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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  7.  1900, 
Rose  Show  Fixtures  in  1900. 
June  13th  (Wednesday). — York.f 
„  27th  (Wednesday). — Salisbury  (N.R.S.),  Richmond  (Surrey),*  and 
Southampton.* 
,,  28th  (Thursday). — Canterbury,  Colchester, and  Isle  of  Wight  (Ryde) 
„  30th  (Saturday). — Maidstone  and  Windsor, 
July  3rd  (Tuesday). — Westminster  (R.H.S.),  and  Gloucester. 
,,  4th  (Wednesday). — Croydon,  Baling,  Farningham,  Hereford, 
Reigate,  and  Tunbridge  Wells. 
„  5th  (Thursday). — Bath,  Norwich,  and  Sutton. 
„  7th  (Saturday). — Crystal  Palace  (N.R.S.). 
„  10th  (Tuesday). — Harrow  and  Wolverhampton.f 
,,  11th  (Wednesday).— Brockham. 
,,  12th  (Thursday). — Brentwood.  Salterhebble,  Woodbridge,  and 
Eltham. 
,,  13th  (Friday). — UWerston. 
„  14th  (Saturday). — Manchester,  and  New  Brighton. 
„  17th  (Tuesday)  Carlisle. 
,,  18th  (Wednesday). — Cardiff.  * 
„  19th  (Thursday). — Birmingham  (N.R.S.)  and  Helensburgh. 
,,  21st  (Saturday). — Newton  Mearns. 
,,  24th  (Tuesday). — Tibshelf. 
„  25th  (Wednesday). — Newcastle-on-Tyne.+ 
,,  26th  (Thursday). — Bedale. 
*  Shows  lasting  two  days.  f  Shows  lasting  three  days. 
I  shall  be  glad  to  receive  the  dates  of  any  other  Rose  shows  (or 
horticultural  exhibitions  in  which  Roses  form  a  leading  feature)  for 
the  next  list  of  Rose  Show  Fixtures,  which  will  appear  in  an  early 
issue. — Edward  Mawley,  Rosehanh,  Berhhamsted,  Herts. 
Ethel  Brownlow. 
Your  correspondent,  “Specialist”  (page  446),  has  arrived  at  a 
wise  resolution  to  once  again  try  the  culture  of  this  admirable  Rose — 
delightfully  tinted  salmon  pink  and  yellow.  The  yellow  shades  to 
a  creamy  white  in  early  spring  under  glass.  I  got  this  from  the  raisers, 
Messrs.  Dickson,  Newtownards,  as  far  back  as  1889 — the  year  after  it 
was  sent  out — and  ever  since  it  has  been  a  persistent  bloomer,  nine 
months  out  of  every  twelve,  on  the  back  wall  of  my  greenhouse.  It 
does  admirably  when  well  established  on  a  south  wall,  but  planted  out 
under  glass  it  does  best.  A  companion  for  it  would  be  Muriel 
Grahame  (Tea),  but  it  is  not  so  vigorous. — W.  J.  Murphy,  Clonmel. 
Perle  des  Jardins. 
This  Tea-scented  Rose  is  not  one  esteemed  by  exhibitors,  but  it  is 
highly  favoured  as  a  market  variety.  The  clear  light  yellow  tint  of 
its  blooms  is  always  admired,  and  their  medium  size  adapts  them  for 
all  kinds  of  floral  decoration.  It  is  also  a  continuous  flowering  variety; 
the  stem  is  of  good  length  and  stout,  besides  having  remarkably 
striking  foliage,  so  thick  as  to  be  almost  mildew-proof. 
To  see  this  Rose  in  full  beauty  it  must  be  grown  under  glass.  We 
visited  several  long  greenhouses  filled  with  it  at  Woking  recently. 
The  grower,  Mr.  J.  Wood,  has  cultivated  “  Perle  ”  for  a  considerable 
number  of  years,  the  flowers  going  to  the  leading  London  market,  and 
with  such  success  that  we  fancy  he  would  require  something  very 
much  out  of  the  ordinary  way  to  oust  his  favourite.  To  judge,  how¬ 
ever,  from  the  thousands  of  little  plants  of  the  newer  Sunrise,  it  would 
appear  that  this  is  in  the  future  likely  to  obtain  a  large  portion  of  this 
grower’s  care.  Mr.  Wood  is  also  raising  seedlings  himself,  and  has 
several  very  promising  ones.  He  should  know  what  the  Rose  public 
require,  for  we  believe  he  had  much  to  do  with  the  propagation  and 
growth  of  such  grand  sorts  as  Her  Majesty  and  Mrs.  John  Laing  before 
others  had  a  chance  of  trying  them,  with  the  late  Mr.  Bennett. 
The  houses  of  “Perle”  are  certainly  grand.  When  one  opens  a 
door  there  is  before  one  a  level  mass  of  Rose  buds  in  varying  stages  of 
development.  The  plants  are  no  more  than  2  feet  high,  in  bush  form, 
and  exceptionally  healthy  and  clean.  Apparently  there  is  not  a  great 
deal  of  trouble  taken  with  them ;  that  is  they  are  not  coddled, 
but  the  proper  treatment  is  undoubtedly  bestowed  upon  them.  The 
older  plants  look  quite  aged  judging  from  their  thick  base,  but  the 
fresh  growth  is  all  alike  in  vigour.  Mr.  Wood  raises  his  own  plants, 
a  few  being  worked  each  (year  to  replace  any  that  may  have  become 
debilitated. 
Pots  of  several  sizes  ar.^^  employed,  up  to  12-inch  ones,  for  the 
oldest  specimens.  All  are  plunged  half  their  depth  in  the  ground  ; 
thus  they  establish  themselves  there  in  time,  and  are  not  often  moved. 
The  feeding  with  stimulants  is  given  in  the  pots  when  required.  The 
glass  is  never  shaded,  and  this  may  account  in  some  way  for  the  deep 
colour  Mr.  Wood  gets  into  the  blooms.  Some  hundreds  of  dozens 
which  we  saw  ready  for  the  market  were  certainly  remarkable  in  their 
depth  of  yellow  for  the  variety. 
A  new  nursery  has  been  started  by  this  cultivator  near  Ash,  in 
this  county.  Here,  although  Perle  des  Jardins  reigns  .supreme,  other 
sorts  are  given  a  trial.  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria  is  a  white  flower 
very  much  favoured,  and  the  thousands  of  plants  outside  of  Fisher 
Holmes  would  indicate  that  this  is  a  good  crimson  sort  to  supply 
blooms  throughout  the  summer. — Surrey. 
Climbing  Roses. 
One  of  the  best  methods  of  growing  Roses  is  to  cultivate  them  as 
climbers.  Many  excellent  positions  are  to  be  found  round  the  walls 
of  mansions,  gable  ends  of  buildings,  trellissed  walls,  pillars,  and 
arches,  where  Roses  would  flourish  well  and  form  picturesque 
additions  to  the  surroundings.  This  is  not  the  proper  season  to  plant 
Roses,  except  from  pots,  but  it  is  an  appropriate  time  to  draw  attention 
to  the  wealth  of  suitable  varieties  in  the  various  sections  of  Roses 
which  are  unmistakeably  adapted  for  this  form  of  culture. 
Ayrshire  Roses  are  best  for  covering  rough  work,  arches,  pillars, 
and  tree  trunks.  They  grow  rapidly,  the  habit  of  the  plants  being 
slender  with  trailing  stems.  The  leaves  are  shining,  and  the  flowers 
are  borne  in  clusters.  Dundee  Rambler  is  one  of  the  best  varieties. 
Ruga  is  very  fragrant,  of  a  pale  flesh  colour,  and  splendens,  of  the  same 
colour  as  the  first  named,  white,  tinged  with  pink,  is  myrrh-scented. 
The  evergreen  Roses  are  of  similar  rapid  growth  to  the  foregoing,  and, 
as  their  name  implies,  retain  the  foliage  far  into  the  winter.  They  are 
well  adapted  for  furnishing  rough  spaces,  fences,  walls,  and  bear 
immense  clusters  of  bloom.  Felicitd  Perpetue  has  cream  white  flowers. 
Rampant  pure  white,  and  Fortune’s  Yellow  copper  and  fawn,  are 
singularly  beautiful. 
The  Cluster  Roses  are  distinguished  by  bearing  immense  corymbs 
of  rich-coloured  blooms.  They  have  fine  foliage  and  a  vigorous  habit. 
Fragrans,  bright  rose,  Laura  Davoust,  rose,  purpurea,  purple  red,  and 
Claire  Jacquier,  creamy  yellow,  are  the  best  varieties.  In  the 
Polyantha  Cluster  Rose  class  there  is  one  variety  which  has  of  late 
years  taken  a  high  position  as  an  excellent  climbing  or  pillar  Rose. 
This  is  Turner’s  Crimson  Rambler,  crimson  scarlet,  Bour.-ault  Roses 
are  very  distinct  and  handsome,  grow  rapilly,  and  bear  strikingly 
gorgeous  blooms  in  large  clusters.  Amadis,  crimson.  Blush,  pale  pink, 
and  elegans,  purple,  white  stripe,  are  good  varieties.  Prairie  Roses 
are  robust,  vigorous  climbers,  especially  on  a  south  or  west  aspect. 
Baltimore  Belle,  white,  shaded  pink,  is  an  excellent  variety.  In  the 
Bourbon  class  a  fine  representative  variety  of  a  rich  dark  red  colour  is 
Madame  Isaac  Pereire  ;  Acidalie,  blush  white,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton, 
lilac  crimson,  are  both  excellent. 
Banksian  Roses  rank  among  the  best  climbers  for  walls,  as  they 
prefer  a  warm  sheltered  position.  They  flower  early,  making  vigorous 
growth.  The  bloom  is  produced  in  clusters  on  the  laterals  from  the 
previous  year’s  shoots.  White  Banksian  is  very  fragrant.  The  colour 
is  a  creamy  shade  of  yellow.  Jaune  Serin,  bright  yellow,  produces  the 
largest  blooms.  Musk  Roses  are  vigorous  in  growth,  and  are  very 
suitable  for  making  a  display  in  autumn,  at  which  time  they  bloom  in 
profusion.  Walls  with  a  south-west  aspect  will  suit  them  betttr  than 
other  positions.  The  blooms  are  deliciously  fragrant.  Princess  de 
Nassau,  cream,  and  Rivers’  Musk,  cream  white,  are  good.  The 
Macartney  Roses,  which  include  a  single  white  named  alba  simplex, 
with  shining  foliage,  Maria  Leonida,  double  white,  almost  evergreen, 
are,  like  Musk  Roses,  best  grown  a  warm  wall.  They  are  autumnal 
blooming. 
Noisette  Roses  belonging  to  the  strong  growing  section  are  specially 
adapted  for  walls  on  a  south  aspect.  Among  the  best  varieties  are 
L’Ideal,  yellow,  red  streaks,  finely  scented ;  Lamarque,  a  free  grower, 
pure  white,  shaded  lemon  blooms.  Alister  Stella  Gray  is  specially 
good ;  flowers  similar  to  W.  A.  Richardson,  produced  almost  continually 
in  clusters.  Aimee  Vibert  also  blooms  in  clusters,  the  flowers  being 
pure  white.  The  best  large  white  Noisette  is  Madame  Alf.  Carriere, 
ivory  white,  a  good  climber.  Marechal  Niel  should  be  tried  in  a  good 
position.  The  blooms  are  bright  yellow.  It  is  one  of  the  finest 
climbers  grown,  but  will  not  succeed  everywhere  outdoors.  Triomphe 
de  Rennes  is  a  free  grower  with  yellow  blooms. 
Tea  Roses  possess  many  excellent  varieties  which  only  show  their 
true  character  as  climbers.  They  should  have  the  protection  of  a  wall 
and  be  planted  in  good  soil.  Gloire  de  Dijon  will  succeed  on  any 
aspect,  and  may  be  freely  planted  on  walls,  pillars,  and  trellises.  It 
blooms  early  and  late,  and  is  very  sweetly  scented.  The  colour  is  fawn 
or  buff  with  an  orange  centre.  Cheshunt  Hybrid  is  a  good,  hardy 
climbing  Rose,  vigorous  in  growth,  with  blooms  of  a  cherry  carmine 
colour.  Climbing  Niphetos  is  white.  Climbing  Devoniensis  also  white, 
and  a  free  grower.  Madame  Berard  is  a  clear  salmon  rose,  and  Perle 
