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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  21.  1900. 
Rose  Show  Fixtures  in  1900. 
June  27th  (Wednesday). — Salisbury  (N.E..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,  Ealing,  Farningham,  Hereford, 
Reigate,  and  Tunbridge  Wells. 
,,  5th  (Thursday). — Bath,  Norwich,  and  Sutton. 
„  7th  (Saturday). — Crystal  Palace  (N.R.S.). 
,,  10th  (Tuesday). — Harrow  and  Wolverhampton.-j* 
,,  11th  (Wednesday). — Brockham  and  Pormby. 
„  12th  (Thursday).— Brentwood,  Salterhebble,  Woodbridge,  and 
Eltham. 
,,  13th  (Friday). — Ulverston. 
,,  14th  (Saturday). — Manchester. 
,,  17th  (Tuesday)  Carlisle. 
,,  18th  (Wednesday). — Cardiff.  * 
,,  19th  (Thursday). — Birmingham  (N.E.S.)  and  Helensburgh. 
„  21at  (Saturday). — New  Brighton  and  Newton  Mearns. 
„  24th  (Tuesday).— Tibshelf. 
„  25th  (Wednesday). — Newcastle-on-Tyne  t  and  Belfast.* 
„  26th  (Thursday). —  Bedale. 
Shows  lasting  two  days.  f  Shows  lasting  three  days. 
Indoor  Roses. 
Plunge  Hybrid  Perpetuals  in  pots  in  a  sunny  position  if  they 
have  been  thoroughly  hardened  for  turning  outside ;  if  not  carefully 
prepare  them  before  placing  them  out,  so  that  the  whole  of  their 
foliage  can  be  pre.=erved  in  good  condition.  The  soil  about  the  roots 
should  be  in  a  thoroughly  moist  condition  when  they  are  plunged, 
and  very  little  labour  will  be  occasioned  in  watering  afterwards, 
provided  the  plunging  material  is  kept  moist,  and  the  plants  liberally 
syringed  twice  a  day.  Under  these  conditions  they  will  soon  com¬ 
mence  in  earnest  the  formation  of  fresh  roots,  and  a  good  top  growth 
will  result.  If  this  be  encouraged  it  will  add  strength  and  vigour  to 
the  plants,  whereby  they  thoroughly  recruit  themselves  for  the 
following  season.  These  potted  in  autumn  in  6  and  7-inch  pots,  and 
brought  forward  in  cold  frames,  mav  if  they  have  fiowered  and  grown 
well,  be  transferred  into  pots  2  inches  larger.  These  may  then  be 
plunged  outside.  By  potting  these  plants  now  they  will  become 
thoroughly  established,  and  be  in  the  best  possible  condition  for 
flowering  early  under  glass  another  season.  Those  that  have  not  yet 
bloomed  should  be  kept  as  cool  as  possible  so  that  the  supply  will  be 
continued  until  blooms  aie  plentiful  outside. 
No  artificial  heat  will  now  be  needed  for  the  Roses  under  glass. 
Abundance  of  air  must  be  given  during  the  day  or  the  temperature  of 
the  house  will  rise  too  high  and  the  plants  become  infested  with  red 
spider.  A  free  sturdy  growth  must  be  encouraged  by  syringing  the 
plants  liberally  and  keeping  them  supplied  with  water  at  their  roots. 
eak  stimulants  may  be  given  with  advantage  every  alternate  time 
water  is  needed.  With  care  and  good  treatment  the  plants  will 
continue  growing  and  yield  for  sometime  a  bountiful  supply  of  flowers, 
flea  Roses  in  pots  that  have  done  duty  since  last  November  may  be 
thoroughly  hardened  and  stood  outside  or  plunged ;  the  latter  is 
decidedly  the  better.  Young  stock  potted  in  autumn  from  the  open 
ground,  (t  small  plants  on  their  own  roots  that  have  been  in  cold 
frames  up  to  the  present  time  and  are  just  coming  into  flower,  may 
occupy  the  side  stages  of  the  greenhouse.  As  soun  as  the  first  blooms 
are  removed  from  these  plants  they  may  be  repotted  if  they  are 
healthy  and  have  done  w'ell.  Under  these  conditions  thev  will 
grow  rapidly  and  make  splendid  plants  by  autumn,  and  can  then 
be  allowed  to  come  into  bloom  to  maintain  the  supply  when  those 
outside  fail.  Not  only  will  they  yield  useful  mateiial  for  cutting 
at  that  dull  period  of  the  year,  hut  if  pruned  moderately  hard 
back  will  flower  profusely  again  during  the  months  of  March  and 
April. 
Young  plants  of  fl^ea  Roses  rooted  this  spring  may  be  placed  into 
G-inch  jrots  and  grown  from  this  date  under  glass.  The  flower  buds 
as  they  appear  should  be  removed,  so  that  the  younz  plants  have  an 
opportunity  of  gaining  strength  and  vigour.  Afliese  will  be  also  found 
most  useful  in  autumn,  and  will  continue  to  flower  until  Christmas. 
When  ventilation  is  abundant  aphides  are  perhaps  more  troublesome 
than  at  any  other  period  of  the  year,  fl’he  plants  must  not,  become 
infested,  or  their  growth  will  soon  be  brought  to  a  standstill.  The 
quickest  method  of  eradicatinst  these  pests  is  to  fumigate  the  house 
with  tobacco  smoke  directly  they  make  their  appearance. —  1’ractice. 
Tea  Roses  In  Summer. 
Having  been  very  succe-isful  with  flYa  Roses  last  season,  a  few 
notes  may  be  acceptable,  as  my  collection  comprises  many  of  the  best 
varieties  in  cultivation.  'The  system  carried  out  was  the  means  of 
allowing  me  to  cut  on  an  average  six  dozen  good  b'ootns  evi  ry  morning 
from  early  in  July  until  about  the  second  week  in  October.  We 
often  hear  the  remark  pas.sed  when  fl’ea  Ilosi  s  are  not  looking  or 
thriving  very  well  that  they  will  not  succ<ed  in  the  soil,  or  the 
position  is  n  t  quite  right,  when  it  is  only  rational  attention  which  la 
required. 
The  ground  the  Tea  Rosea  were  planted  on  was  well  drained,  and 
the  soil  worked  into  good  condition  by  bastard  trenching,  with  the 
addition  of  some  well-dtcayed  manure.  The  Roses  were  planted 
when  the  soil  was  in  good  oider,  ana  a  shovelful  of  turfy  loam  was 
placed  about  the  roi  ts  of  each,  fl’he  pruning  was  performed  about 
the  middle  of  April,  and  the  beds  were  then  mulched  with  some 
partially  decayed  manure.  When  the  plants  had'started  into  growth, 
and  the  shoots  had  grown  about  2  inches,  I  made  it  a  practice  to  go 
over  every  plant  twice  a  week  to  disbud  the  shoots  where  growing 
too  thick  y  and  destioy  aphides.  If  the  least  trace  of  aphides 
was  seen  the  shoot  was  dusted  with  tobacco  powder,  and  once  a 
week  until  the  first  blooms  appeared  they  were  syringed  with 
soapsuds. 
The  weather  having  become  dry  every  plant  received  3  gallons  of 
water  a  fortnight,  and  the  latter  part  of  the  season  liquid  manure. 
When  the  first  bloom  buds  appeared,  and  all  thr  ugh  the  season,  I 
took  off  every  one  which  would  not  be  required,  as  it  is  very  unwise 
to  leave  buds  that  would  not  be  open  when  the  blooms  were  ready 
for  cutting ;  and  by  picking  off  these  useless  buds,  as  it  were, 
extra  vigour  is  thrown  into  those  which  are  left,  and  every  Rose  can 
be  cut  with  one  or  two  healthy  green  h  aves  and  a  length  of  stem 
suitable  for  any  purpose.  If  any  of  the  flowers  were  fully  open  in 
the  morning  I  cut  them  rather  than  let  thr  m  remain  to  exhaust  the 
plants  and  blooms  which  were  to  come.  By  following  the  above 
practice  the  plants  grew  to  a  large  size,  and  were  continually  blooming 
until  stopped  by  cold  nights. — H.  A. 
Some  Good  Roses. 
Among  all  the  classes  of  Roses  there  are  some  which  are  con¬ 
sidered  more  than  usually  good,  the  flowers  being  models  of  shape, 
colour  and  foim.  For  rich  velvety  colours,  including  crimson,  red, 
pink,  blush  rcse,  and  white,  the  Ilybiid  Rerpetuals  are  perhaps  the 
best.  That  beautiful  old  Rose  Abel  Grand  produces  blooms  which  are 
remirkably  clean  in  colour,  which  is  a  beautiful,  silvery,  and  glossy 
rose  tint.  Alfred  Colomb,  of  a  bright,  almost  fiery  red,  is  one  of  the 
best  dark  Roses.  Baroness  Rothschild  is  a  delicate  pink  variety.  The 
flowers  are  finely  formed,  and  among  Rosts  of  'he  .«ame  colour  it  takes 
a  leading  jdace.  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  is  another  fine  light  variety 
similar  in  colour  and  build  to  the  variety  L  i  France.  The  latter  is 
now  classed  as  a  Hybrid  Tea.  Camille  Bernardin,  in  addition  to  its 
beautiful  bright  red  colour,  bordered  white,  has  the  quality  of  sweet¬ 
ness.  Dr.  Andry  and  Duke  of  Edinburgh  ate  exceptionally  good  dark 
Roses.  The  first  named  is  a  brill  ant  red,  and  very  constant, 
while  the  latter  is  usually,  when  at  its  best,  of  a  brilliant  vermilion. 
The  bloouis  are  of  good  shape,  large,  and  full. 
Etienne  Levet  is  a  variety  which  can  iiresent  us  with  fine  carmine 
red  blooms  of  good  form  and  large  size.  Gdndral  Jacqueminot,  though 
an  old  Rose,  is  unsurpassed.  Large  and  magnificent  blooms  of  a 
brilliant  scarlet  crimson  colour  are  pio  luced.  It  is  useful  for  all  purpo.«e8. 
Horace  Vernet  is  a  good  reddish  pur[)le.  Louis  Van  Houtte  is  a  grand 
variety  of  velvety  crimson  colour.  Pierre  Netting  takes  rank  as  one 
of  the  best  dark  reds,  and  Prince  Camille  de  Rohan  is  an  intensely 
dark  velvety  crimson.  In  contrast  to  the  last  four  Madame  Clemence 
Joigneaux,  a  rosy  lilac  varietv,  is  e.xcrllent,  and  possesses  all  the 
qualities  of  a  good  Rose.  Marie  Baumann  is  one  of  the  best  and 
most  perfectly  formed  Roses  in  cultivation;  its  colour  is  bright 
crim  on. 
Of  white  Hybrid  Perpetual  Roses  Madame  Lacharme,  klerveille  de 
T.yon,  and  Coquette  des  B  anches  are  the  he^t.  'The  best  Noisette 
Roses  are  undoubtedly  Marechal  Niel,  which  is  the  grandest  yellow 
Rose  known ;  and  W.  A.  Richardson,  a  beautiful  orange  jellow  co’our, 
almost  perfect  in  beauty  and  form  before  opening,  but  not  much  good 
when  fully  expanded — E. 
