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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  1,  1901. 
Beds  of  Roses. 
Beds  of  several  varieties  of  Boses  are  often  patchy  in  character 
when  they  display  tleir  blooms,  some  of  which  will  bloom  before 
others.  This  is  in  some  respects  an  advantage — for  instance,  when  the 
Boses  are  wanted  lor  cutting  chiefly,  and  a  brilliant  display  all  at  once 
is  a  secondary  consideration.  But  when  this  is  the  case  the  grower 
need  not  be  debarred  from  growing  a  mixed  lot  of  varieties  in  one 
bed,  for  he  may  have  other  and  perhaps  smaller  beds  filled  with  one 
variety  only.  Having  plenty  of  space  is  one  consideration.  Everyone 
cannot  command  a  number  of  beds  for  the  special  purpose  of 
growing  one  variety,  but  where  this  can  be  done  it  is  an  excellent 
way  of  showing  off  the  good  points  of  many  beautiful  Boses. 
Separate  beds,  however,  need  not  always  be  devoted  to  this  nethcd. 
A  plan  almost  as  good,  especially  with  varieties  blooming  about  the 
same  time,  is  to  group  a  number  of  plants  in  such  a  manner  as  to  form, 
when  all  are  in  bloom,  a  tasteful  combination  of  colours.  Tea  Bo;es, 
by  reason  of  their  sweet  scent,  delicate  colouring,  and  freedom  in 
blooming  over  a  considerable  period,  are  extremely  useful.  Maman 
Cochet,  a  Tea  variety  having  a  rich  creamy  tint,  is  excellent  in  a  bed 
or  group.  It  is  a  large,  full  Bose,  and  has  red,  long-pointed  buds  ; 
the  growth  is  good  and  clean  under  good  cultivation.  Souvenir  de 
S.  A.  Prince  is  a  beautiful,  large-flowered  white  of  the  purest  colour. 
It  is  equally  good  as  an  exhibition  Bose,  being  one  of  the  finest  for 
this  purpose  in  the  Tea  section.  A  large  bed  in  lull  flower  looks  superb. 
Viscount  Folkestone,  also  an  exhibition  variety  of  the  choicest  type, 
having  creamy  pink  flowers  with  a  deeoer  centre,  is  a  most  imposing 
variety  ;  the  blooms  are  usually  large  and  fine,  the  growth  strong, 
clean,  erect,  and  compact.  Madame  Lambard  has  fine,  bright  red 
blooms,  large  and  full.  This  is  one  of  the  best  coloured  varieties 
among  the  Teas,  and  a  bed  of  it  is  much  admired,  though  it  is  not 
quite  so  free  blooming  as  some.  Gustave  Begis  makes  a  charming 
bed  ;  it  is  a  wonderfully  compact-headed  Bose  with  clean  growth,  and 
fine  large  canary  yellow  blooms  edged  with  carmine.  Jean  Pernet 
possesses  medium  growth,  and  produces  flowers  of  creamy  white, 
which  make  an  attractive  bed. 
Hon.  Edith  Gifford  is  another  Tea  of  very  free  flowering  qualities, 
very  good  in  bud,  and  develops  into  a  grand  Bose ;  the  colour  is 
creamy  white  tinted  rose.  A  bed  of  it  is  superbly  beautiful.  Bubens 
is  very  attractive  in  a  bed  ;  the  beautiful  white  blooms  tinged  with  pink 
and  yellow  are  much  admired  alike  for  their  colours  and  the  effect 
produced  by  the  plants  when  flowering  freely  in  a  ma^s.  One  of  the 
best  Noisette  Boses  for  a  bed  is  Fellenberg,  a  remarkably  free  bloomer, 
producing  blooms  of  medium  size  in  fine  and  luxuriant  clusters  ;  the 
colour  is  bright  rosy  crimson. 
Among  the  Hybrid  Perpetuals  there  are  some  splendid  bedding 
Boses.  Captain  Hayward  is  a  very  dwarf  grower,  and  produces 
exceptionally  large  and  fine  blooms,  very  fragrant  and  lull,  of  a  superb 
crimson  carmine  colour,  fading  to  a  lighter  hue  with  age.  Baroness  de 
Bothschild  is  valuable  because  it  blooms  somewhat  later  than  many  of 
this  class,  and  gives  blooms  of  a  rich  quality,  very  large  in  size,  and 
of  a  pale  delicate  rose  suffused  with  white  ;  it  is  one  of  the  best  Boses 
for  size,  colour,  and  form.  Merveille  de  Lyon,  in  habit  of  growth  and 
colour  of  flower,  as  well  as  time  of  blooming,  is  very  similar  to  the 
last  named  variety  ;  it  is  a  very  compact,  dwarf,  thick-stemmed 
grower,  almost  a  counterpart  in  appearance  to  Baroness  Bothschild, 
from  which  it  is  a  seedling ;  the  colour  of  bloom  is  white,  tinted  rose 
peach.  Countess  of  Oxford,  one  of  the  rich  carmine  red  Boses,  is 
decidedly  compact  and  erect  in  growth,  which  makes  it  most  suitably 
adapted  for  a  bed.  Dupuy  Jamain,  another  of  the  rich  crimson 
varieties,  has  also  strong,  fine  growths;  the  blooms  are  large  and  full, 
and  the  plant  is  a  free  bloomer.  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  one  of  the  best  known 
varieties,  with  soft  pink  blooms,  is,  by  reason  of  its  strong  erect 
growth,  specially  adapted  for  cultivation  in  a  large  bed. 
Ulrich  Btunner  is  exceptionally  fine  in  colour,  its  light  crimson 
blooms  being,  when  in  good  condition,  most  attractive,  and  a  bed  of  it 
gives  a  fine  effect.  Glory  of  Cheshunt  is  a  strong  grower,  producing 
clean  erect  growth  ;  the  blooms  are  of  a  rich  shaded  crimson,  and  are 
produced  very  freely.  Camille  Bernardin  has  splendid  large  foliage. 
It  is  a  compact  good  grower,  with  blooms  of  fine  form,  and  bright  rich 
red  colour ;  it  makes  a  showy  and  attractive  bed,  the  blooms  being 
produced  freely.  Another  grand  variety  for  a  bed  is  Captain  Christy. 
It  is  a  strong-growing  Bose,  with  large  foliage  and  erect  growths, 
producing  flowers  of  great  size  and  substance  ;  they  are  of  a  rich 
blush  or  flesh  colour,  suffused  with  pink.  Duke  of  Edinburgh  is  a 
Bose  of  exceptional  merit  ;  the  effect  produced  by  a  mass  of  its  deep 
velvety  crimson  blooms  is  very  good.  La  France  is  usually  classed  as 
a  Hybrid  Tea.  It  is  a  good  variety  for  a  bed  ;  the  colour  is  a  deep 
pink,  and  the  growth  is  good. 
Among  the  China  Boses  there  are  some  most  effective  varieties  for 
beds — indeed,  most  of  the  Boses  for  this  class  are  in  every  respect  well 
adapted  for  growing  in  a  mass.  The  blooms  are  bright,  pleasinv,  and 
freely  produced,  though  not  so  large  and  choice  in  quality  as  Hybrid 
Perpetuals  and  Tea  varieties.  Cramoisie  Superieure  is  one  of  the  best ; 
the  flowers  are  of  a  brilliant  crimson,  and  produced  in  clusters. 
Madame  Jules  Grolez  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  pink  varieties 
belonging  to  the  China  section,  and  worthy  of  special  culture.  Madame 
Eugdnie  Besal  is  a  beautiful  Bose  in  this  section  ;  the  colour  is  variable, 
ranging  from  coppery  red  to  bright  rose,  and  the  foliage  is  dark 
coloured  ;  the  half  opened  buds  are  very  pretty.  James  Sprunt  is 
another  most  interesting  variety,  a  sport  from  Cramoisie  Superieure. 
A  bed  of  this  is  very  effective  ;  it  has  deep  crimson,  moderate  sized, 
pretty  shaped  blooms,  produced  in  clusters. 
The  Polyantha  varieties  of  Boses  are  very  small,  dwarf  growers, 
remarkably  free  in  producing  clusters  of  small  blooms,  which,  how¬ 
ever,  are  attractive.  Either  in  a  mass  of  one  variety  in  a  bed,  or  a 
bed  of  mixed  plants,  a  gocd  display  may  be  produced.  Groups  of  one 
variety  in  a  very  large  bed  prove  to  be  an  interesting  feature.  The 
following  varieties  planted  in  the  manner  suggested  would  be 
attractive: — George  Pernet,  blush  pink  ;  Floribunda,  blush;  Little 
Dot,  white ;  Perle  d’Or,  nankeen  yellow  with  oraDge  centre,  flowers 
produced  in  Urge  clusters,  very  double  ;  Clothilde  Soupert,  blush 
white  on  strong  stems ;  Madame  Chas.  Brunner,  blush,  immense 
clusters  of  semi-double  flowers  ;  Gloire  des  Polyantha,  deep  rosy  pink  ; 
Mignonette,  clusters  of  blush  pink,  a  pretty  miniature  double  Bose; 
Ma  Paquerette  has  small  double  pure  white  flowers  produced 
abundanily  and  continuously  for  several  months;  Bed  Pet,  deep  red 
flowers  or  dark  crimson,  als>a  free  and  continuous  bloomer;  White 
Pet  is  similarly  free  blooming  and  useful,  producing  immense  clusters 
of  flowers. — E.  D.  S. 
Temple  Rose  SRow  Notes. 
There  is  always  a  great  interest  attached  to  the  challenge  trophy, 
both  for  amateurs  and  professionals.  With  regard  to  the  former,  no 
one  seems  quite  able  to  pluck  the  laurels  from  Mr.  E.  B.  Lindsell’s 
brow.  Mr.  Pemberton  sometimes  runs  him  very  hard,  but  cannot 
quite  master  him.  His  stand  this  year  was  very  beautiful,  and  we  are 
sure  to  find  in  his  collection  some  of  the  best  dark  H.P.’s  in  the 
exhibition,  such  as  Capt.  Hayward,  Earl  Dufferin,  Marie  Banmann, 
Prince  Arthur,  A.  K.  Williams,  Comte  Baimbaud,  Horace  Yernet, 
extra  good  ;  Alfred  Colomb,  aud  Fisher  Holmes.  The  nurseryman’s 
challenge  trophy  always  excites  much  interest,  and  generally  takes  a 
long  time  for  the  judges  to  adjudicate  upon.  Many  seem  to  question 
the  justice  of  the  decision  which  gave  the  first  award  to  Messrs, 
Harkness.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  theirs  and  Messrs.  Cant  ran 
very  close,  and  contained  many  very  superb  flowers.  Outsiders  are 
very  unable  to  judge  the  difficulties  in  deciding  in  this  class,  and  it 
is  rarely  the  judges  have  finished,  though  there  may  be  only  three  or 
four  stands,  befoie  the  time  allotted  to  them  has  expired. 
The  challenge  Tea  trophy  was  won  bv  Mr.  0.  G.  Orpen,  who  has 
this  year  proved  himself  invincible.  His  stand  for  eighteen  was  a 
most  lovely  one,  containing  Maman  Cochet,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  Cleopatra, 
The  Bride,  Ernest  Metz,  White  Maman  Cochet,  particularly  fine; 
iDnocente  Pirola,  Sylph,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Bridesmaid, 
Maiechal  Niel,  Catherine  Mermet,  and  others.  These  might  all  have 
b  en  characterised  as  “  medal  blooms,”  so  beautiful  in  colour  and 
exquisite  in  form.  The  medal  blooms  were  well  worthy  of  the  honour 
bestowed  on  them.  It  was  only  about  four  years  ago  (?)  that  the 
late  Mr.  Benjamin  Cant  took  up  the  hybridisation  of  Boses,  and  this 
year  his  sons  come  out  with  two  gold  medals  to  their  credit.  One 
was  awarded  at  Bichmond  for  a  grand  H.P.,  of  brilliant  colour  and 
delicious  perfume;  and  now  they  obtain  another  for  a  beautiful  new 
Tea  Bose  of  the  Anna  Olivier  type ;  in  fact,  my  friend  the  Bev.  H.  B. 
Biron  says  that  it  reminds  him  of  a  sport  of  that  variety  obtained  by 
my  neighbour,  Mr.  H.  Foster  of  Ashford.  This  is,  I  think,  an  unique 
case,  and  must  encourage  the  Messrs.  Cant  to  go  on  in  their  work  of 
hybridisation.  The  garden  Boses  were  exhibited  in  great  numbers, 
and  formed  a  very  attractive  feature,  as  they  do  now  in  every  show. 
The  arrangements  of  those  exhibited  by  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son  and 
Messrs.  Cooling  were  of  their  usual  excellence,  and  attracted  a  large 
Dumber  of  visitors  during  the  day.  Mr.  Tate,  from  his  beautilul 
garden  at  Downside,  Leatherhead,  exhibited  a  fine  collection,  and 
those  who  wish  to  cultivate  this  class  of  Boses  cannot  do  better  than 
study  the  names  of  the  Boses  in  their  exhibits. 
I  think  there  is  a  great  mistake  made  about  the  exhibition  of 
Boses  in  vases.  It  is  all  very  well  to  have  a  few  classes  in  order  to 
show  how  well  Boses  look  in  this  way  ;  but  when  it  is  suggested  that 
