10,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OF  nORTlGUINURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
565 
next  year  in  place  o£  the  present  trophy.  The  thanks  of  the  Society 
are  also  due  to  Mr.  Grahame  for  providing,  at  his  own  expense,  a  chal¬ 
lenge  cup  for  amateurs  growing  less  than  1000  plants.  This  also  will  be 
competed  for  for  the  first  time  in  1897. 
Owing  to  the  exertions  of  one  of  the  Hon.  Secretaries  of  the  Society, 
the  Rev.  H.  H.  D’Ombrain,  a  f  and  has  been  raised,  entitled  “  The  George 
Prince  Memorial  Fund .”  The  amoant  subscribed  will  be  offered,  as  long 
as  it  lasts,  in  prizes  for  Tea  Roses,  and  the  first  of  these  will  form  the 
leading  prize  next  year  in  the  Amatears’  Tea  and  Noisette  division  at  the 
Portsmouth  Exhibition. 
Members’  PRiviLEass. — Members’  subscribing  £1  will,  as  asual, 
be  entitled  to  two  private  view  and  foar  transferable  tickets,  the  latter 
admitting  at  the  same  time  as  the  general  pablic ;  while  subscribers  of 
ten  shillings  are  entitled  to  one  private  view  and  two  transferable 
tickets.  Each  of  these  tickets  is  available  for  any  one  of  the  Society’s 
exhibitions.  Members  joining  the  Society  for  the  first  time  in  1897 
will  also  receive  copies  of  the  following  publications ; — The  official 
Oatalogae,  the  supplement  to  the  Catalogue,  “  Hints  on  Planting  Roses,” 
and  the  prize  essay  on  the  “  Hybridisation  of  Roses.”  Members  alone 
are  entitled  to  compete  at  the  Society’s  exhibitions. 
To  their  local  secretaries  and  the  donors  of  special  prizes  the  thanks 
of  the  Committee  are  especially  due.  Of  the  former  the  Rev. 
A.  Cheales,  Mr.  G.  W.  Cooke,  and  Mr.  H.  P,  Landon  have  rendered  excel¬ 
lent  service  during  the  past  year  j  while  of  the  latter  among  others  may 
be  mentioned  Lord  Penzance,  Mr,  Victor  C.  W.  Cavendish,  M.P.,  Mr. 
C.  J.  Grahame,  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons,  and  the  trustees  of  the  Veitch 
Memorial  Fund. 
Financial  Aspect. 
That  financially  the  Society  is  on  a  good  foundation  is  easily  proved 
by  glancing  through  the  tables  given  below.  These  show  the  position 
cl^rly,  and  demonstrate  how  economically,  yet  efficiently,  the  Com¬ 
mittee  and  the  Hon.  Secretaries  carry  out  their  duties. 
Balance-sheet  fob  the  Tear  Ending  30th  November,  1896. 
Receipts. 
Balance  at  Bankers,  December  1st,  1895  . 
Subscriptions  . 
Affiliation  Fees  and  for  Medals  from  Affiliated  Societies 
„  Crystal  Palace  Company 
„  Ulverston  . . 
For  Special  Prizes 
Sale  of  Publications 
Expenditure. 
Printing,  Stationery,  and  Advertising  . . 
Postage,  Telegrams,  and  Sundry  Expenses 
Secretary’s  Travelling  Expenses  to  Arrange  Shows 
Expenses  Reading  Show  , . 
,,  Crystal  Palace  Show 
„  Ulverston  Show 
Medals  . .  . .  . . 
„  for  Affiliated  Societies 
Prizes  Reading  Show 
„  Crystal  Palace  Show 
„  Ulverston  Show  . , 
Purchase  of  Plate  for  Prizes 
Prize  Essay  on  Rose  Hybridisation 
Assistant  Secretary  and  Accountant 
Balance  at  Bankers 
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£829  17  3 
Thomas  Burt  Haywood,  Ron.  Treasurer. 
(Sip.ed, 
The  Chairman  spoke  briefly  in  rising  to  move  the  adoption  of  the 
report,  and  amongst  other  things  thought  the  outlook  for  the  Society  in 
the  future  was  very  promising.  Mr.  G.  Paul  was  the  seconder,  and  the 
report  and  financial  statement  were  unanimously  adopted. 
Mr.  W.  J .  Grant  wag  particularly  happy  in  his  remarks  when  proposing 
the  vote  of  thanks  to  the  officers  and  the  Committee,  which  after  being 
seconded  by  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Biron,  was  carried  unanimously. 
Mr.  K .  B.  Lindsell  proposed  the  insertion  of  the  word  “  exclusive  ” 
before  the  word  “  property  ”  in  Regulation  7,  which  was  carried,  as 
was  the  new  regulation  “All  Roses  should  be  correctly  named,” 
expounded  by  the  Rev.  J,  H.  Pemberton.  Another  new  regulation  that 
was  adopted  reads  “  Only  Roses  in  commerce,  or  those  advertised  for 
distribution  in  the  following  autumn,  or  that  are  exhibited  with  a  dis¬ 
tinctive  name,  and  the  name  of  their  owner  or  raiser,  which  name  shall 
be  registered  by  the  Society  and  be  afterwards  adopted,  aball  be 
admitted  into  any  class  other  than  the  gold  medal  class  for  new  seedlings 
or  sports.” 
After  adding  the  Rev.  F.  R.  Burnside  to  the  Hat  of  Vice-Presidents 
and  according  a.  vote  of  thanks  to  the  Chairman,  the  meeting  was  closed. 
The  annual  dinner  was  thep  partaken  of,  and  proved  to  be,  like  the 
meeting,  one  of  the  most  successful  the  Society  has  held. 
Rose  Exhibitors  ano  Railway  Companies. 
I  AM  pleased  to  observe  there  seems  to  be  an  interest  growing 
amongst  Rose  exhibitors  respecting  the  reduction  of  railway  fares 
and  free  carriage  of  their  boxes  to  all  Rose  exhibitions  in  the  United 
Kingdom. 
I  have  mentioned  the  subject  to  one  or  two  gentlemen  who  have 
deep  sympathy  with  the  scheme,  and  who  think  that  something  ought  to 
be  done,  but  are  rather  doubtful  of  the  result.  But  I  say.  If  at  first  you 
■don't  succeed,  try  again.  As  regards  my  own  opinion  I  have  not  the 
slightest  hesitation  in  predicting  it  being  a  thorough  success. 
We  have  an  instance  which  ought  to  give  ms  great  encourage¬ 
ment  in  the  case  of  Mr.  W.  R.  Orr,  Belfast,  when  he  says  in  his  paragraph 
in  the  Journal  of  Horticulture,  October  16th,  page  376,  that  he  pressed 
upon  the  railway  co.  the  absolute  necessity  for  giving  greater  encomrage- 
ment  to  exhibitors  going  to  shows.  However,  his  first  attempt  was  a 
failure,  but  the  second  he  went  to  the  fountain  head,  and  saw  the 
manager,  and  after  a  thoiough  explanation  he  gained  his  point,  and 
his  request  was  granted.  Now  at  the  present  time  in  Ireland  an 
exhibitor  can  go  to  any  show  on  any  railway  line  the  double  journey  for 
single  fare,  and  all  Rose  boxes  free  of  charge. 
If  this  can  be  so  successfully  carried  out  in  Ireland  surely  we  have 
gentlemen  on  our  N.R.S.  Committee  who  could  obtain  the  same  boon  for 
English  and  Scotch  rosarians. — M.  W. 
Protection  of  Teas. 
It  is  not  my  intention  to  join  in  the  controversy  that  is  now  going 
on  between  “  Practice  ”  and  “  W.  R.  Raillem  ;  ”  but  as  the  hardiness  of 
Teas  is  of  such  great  interest  to  rosarians,  I  hope  many  growers  will 
relate  their  actual  experience,  as  such  results  would  give  reliable  informa¬ 
tion  that  would  be  of  great  value  in  determining  in  what  districts  Teas 
can  be  safely  grown. 
I  have  up  to  the  present  always  protected  the  majority  of  my  plants, 
and  shall  continue  to  do  so,  because,  having  seen  the  disastrous  havoc 
'the  frost  has  wrought  in  other  gardens,  it  seems  stupid  to  run  unneces¬ 
sary  risks,  as  I  look  upon  the  trouble  of  protection  in  the  light  of  an 
insurance.  My  experience  is  that  in  our  neighbourhood  Teas  are 
practically  hardy — I  am  not  now  referring  to  dwarfs,  which  are  now 
generally  admitted  to  be  fairly  hardy — but  to  standards.  Bracken  fern 
loosely  placed  in  the  head  of  the  plants  seems  with  me  to  answer  best 
as  a  protection.  If  covered  to  the  extent  of  a  thatch,  I  find  the  rain 
gets  in,  causing  mildew,  and  an  undesirable  growth  is  frequently 
produced. 
During  the  severe  winter  of  1894  I  left  many  standards  completely 
unprotected,  and  they  came  through  the  season  equally  as  well,  if  not 
better,  than  the  protected  plants.  Among  the  varieties  were  Cleopatra, 
Ernest  Metz,  Madame  Cusin,  Madame  de  Watteville,  and  Madame 
Hoste,  which  are  generally  considered  among  the  most  delicate  of 
Teas, 
Considering  that  the  winter  of  1894  was  abnormally  cold,  I  do  not 
think  it  possible  to  have  a  severer  test  than  that  to  which  these  plants 
were  subjected.  I  could  go  on  and  give  experience  of  other  years,  which 
would  only  further  emphasise  the  fact  that  with  me  standard  Teas  can 
live  through  the  hardest  seasons  without  protection. 
Of  course  some  of  the  shoots  are  blackened  with  the  frost,  but  not  to 
any  great  extent,  and  plenty  of  sound  wood  is  left  to  prune  back  to  in 
the  spring.  I  may  have  a  different  tale  to  relate  this  year  should  we 
have  a  severe  winter,  as  many  of  my  plants  have  failed  to  make  a 
satisfactory  growth  during  the  past  summer,  and  I  am  looking  forward 
with  interest  to  see  if  they  can  withstand  any  great  amount  of  cold. 
That  all  Teas  are  more  short-lived  than  H.P.’s  I  readily  admit,  but 
where  they  succeed  they  are  far  more  interesting  to  the  amateur, 
and  any  extra  expense  and  trouble  which  they  give  are  amply  repaid  by 
their  beauty  and  perpetual  fiowering. 
In  the  summer  of  1895  I  visited  Mr.  Lindsell’s  garden,  and  I  shall 
never  forget  the  sad  spectacle  of  seeing  his  whole  collection  of  standard 
Teas  practically  swept  away  by  the  frost.  It  is  needless  to  say  that 
everything  in  the  way  of  protection  that  forethought  could  devise  had 
been  done.  Now,  if  our  amateur  champion  (or  to  be  more  accurate,  the 
most  successful  amateur  grower  of  recent  years)  cannot  keep  standard 
Teas  through  a  severe  winter,  it  is  absurd  for  me  to  say  they  are  hardy 
in  the  general  acceptation  of  the  term,  though  personally  I  find  them  so. 
The  conclusion  I  draw  is  that  in  certain  districts  no  amount  of 
protection  will  save  standard  Teas,  but  in  other  situations  they  come 
through  the  hardest  winters  nearly  untouched. —  E.  H.  Langton, 
Hendon,  N,  W.  _ 
Just  a  few  words  in  reply  to  “W.  R.  Raillem's!’ remarks  upon  a 
previous  article  of  mine,  in  which  I  alluded  to  the  protection  of  Teas. 
“  W.  R.  Raillem  ”  does  not  seem  to  have  read  my  meaning  very  clearly. 
I  am  by  no  means  afraid  of  over-ripening  ;  rather  the  reverse.  Hence 
my  suggestion  and  practice  of  slightly  covering  young  growth  upon  the 
approach  of  sharp  autumn  frosts.  My  contention  is,  that  such  a  course 
induces  a  steadier,  and  consequently  more  efficient  ripening,  than  would 
be  the  case  if  a  sharp  frost  was  allowed  to  cut  up  and  cripple  valuable 
late  growth  before  it  could  mature  sufficiently. 
Surely  the  very  fact  of  “  W.  R.  Raillem  ”  believing  that  even  the 
straw  cases  from  wine  bottles  are  insufficient  protection  will  confirm  me 
in  the  advantages  accruing  from  a  slight  protection  against  a  sudden 
sharp  frost  late  in  the  autumn,  and  while  the  plants  are  still  in  full  leaf. 
*  In  the  early  seventies,  and  again  in  the  early  eighties,  when  we  had 
