favorably with 
any, other studio in the city. The success 
is due entirely to the good work executed 
by the studio, and Mr. Dunn’s long ex- 
perience (over 12 years) with the Fruhling 
studios and Stump & Co. has enabled him 
to offer to the public the most artistjc 
and up-to-date photographs. We have 
visited the® studio and we can honestly 
‘recommend our readers to ‘The Ideal’ 
when about to be photographed, 
The 
photographs are finished most artlstically 
-at prices to suit all from 8s. 6d. upwards. 
E. BLACKEBY, 
-BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURER, 
226 Rundle St., Adelaide. 
CUT SOLES «A SPECIALITY. 
