July  4,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Standard  Roses. 
Roses  grown  as  standards  and  half-standards  may  be  cultivated 
to  be  beautiful  objects,  picturesque  in  appearance,  free  and  abundant 
blooming,  and  a  real  pleasure  to  the  cultivator.  The  varieties  chiefly 
grown  in  this  way  are  the  Hybrid  Perpetuals  and  Tea  Roses.  The 
former  lend  themselves  to  the  severer  pruning  necessary  to  form 
compact  heads,  and  produce  a  limited  quantity  of  fine  blooms,  while 
the  latter  may  be  said  to  be  the  chief  class  of  choice  Roses  where  the 
growths  can  have  a  less  restricted  method  of  growth  adopted  in  the 
formation  and  training  of  the  head.  The  Tea  Roses  may,  certainly, 
be  pruned  somewhat  more  severely  than  here  indicated  when  they  are 
planted  to  produce  a  strictly  formal  effect,  but  the  beauty,  the  truest 
beauty,  of  these  free-flowering  types  can  only  be  seen  when  the 
growths  are  of  a  more  or  less  rambling  character,  to  be  obtained  by  a 
less  free  use  of  the  knife  at  pruning  time.  Plants  of  Gloire  de  Dijon 
may  frequently  be  seen  where  the  heads  have  been  allowed  to  extend 
in  an  informal  manner,  and  the  result  is  a  mass  of  flowers,  strong  and 
healthy  growth,  and  something  to  admire  and  cut  from.  Catherine 
Mermet  will  grow  in  a  similar  manner,  thus  increasing  the  number 
of  its  delicate  flesh  coloured  blooms.  Madame  Willermoz  can  also 
ba  recommended,  the  flowers  being  white  with  salmon  centre. 
Madame  Hippolyte  Jamain,  a  white  with  a  copper  coloured  centre, 
takes  rank  as  an  excellent  standard, 
adapted  tor  extension  growth.  Moiret, 
which  is  not  a  well  known  variety, 
has  fine  cream  coloured  blooms,  and 
is  a  free  grower. 
Many  of  the  Hybrid  Perpetuals, 
too,  may  have  some  amount  of  freedom 
allowed  them,  though  as  a  rule  they 
are  better  adapted  for  compact  and 
formal  heads.  Among  the  best  of  H.P.’s 
for  free  growth  and  making  large 
heads  may  be  mentioned  Alphonse 
Soupert,  a  pure  white  ;  Caroline 
Swailes,  flesh  colour  ;  Dr.  Andry,  a 
brilliant  red  variety,  very  bright  atd 
effective ;  Marguerite  de  St.  Amand, 
a  magnificent  white-pink  ;  Prince 
Camille  de  Rohan,  velvety  crimson. 
The  varieties  named  below  are  good 
ordinary  standard  varieties,  the  heads 
of  which  may  be  kept  well  pruned 
in  each  season,  so  that  a  medium 
compact  habit  is  formed  : — Abel  Car- 
riere,  rich  velvety  maroon  ;  A.  K. 
Crimson,  reddish  crimson  ;  Baroness 
Rothschild,  white,  creamy  centre ; 
Charles  Lefebvre,  velvety  crimson  ; 
Countess  of  Oxford,  bright  carmine 
red  ;  Countess  of  Rosebery,  carmine 
rose;  Duke  of  Connaught,  crimson; 
Duke  of  Edinburgh,  crimson  ;  Dupuy 
Jamain,  bright  cerise;  Edouard  Morren, 
deep  cherry  rose;  General  Jacqueminot,  Rosa  ALPINA> 
brilliant  crimson ;  Glory  of  Cheshunt, 
rich  shaded  crimson  ;  Heinrich  Schul- 
theis,  delicate  pink  ;  Henry  Bennett,  bright  red ;  John  Hopper,  rosy 
crimson  ;  Madame  G.  Luizet,  silvery  pink  ;  Madame  Lacharme,  white  ; 
Madame  Yictor  Verdier,  cherry  red;  Magna  Charta,  bright  pink; 
Marchioness  of  Lome,  rose  colour  ;  Merveille  de  Lyon,  white  ;  Mrs. 
G.  Dickson,  soft  pink;  Mrs.  John  Laing,  soft  pink  ;  Ulrich  Brunner, 
cherry  crimson  ;  and  Violette  Bouyer,  white. 
The  tall  standards  may  in  many  cases  be  grown  in  clumps  of  three 
in  small  circular  beds  on  grass.  This  is  only  recommended  in  the 
case  of  compact  headed  varieties  ;  those  that  can  have  freely  extending 
heads  should  be  grown  singly.  The  half-standards  ought  to  be  grown 
singly  ;  the  shorter  Brier  stems  take  away  the  gaunt  appearance. 
Standard  Roses  shouldg  always  be  kept  well  staked,  and  the  Brier 
stems  kept  from  hanging  or  moving  about,  as  nothing  looks  so  bad  as 
a  crooked  stem  and  a  deformed  one-sided  head.  When  a  plant 
deteriorates,  uproot  it, 'and  plant  another  at  the  proper  season.  The 
Brier  growths,  if  any  appear,  are  easily  distinguishable  from  the 
growth  of  the  Rose,  and  must  be  rubbed  out  at  once.  A  copious 
watering  and  a  liberal  mulching  at  this  season  sustains  the  growth, 
and  adds  to  the  vigour  of  the  growth  and  the  brightness  of  the  blooms, 
as  well  as  prevents  insects  establishing  themselves. — D.  S. 
Two  Pretty  Single  Rosea. 
Rosa  alpina,  a  true  species,  is  one  of  the  finest  of  single  Roses, 
though  now  that  fashion  has  caused  our  hybridists  to  give  attention  to 
this  section  of  the  genus,  much  larger  and  richly  coloured  varieties 
are  numerously  catalogued.  R.  alpina  attains  8  feet  height  as  a 
maximum,  though  usually  much  less.  The  flowers  are  borne  solitary, 
and  are  of  a  bright  rose  colour.  R.  sericea  is  one  of  the  Caninae 
group,  and  was  well  figured  in  Lindley’s  “  Monographia.”  Our  speci¬ 
men,  however,  on  page  7,  represents  a  variety  with  much  larger  flowers 
than  that,  and  is  rather  closer  and  more  sturdy  in  habit.  It  forms  a 
connecting  link  between  the  European  and  Indian  Roses,  having 
R.  canina  on  the  former  side,  and  R.  indica  on  the  latter.  The  flowers 
are  slightly  cupped,  pale  pink  or  blush,  almost  white  in  the  centre, 
and  the  leaflets  are  small,  with  several  deep  serratures  at  the  apex . 
Species  of  Rosa  are  now  but  rarely  cultivated  in  up-to-date  collections ; 
it  is  at  the  same  time  interesting  to  see  these  old  types  out  and  about. 
Waltham  Cross  Roses. 
Few  nurseries  are  more  attractive  than  those  of  Messrs.  Wm.  Paul 
and  Son,  at  Waltham  Cross,  in  beautiful  Hertfordshire.  Walking 
along  the  smoothly  shaven  grass  walks,  lined  on  either  side  with 
choice  coniferous  and  other  ornamental  trees  and  shrubs,  the  view  and 
appearance  of  the  grounds  to  right  and  left  are  far  more  like  those  of 
an  up-to-date  private  residence  than  of  an  enterprise  where  the  stock  is 
grown  to  be  sold  at  a  profit.  Such  a  nursery  is  exceedingly  interesting, 
and  Waltham  Cross  has  long  borne  a  great  name  for  the  quality  of  the 
subjects  grown  there.  Roses  at  this  time  of  year,  midsummer  as  it 
happens,  form  the  strongest  feature  of  attraction.  Here  are  breadths 
of  thousands,  all  and  every  kind  being 
represented.  Standard  Roses  are  quite 
a  strong  section,  and  though  every¬ 
thing  would  indeed  benefit  greatly  by 
a  prolonged  rainfall,  yet  are  the  Roses 
all  clean  and  wonderfully  vigorous. 
Newly  shifted  Roses  are  assisted 
through  the  drought  by  a  surface 
mulch  above  their  roots. 
For  the  sake  of  those  who  still 
love  and  adhere  to  the  old-fashioned 
Bourbon  and  garden  varieties,  I  may 
mention  that  a  full  list  is  maintained 
in  the  grounds  here.  Roses  for  hedges 
have  recently  been  more  largely  in¬ 
quired  after.  People  are  beginning  to 
discover  that  it  is  possible  to  combine 
beauty  with  utility,  and  in  this  phase 
of  gardening  we  have  a  case  in  point. 
One  of  the  best  dwarf  varieties  for  a 
dwarf  hedge  is  Rosa  floribunda,  with 
its  lovely  white  flowers  and  its  sturdy 
upstanding  habit  of  growth.  As  an 
ornamental  climbing  Rose  we  can 
prophesy  a  splendid  future  for  Leucht- 
stern,  wh;ch  in  German  means  bright 
star.  We  have  previously  likened  this 
charmiDg  Rose  to  a  refined,  pyramid¬ 
ally  draped,  double  crimson  Hawthorn. 
Perhaps  the  comparison  of  a  Rose, 
especially  such  a  Rose  as  this,  with 
a  hardy  shrub  like  the  May,  may 
appear  incongruous ;  however,  the 
Journal  readers  are  better  rosarians 
than  to  conjure  up  mental  effects  of 
a  monstrous  nature.  The  general  impression  derived  from  a  first  and 
distant  glance  at  Leuchtstern  conveys  the  effect  which  one  gets 
when,  at  a  short  distance  off,  one  views  a  beautiful  pink  Hawthorn 
(Cra* segue).  The  flowers  are  single,  rosy  red  with  a  white  centre, 
beautifully  crimpled  or  wavy  in  outline,  and  borne  in  close  clusters. 
The  habit  is  bushy,  upright,  and  the  growth  robust.  Sulphurea  is 
another  first  water  bedding  novelty,  whose  freely  produced,  creamy 
flowers  show  up  splendidly  above  the  ruddy  leaves  and  reddish  stems. 
The  leaves  indeed  are  almost  as  deeply  toned  as  those  of  a  purple 
Beech.  Chameleon  is  a  good  and  showy  dwarf  Rose,  with  attractive 
creamy  coloured  blooms,  suffused  with  red  at  the  base  of  the  outer 
petals.  Climbing  Belle  Siebrecht  (climbing  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant)  drew 
special  attention  because  of  the  phenomenal  profusion  of  rich  rose-pink 
large  sized  flowers  it  carries.  Those  who  desire  a  real  showy  mass  of 
Roses  cannot  do  better  than  plant  this  sterling  sort.  Dundee  Rambler 
was  also  in  superb  condition,  and  near  it  some  of  the  Wichuriana 
hybrids,  notably  Ruby  Queen,  Pink  Roamer,  and  Jersey  Beauty,  a 
trio  of  charming  Roses,  whose  habit  is  to  creep  over  banks,  negligently 
upon  the  surface  soil.  Euphrosyne,  Thalia,  and  Aglaia  are  others  that 
but  require  to  be  seen,  and  their  own  merits  would  win  a  way  for  them. 
We  call  attention  to  them.  Rosa  robusta  is  a  most  brilliant  pillar  Rose 
of  a  rich  crimson  colour,  partaking  largely  of  the  Louis  Y  an  Houtte 
form.  It  sends  up  immense  growths,  sometimes  in  autumn,  so  much 
as  7  feet  long.  As  a  variety  for  massing  in  beds  it  is  one  of  the  best. 
One  of  the  most  commendable  systems  of  planting  in  vogue  at 
Waltham  Cross  is  that  of  massing  real  good  subjects,  so  that  visitors 
