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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  11,  1901. 
Rose.  The  shape  and  size  are  of  the  best,  and  its  colour  is  a  very 
attractive  shade  of  salmon-pink.  This  is  classed  a  Tea-scented  kind, 
but  there  are  traces  in  its  growth  of  the  Hybrid  Tea  section.  Be  this 
as  it  may,  it  is  a  Rose  that  should  be  increased  in  number  of  plants  if 
exhibiting  be  the  object  of  the  grower.  Not  the  least  valuable  merit 
in  this  Rose  is  its  fine  lasting  qualities  when  cut. — S.  W. 
New  Roses  at  the  Temple. 
Although  there  were  no  Roses  noted  at  the  National  Society’s 
show  that  we  had  not  seen  before — at  least,  no  Rose  of  merit,  several 
introductions  of  recent  date  were  so  prominent  as  to  be  most 
noticeable.  The  fine  productions  of  Messrs.  Dickson  of  Newtownards 
appear  to  overshadow  those  of  other  raisers  in  a  remarkable  manner. 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Mildred  Grant,  Bessie  Brown,  Mrs.  Edward 
Mawley,  here  are  four  Roses  of  extra  large  size,  and  each  with  its 
petals  so  beautifully  folded  up  to  a  long  perfect  point  as  to  suggest 
quite  a  distinct  strain.  We  have  noted  every  new  Rose  distiibuted 
by  the  above  named  raiser,  and  have  sometimes  thought  that  no  one 
but  themselves  can  produce  flowers  of  them  in  anything  like  the  form 
which  creates  so  great  a  sensation  among  Rose  growers  when  each  in 
its  turn  has  been  exhibited  ;  and  still  have  in  mind,  such  Roses  as 
Margaret  Dickson,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  the  earlier  productions 
of  their  seed  beds.  But  with  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant  and  Bessie  Brown,  for 
example,  it  appears  that  all  can,  if  they  like  to  try,  grow  blossoms 
equal  in  beauty  to  those  which  come  from  the  ground  that  gave  them 
birth,  60  to  speak. 
Lady.Moyra  Beauclerc  is  a  Rose  of  charming  shape  and  large  size, 
rather  a  deep  shade  of  rose  in  colour,  with  silvery  back  to  the  petals. 
Alice  Lindsell,  a  salmon  pink  shade,  rich  and  striking  ;  it  has  the 
fine-pointed  form  so  desirable  in  exhibition  R  ses.  Florence 
Pemberton  reminds  one  of  the  Rose  Bessie  Brown  in  the  way  of 
colour,  and  is  likely  to  be  seen  in  equally  fine  form  at  no  distant  date. 
Liberty  is  a  Rose  that  should  be  noted  by  market  growers ;  its  colour 
is  rich  vivid  crimson  red,  not  a  large  bloom,  but  faultless  in  shape. 
We  were  particular  to  observe  its  lasting  qualities  when  cut, 
inasmuch  as  the  flower  exhibited  stood  the  heat  of  the  whole  day,  and 
was  fresh  in  the  evening.  Papa  Lambert  is  of  a  colour,  deep  rose, 
in  which  fine  examples  of  Roses  are  not  scarce,  but  it  is  a  well-buiit 
bloom  with  capital  substance.  Mrs.  Cocker  is  a  light  pink  Rose  we 
thought  highly  of  last  year  when  first  seen ;  this,  judging  from  the 
few  specimens  seen,  will  be  useful  from  an  exhibitor’s  point  of  view. 
Ulster  is  a  full,  deep,  well-formed  bloom  of  a  salmon-pink  shade ; 
it  seems  to  us  a  trifle  wanting  in  those  large  outer  petals  which 
give  to  the  Rose  such  character.  Killarney  is  a  Rose  that  has 
these  big  petals  in  a  wonderful  degree,  but  there  is  not  enough  of 
them  to  make  the  flower  double,  hence  it  is  one  that  will  be  difficult 
to  show. 
Ben  Cant  is  an  excellent  Rose,  so  much  needed  on  account  of 
colour.  It  is  vivid  crimson,  the  shade  of  G6n6ral  Jacqueminot,  and 
has  petals  of  fine  thick  texture.  Exhibitors  will  do  well  to  remember 
this  Rose,  and  obtain  it  when  it  can  be  had.  The  free-flowering  Rose 
Queen  Alexandra  will  be  grown  as  a  decorative  garden  Rose.  It  is 
showy,  yet  more  than  once  we  heard  the  remark  that  it  is  like  the 
well-known  Crimson  Rambler  when  it  is  of  bad  colour.  This,  too,  is 
our  own  impression.  Sylph  is  hardly  new,  but  it  is  a  Tea-scented 
variety  not  very  generally  grown.  This  looks  pretty  in  a  box,  berng 
of  capital  size  and  shape.  The  colour,  cream  tinted  lilac,  is  distinct. 
Boadicea  is  a  new  Tea-scented  Rose,  lately  exhibited  in  London,  that 
is  likely  to  be  esteemed.  The  colouring  is  like  that  of  Madame 
de  Watteville,  but  the  form  of  the  bloom  is  deeper  and  more 
globular.  Grown  less  free  in  the  matter  of  side  buds  than  those 
flowers  on  view,  it  should  develop  blooms  of  good  proportion,  whilst 
its  shades  of  colour  thoroughly  recommend  it. — H.  Shoesmith. 
Medal  Roses. 
"Very  interesting  awards  made  at  the  important  Rose  Show  at  the 
Temple  Gardens  recently  were  those  given  to  the  “  Medal  ”  blooms. 
Half  a  dozen  flowers  are  so  honoured,  three  in  the  nurserymen’s  section 
and  three  in  the  amateur  classes.  Usually,  and  certainly  in  this  case, 
grand  specimens  of  the  Rose  gained  the  coveted  distinction.  To  our 
taste,  absolutely  the  finest  Rose  in  the  show  was  the  Tea  Souvenir 
d’Elise  Yardon,  grown  by  Mr.  John  Mattock,  Oxford.  Not  only  was 
it  sweetly  pretty  in  shade  of  colour,  but  the  width  and  depth  of  the 
bloom  were  remarkable.  This  was  the  nurserymen’s  medal  Tea  Rose. 
Mr.  Orpen,  Colchester,  won  a  similar  prize  in  the  amateur  section  with 
a  choice  bloom  of  White  Maman  Cochet.  One  or  two  of  its  petals 
bore  traces  of  bad  weather,  and  were  slightly  damaged,  otherwise 
it  was  a  charming  specimen.  This  new  Rose  was  splendidly 
exhibited  by  the  amateur  named  throughout  his  stands.  It  is  creamy 
white,  with  tints  of  peach  colour  on  the  outer  petals,  and  most 
perfectly  formed. 
Probably  later  in  the  day  than  the  time  awards  were  made  White 
Maman  Cochet  would  have  been  beaten  by  a  magnificent  flower  of  the 
pink  type,  Maman  Cochet,  found  in  a  third  prize  box  of  Mrs.  Innes, 
Hitchin.  This  flower  was  a  most  perfect  specimen,  and  appeared  to 
develop  as  the  day  wore  on.  In  the  afternoon  even  the  fine  Souvenir 
d’Elise  Vardon  mentioned  above  was  le-s  attractive.  We  would  like 
to  see  these  superlatively  fine  examples  of  Roses  together,  and 
photographed  life  size,  so  that  lovers  of  Roses  might  obtain  a  lasting 
look  at  the  best  productions  of  each  year.  Tne  Hybrid  Tea  that 
gained  honours  in  the  trade  division  was  a  flower  of  Mildred  Grant,  a 
splendid  bloom  of  a  grand  Rose  raised  and  exhibited  by  Alex.  Dickson 
and  Sons  of  Newtownards.  The  petals  of  this  superb  Rose  have  the 
texture  of  leather  ;  its  colour  is  ivory  white,  with  just  a  tinge  of  lilac. 
In  a  similar  prize  for  amateurs,  the  bloom  that  won  was  one  of  Bessie 
Brown,  a  Rose  raised  by  the  firm  named  above,  and  exhibited  by 
Mr.  Moules,  Hitchin.  This  Rose  is  creamy  white  in  shade  of  colour, 
and  magnificent  in  shape  and  proportions.  The  flower  which  obtained 
the  medal  was  not  the  best  of  its  kind  in  the  whole  show  to  our 
thinking,  it  being  generally  very  grandly  shown  in  the  nurserymen’s 
division. 
The  premier  Hybrid  Perpetual  was  a  bloom  of  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
exhibited  by  Messrs.  Croll,  Aberdeen.  This  was  excellent  in  size, 
shape,  and  colour.  The  characters  of  this  Rose  are  so  well  known 
that  it  is  not  surprising  to  find  an  individual  bl.oin  beating  all  others. 
A  like  award  among  amateur  growers  was  obtained  by  Mr.  Hobbs, 
Worcester,  with  a  lovely  specimen  of  Her  Majesty.  This  Rose  has 
its  seasons,  and,  judging  by  the  number  of  very  fine  flowers  of  it  at 
the  Temple,  the  present  season  has  suited  it  well.  Few  Roses  surpass 
this  kind  when  in  a  half-opened  state.  The  medal  Roses,  then,  of  this 
year  at  the  chief  exhibition  were  two  of  recent  origin  raised  in  these 
isles;  two  (Mrs.  John  Laing  and  Her  Majesty)  originated  with  the 
late  Mr.  Bennett  at  Sbepperton.  White  Maman  Cochet  is  a  sport  from 
a  Rose  of  somewhat  recent  date  from  France,  and  Souvenir  d’E'ise 
Yardon  is  the  only  variety  which  can  be  termed  an  old  Rose.  This 
was  distributed  in  1854. 
To  those  who  believe  the  Rose  to  be  so  perfect  that  it  is 
impossible  of  improvement  the  medal  Roses  point  opposite.  There 
is  no  such  thing  as  finality  with  florists.  In  what  direction 
improvements  will  take  only  the  future  can  tell,  but  one  could 
wish  for  change  in  the  way  of  better  dark-coloured  Roses.  These 
lag  behind,  and  seem  more  scarce  at  each  yearly  exhibition. 
— H.  Shoesmith. 
Rose  Golden  Queen. 
The  subject  of  our  illustration  (see  page  35)  is  one  of  Messrs.  Wm. 
Paul  &  Son’s  new  bedding  Roses,  one  which  must  become  aB  fully 
appreciated  as  Fabvier  or  any  other  of  the  popular  bedding  varieties. 
An  exhibit  of  this  novelty  was  seen  at  the  last  Drill  Hall  meeting, 
where  its  finely  formed,  golden-yellow  blcoms  were  very  specially 
admired.  The  variety  seems  to  have  a  good  deal  of  Madame 
Falcot  in  it,  but  of  this  we  are  not  assured.  The  habit  is  good, 
and,  as  we  have  said,  it  ought  to  become  a  very  popular  Rose. 
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Workmen’s  Compensation  Act,  1900. — A  pamphlet,  entitled 
a  “Handy  Guide  to  the  Act,”  and  having  explanatory  notes  for  the 
use  of  farmers  and  others,  by  Mr.  John  Griffiths,  solioitor,  has  been 
issued  at  15,  North  John  Street,  Liverpool,  price  6d.  Those  wishing 
to  master  the  details  of  the  Act  should  secure  this  publication. 
Fruit  Crops  and  Their  Enemies. — Two  recent  meetings  of 
the  Astwood  Amateur  Gardeners’  Sooiety  have  been  devoted  to  the 
consideration  of  injurious  insects  to  fruit  crops.  Prominent  among 
them  is  the  injury  to  the  Pear  crops  from  the  grubs  of  the  Pear 
midge.  In  some  cases  the  entire  crops  lie  rotten  on  the  ground  where 
trees  were  white  over  with  bloom  in  the  spring.  Mr.  Hiam  had  noticed 
these  pests  for  fifty  years,  but  never  to  such  an  extent  as  this  season. 
The  practised  eye  may  deteot  the  infested  Pears  directly  they  go  out  of 
blossom,  and  in  cases  he  counted  over  sixty  grubs  in  a  single  Pear.  On 
bush  trees,  pyramids,  espaliers,  cordon,  or  wall  trees  the  infested  Pears 
may  be  detected,  picked  off,  and  burnt,  but  on  large  trees  or  perry  fruit 
they  were  difficult  to  deal  with  except  by  either  dressing  underneath 
the  trees  or  burning  turf  as  far  out  as  the  branches  extend.  Specimens 
of  American  blight  or  woolly  aphis  from  Apple  trees  were  shown  under 
the  microscope.  These  may  at  this  season  of  the  year  be  readily 
deteoted  by  the  patohes  of  white  on  the  trunks  and  branches  of  Apple 
and  Pear  trees,  and  should  be  killed,  as  long  as  any  white  spots  are 
observable,  with  a  solution  of  paraffin  and  softsoap  well  worked  into  the 
affected  plaoes  with  a  brush.  Other  pests  shown  and  the  damaged 
fruit  or  foliage  included  red  spider,  various  aphides,  bud  mites,  soale, 
caterpillars,  teggs,  &o.  Various  remedies  for  destruction  were  given. 
Samples  of  Wheat  badly  affeoted  with  red  rust  were  produced,  the  field 
from  whence  the  sample  was  obtained  looking  sickly  and  yellow,  while 
an  adjoining  field  of  Oats,  dressed  with  nitrate  of  soda,  was  of  a 
particularly  dark  green.  Votes  of  thanks  were  acoorded  Mr.  Hiam  for 
the  various  specimens  and  the  interest  bestowed  upon  the  subject. 
