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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
reparians.  This  Rose,  which  appears  to  have  been  a  hybrid  from  the 
seedliDg  white  Rugoia,  crossed  with  Comte  d’Eprbmesnil  (unknown  to 
me),  is  described  as  flowering  in  bunches  from  six  to  thirty,  on  Btrong 
stalks,  the  colour  being  bright  clarety  red,  with  an  odour  of  Sweet 
Briar;  it  continues  in  bloom  from  the  first  bright  days  of  summer  until 
late  in  the  autumn  ;  its  profuseness  of  flowering  would  seem  to  indicate 
some  connection  with  Polyantha  Simplex,  but  of  course  that  is  not  at  all 
perfection. 
Another  Rose  of  this  section  (Blanc  Double  de  Courbet)  is  said  to  be 
(he  first  double  white  genuine  Kamtschatka  Rose  which  has  flowered  in 
Europe.  This  would  imply  that  it  had  come  from  the  far  East,  but  I 
suppose  we  must  wait  until  they  have  flowered  before  we  come  to  any 
positive  decision  on  the  subject.  Another  curious  thing  is  that  there  is  a 
mention  of  both  of  these  Roses  having  the  scent  of  Sweet  Briar,  how  it 
obtained  it  is  not  said. 
PassiDg  on  to  the  classes  in  which  a  number  of  new  Roses  ordinarily 
appear,  I  take  first  of  all  the  Teas,  of  which,  as  far  as  I  can  see,  twenty - 
six  are  announced  ;  the  most  prolific  raisers  are  evidently  Soupert  et 
Notting  and  Nabonnand,  from  both  of  whom  we  have  had  good  Rotes, 
but  no  way  in  proportion  to  the  number  they  have  sent  out.  The 
honoured  name  of  Guillot  occurs  but  once,  and  other  raisers  whose  pro¬ 
ductions  we  have  welcomed  in  former  years  are  absent  altogether ;  it  is 
therefore  impossible  to  give  a  guess  as  to  where  the  gems  are  to  be  found, 
and  so  perhaps  it  will  be  better  to  hear  what  the  raisers  say  for  them¬ 
selves 
Auguste  Comte  (Soupert  et  Notting). — A  large  flower  in  the  style  of 
Maman  Cocbet,  whose  excellence  we  all  recognise,  madder  rose  colour, 
the  outside  of  the  petals  red  but  darker  on  the  edge,  the  centre  of  the 
flower  rosy  flesh  and  yellow  ;  very  sweet  and  floriferous. 
Baronne  Fanny  Van  dcr  Moot  (Ketten).— A  cross  between  Adam  and 
Adrian  Christophle,  of  not  very  robust  habit,  the  colour  coppery  yellow, 
the  outside  petals  creamy  yellow,  with  rose-coloured  reflex. 
Ceres  (Vve.  Schwartz). — A  large,  full  cream-coloured  flower,  shaded 
in  the  middle  with  pale  rose. 
Comtesse  Bardi  (Soupert  et  Notting). — A  cross  between  Beve  d’Or 
and  Madame  Lambert,  a  fine  full  flower,  reddish  coppery  yellow,  the 
centre  coral  red  with  golden  reflex.  Sometimes  yellow  flowers  shaded 
red  appear  on  the  same  plant. 
Comtesse  de  Grailly  (Puyravand). — A  large  full  flower,  satiny 
white,  lightly  striped  with  rose,  the  reverse  of  the  petals  silvery  rose. 
Comtesse  Lily  Kinksy  (Soupert  et  Notting) — A  cross  between  Marie 
Van  Houtte  and  Victor  Puilliot;  a  very  fine  mother-of-pearl  white 
flower,  shaded  with  yellow,  the  centre  yellow,  sometimes  shaded  with 
carmine  ;  ve.y  sweet. 
Grand  Bvc  Pierre  de  Russie  (Perny). — A  large  full  flower,  opening 
well  ;  pale  rose  shaded  with  darker  rose. 
Isaac  Bemole  (Nabonnand). — A  very  large  erect,  full  flower  ; 
carmine  red,  deeper  in  the  centre,  the  edge  of  the  petals  having  a  white 
line  gives  the  flower  a  peculiarly  elegant  appearance. 
Leon  de  Bruyn  (Soupert  et  Notting). — A  cross  between  Marechal 
Robert  and  Rubens,  a  large  full  flower,  shape  of  the  Cabbage  Rose,  the 
outside  petals  very  large  of  a  light  pale  straw  colour,  the  centre  deeper 
yellow ;  very  sweet,  and  free  flowering, 
Madame  Borriqlione  (Nabonnand). — Long  buds,  not  quite  full  ; 
coppery  rose  ;  deeper  at  the  base. 
Madame  Corvasier  (Leveque).— A  large,  full  round  flower  ;  a  bright 
coppery  yellow  colour. 
Madame  Henri  Graire  (L6;eque). — Medium  sized  flower;  light 
yellow  shaded  with  rose  and  carmine,  the  centre  often  dark  peach. 
Madame  V.  Siemens  (Nabonnand). — Carmine  rose  coloured  flower, 
erect,  large,  full,  with  a  long  handsome  bud  ;  very  free  flowering. 
Marechal  Niel ,  white  (Deegen,  jun.). — Precisely  in  form,  habit,  and 
freedom  of  flowering  like  the  well  known  and  universally  admired 
yellow  Rose.  It  is  said  by  the  raiser  to  be  creamy  white,  and  identical 
with  the  parent  in  everything  except  colour. 
Mdlle.  Lucie  Jolicceur  (Soupert  et  Notting). — Cross  between  Com¬ 
tesse  Cuserta  and  Lady  Mary  Fiizwilliam  ;  a  large,  full,  well  shaped 
flower  ;  very  pale  rosy  white  colour  at  the  base,  satiny  red  and  carmine 
in  the  centre,  in  the  style  of  Catharine  Mermet. 
Mdlle.  Louise  Oger  (Lbieque). — A  large,  fine  flower,  of  a  pure  milk 
white,  very  lightly  shaded  with  yellow. 
Maria  Christina  Heine  d'Espagne  (Perny). — A  large,  full,  graceful 
flower  of  a  poppy-red  colour,  inclining  to  purple. 
Marie  Louise  Puyravand  (Puyravand). — A  full,  large  flower,  of  a 
citron  yellow  colour,  but  streaked  with  canary  yellow  at  its  fading. 
Marie  Solean  (Nabonnand). — A  large,  full  flower,  with  a  pretty  bud, 
well  made  and  erect,  of  a  beautiful  silvery  rose  colour. 
Mons.  Albert  Patel  (Godard). — Cross  between  Capuzine  and  Beaut 6 
Inconstante,  a  partially  full  flower,  of  a  brick  red  colour,  shaded  with 
gold  ;  the  guard  petals  bright  yellow,  sometimes  shaded  with  bronze. 
Very  sweet  scented,  and  a  remarkable  variety, 
Princesse  de  Venosa  (Dubreuil).— A  large,  full  flower,  well  made,  and 
opening  well ;  golden  yellow  colour,  shaded  with  carmine. 
Peine  Maria  Christina  (Aldrafew). — Medium  size  flower,  very  full, 
globular,  and  opening  well  ;  yellow  orange  colour  ;  the  interior  of  the 
petals  very  lightly  shaded  with  carmine. 
Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot  (Guillot).— A  large,  well  made,  full 
flower  ;  in  colour  varying  from  a  rich  carmine  red,  with  orange  yellow 
at  the  base  to  an  Indian  yellow  carmine.  Very  sweet,  apparently  a 
remarkable  variety. 
Souvenir  du  P'ere  Lalanne  (Nabonnand). — A  large,  full  flower,  with 
large  petals  of  a  brilliant  carmine  red  colour,  and  golden  in  the  centre. 
The  most  noticeable  thing,  I  think,  in  these  new  Teas  is  that  so  many 
of  them  are  of  a  dark  colour,  but  the  descriptions  are  so  fanciful  that  it 
is  very  hard  to  imagine  what  some  of  them  at  least  are  like,  and  I 
suppose  we  must  wait  to  see  them. — D.,  Beal. 
(To  be  continued.) 
Events  of  the  Week.  —  Horticulturists  at  Manchester  will  be 
busy  this  week  at  their  annual  Whitsuntide  show,  while  Londoners 
will  doubtless  visit  Olympia  in  very  large  numbers  on  the  occasion  of 
the  show  next  Wednesday,  Thursday,  and  Friday.  Full  particulars  may 
be  had  of  this  show  from  Mr.  G.  Bick,  Garden  Superintendent,  Olympia. 
-  Weather  in  London.  —  Horticulturists  in  metropolitan 
districts  are  still  anxiously  looking  for  the  rain,  which  seems  loth  to 
come.  Slight  showers  have  been  reported  from  some  localities,  but  the 
ground  everywhere  is  cracking  from  drought,  and  unless  rain  falls  before 
long  crops  will  suffer  considerably.  The  sunshine  during  the  past  week 
has  not  been  so  continued,  and  some  days  have  been  dull  and  cloudy, 
with  a  warm  close  atmosphere.  Early  on  Tuesday  morniDg  there  was 
a  drizzling  rain,  but  it  fell  for  only  a  short  time,  while  there  were 
showers  on  Wednesday. 
-  Weather  in  the  North.— With  little  variation  the  heat  and 
drought  continued  throughout  the  past  week.  There  was  a  very  slight 
drizzle  on  the  14th.  Saturday  was  somewhat  dull  ;  Sunday  bright, 
with  rather  high  wind  and  intense  drought.  During  the  night  a  shower 
occurred,  and  gentle  rain  fell  on  the  morning  and  forenoon  of  Monday  j 
the  afternoon  and  evening  were  dry.  On  Tuesday  morniDg  with  a  high 
wind  and  rising  barometer  the  rain  appeared  to  have  passed  away.— 
B.  D.,  S.  Perthshire. 
-  Weather  and  Crops  in  Guernsey — With  the  exception 
of  a  slight  shower  now  and  again  in  the  night  we  have  had  no  rain  to 
speak  of  since  Christmas,  consequently  are  getting  more  or  less  in  a 
dried  up  state,  the  crops  in  the  upland  districts  especially  being  in  need 
of  moisture.  Potato  digging  both  in  Guernsey  and  Jersey  has  already 
commenced  ;  but  except  where  the  soil  is  naturally  moist  the  crop  is 
coming  out  very  light  through  lack  of  rain,  but  the  quality  is  first-rate. 
We  had  a  sharp  nip  of  frost  on  the  morning  of  the  1st,  which  slightly 
singed  the  Potato  tops  in  some  places,  also  some  other  things  of  a  tender 
nature  ;  but  I  do  not  hear  of  any  mateiial  damage  being  done.  The 
wind  has  chiefly  ranged  Irom  E.  to  N.E.  Turnips  and  Mangolds  can 
hardly  be  seen  as  yet,  the  ground  being  too  dry  in  most  placeB  to  allow 
the  seed  to  germinate.  There  has  been  a  fair  show  of  fruit  blossom  of 
most  kinds,  but  I  hear  complaints  of  Pears  falling  after  being  apparently 
well  set.  The  hothouse  Tomatoes  are  coming  on  very  quickly  now,  and 
a  fair  number  of  parcels  have  already  been  sent  to  England.  In  another 
fortnight  we  shall  be  exporting  freely.  Grapes  are  looking  well. — X. 
-  Devon  and  Exeter  Gardeners’  Association. — The 
Committee  has  fixed  the  third  Wednesday  in  July  (15th)  as  the  date  of 
the  summer  outing  for  the  year.  The  following  is  the  programme  as 
arranged  : — To  meet  at  Bedford  Circus  at  eight  o’clock,  and  proceed  in 
four-horse  brakes,  via  Countess  Weir,  to  Powderham.  Passing  through 
the  Castle  gardens,  the  American  garden,  and  pleasure  grounds,  the 
party  will  rejoin  the  brakes  and  proceed,  via  Starcross  and  Dawlish,  to 
Teignmouth.  At  Powderham  Mr.  Powell  will  act  as  conductor  through 
the  park  and  gardens,  the  consent  of  Mr.  Octavius  Bradshaw  and 
Mr.  J.  G.  Drew  having  been  obtained.  At  Teignmouth  a  visit  will  be 
paid  to  the  Jadoo  factory  at  the  quay,  and  to  the  gardens  and  conserva* 
tories  of  Colonel  Halford  Thompson,  where  many  interesting  experiments 
with  Jadoo  are  now  in  progress.  The  party  will  then  be  entertained  to 
luncheon  by  Colonel  Thompson  at  Eastcliff.  Leaving  by  way  of  Shaldon 
Bridge  the  drive  will  be  continued  to  Torquay,  where  a  meat  tea  will  be 
served  at  the  Torbay  Hotel  at  five  o’clock.  The  public  gardens  will  be 
visited  after  tea.  The  return  journey  will  be  made  from  Torquay  for 
Exeter  direct,  via  Newton  Abbot,  Chudleigh,  and  Kennford,  leaving  the 
Torbay  at  seven  o’clock.  No  tickets  can  be  obtained  after  Friday, 
10th  July.  Early  application  is  requested  to  Mr.  Andrew  Hope, 
Hon.  Sec.,  54,  High  Street,  Exeter. 
