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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND 
COTTAGE  GARIEXER. 
.Tanuaiy  1,  19C5. 
from  the  nmcli  dreaded  n\st.  to  ^vhicll  ^Nlalmaisoiis  are  so  liable. 
Keep  a  careful  Avatch  over  them,  and  so  soon  as  it  appears  cut 
off  the  affected  parts  and  burn  them.  By  so  doing  this  much 
dreaded  enemy  can  he  kept  down;  but  if  neglected,  and  the 
spores  are  allowed  to  be  distributed  among  the  other  plants,  very 
serious  effects  will  be  the  result. 
I  have  dealt  successfully  with  the  Carnation  disease  with  the 
aid  of  the  celebrated  Young’s  "  C’arvita,”  which  I  believe  to  be 
ver.y  effectual,  as  I  have  used  it  many  times  with  success,  and  can 
thoroughly  recommend  it  to  any  grower  who  is  troubled  with  the 
disease.  I  make  a  practice  of  s.yringing  the  whole  of  my  plants 
once  a  week  with  it,  except,  of  course,  in  the  dull  dark  days  of 
winter,  and  then  only  when  the  opportunity  arises,  on  a  bright 
day,  .so  that  the  plants  dry  quickly.  By  this  treatment  I  have 
got  it  well  under  hand,  but  still  I  administer  "  Carvita  ”  on  all 
favourable  occasions,  as  I  believe  in  the  old  proverb,  Prevention 
is  better  than  cure. 
Now  for  the  housing  of  the  lolants.  Never  be  in  too  much 
haste  over  this,  but  keep  them  in  the  aforesaid  span  frames  as 
long  as  hard  weather  keeps  off.  As  the  winter  comes  upon  us, 
we  shall  judge  for  ourselves  when  it  is  wisest  tO'  transfer  them  to 
a  span  house,  heated  with  a  double  row  of  -fin  pipes.  During 
damp  weather  turn  on  ju.st  a  little  heat  to  dry  4;he  atmosphere, 
as  it  will  help  to  keep  down  disease.  Never  have  the  house 
entirely  closed  until  frost  is  registered  outside.  But  when  below 
3odeg  F.  outside,  close  the  front  lights,  as  cold  draughts  must 
always  be  avoided.  Take,  care  always  to  have  your  plants  neatly 
and  properly  staked,  as  it  adds  greatly  to  tlieir  appearance. 
Nothing  is  more  unsightly  to  an  experienced  eye  than  a  house 
of  badly  staked  plants.  I  like  the  plain  wood  stake,  painted 
green,  in  preference  to  the  patent  coil  for  Mahnaisons.  Never 
allow  your  house  to  go  above  3bdeg  F.  with  artificial  heat.  See 
you  select  the  best  buds,  and  remove  all  those,  not  required  as 
soon  as  they  are  forward  enough  tO'  be  able  to  decide  which  are 
best,  and  not  deformed  or  bruised  in  any  way. 
We  come  now  to  the  feeding,  which  must  also  be  carried  out 
with  judgment,  according  to  the  vigour  of  the  plants.  I  prefer 
the  liquid  made  from  sheep  droppings,  and  msed  alternatively 
with  soot  water,  and  an  occasional  pinch  of  some  such  fertilisers 
as  are  advertised.  These  Avill  be  beneficial,  and  help  forward  the 
production  of  that  rich  deep  colour  and  curl  in  the  foliage  which 
is  so  characteristic  of  healthy  vigour. — G.  H.  Cook,  Milburn, 
Esher,  Surrey. 
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NOTES  FROM  HAMILTON,  N.B. 
The  Christmas  weather  of  these  latter  times  does  not  welt 
accord  with  that  which  our  imaginations  are  wont  to  associate 
with  the  eventful  festival.  Year  after  year  young  and  old  yearn, 
and  yearn  in  vain,  for  a  glimp.se  of  the  weather  conditions, 
according  to  the  traditions  of  our  ance.stors,  ivhich  prevailed  in 
the  good  old  days.  The  rising  generation  are  not  slow  to  tell 
us  that  Christmas  as  depicted  by  the  .story-teller,  .so  beautifully 
told  but  SO'  unreal,  must  have  some  strong  affinity  with  disordered 
imaginations,  due  probabl.y  to  the  anticipation  of  roast  goosci 
and  plum  pudding.  Let  that  be  as  it  ma.y,  the  fact  remains, 
nevertheless,  that  the  elements  are  not  so  kind  to  us  in  doling 
out  our  suiDplies  of  Christmas  weather  as  they  evidently  were  in 
former  days.  The  conventional  “  mantle  of  snow  ”  does  not  as  a 
I'ule  cover  the  landscape;  nor  are  the  sombre  Pino  branches 
laden  to  the  breaking  jmint  with  the  heavy  snow  that  graced 
and  sweetened  in  a  tenfold  more  ijleasing  degree  the  old,  time- 
honoured  festival.  To-day  follows  the  modern  rule.  True,  it 
is  stormy  to  the  verge  of  a  hurricane,  but  it  is  rain  and  not  snow, 
and  it  does  not  feel  a  bit  like  Christmas.  As  I  sit  beside  the  glow¬ 
ing  fire  (which  is  all  too  hot  for  the  liigh  temperature  outside), 
the  vcind  howls  up  the  chimney  like  so  many  exasperated  demons, 
and  forcibly  reminds  one  of  the  witches  of  old  who  were  wont 
to  have  an  occasional  spin  on  the  broomstick  when  such  condi¬ 
tions  were  available.  This  itself  is  so  far  comforting,  but  the 
peace  so  characteristic  in  a  snow-clad  landscape,  and  so  neces¬ 
sarily  an  accompaniment  of  Chri,stmas-tide,  is  wanting  in  the 
present  instance.  A  few  plants  of  Aralia  japonica  which  I  have 
planted  in  the  open  some  five  years  ago  are  now  between  4ft  and 
oft  high,  and  furni.shed  to  the  ground  with  beautiful  nine¬ 
fingered  foliage.  The  leaves  measure  18in  across  b.y  12in  in  iength. 
Notwithstanding  the  severe  though  short  frost  at  the  beginnino' 
of  tho  month  (as  many  as  22deg  Fahrenheit  on  one  occasion)"^ 
the  leaves  are  as  green  as  emerald.  Previous  to  the  frost  the 
plants  were  in  full  flower,  and  though  those  exposed  were 
blackened,  some  are  yet  ijeepiug  out  from  under  the  leaves  quite 
fresh.  The  beautiful  coriaceous  leaves  are  a  treat  at  this  dull 
season  of  the  year.  This  same  frost  has  blackened  a  good  many 
of  our  Aucuba  var.  maculata.  Another  beautiful  plant  which 
does  remarkably  well  here  is  the  Dimorphanthus  Mandschuricus. 
also  a  relative  of  the  Aralia.  Its  long  leaves  (4ft  to  oft)  and 
conspicuou.s  tufts  of  ffowers  add  a  delightful  charm  to  the 
shiubbery  in  the  summer  and  autumn  months. — -D.  (’. 
Some  Old  Favourites. 
Out  of  the  large  number  of  new  introductions  we  get  eaci* 
year,  one  often  wonders  how  many  of  them  have  come  to  stay.. 
Among  Roses  we  get  something  new  each  year  from  most 
specialists  whicli  seem  to  be  everything  that  could  be  desired, 
yet  in  spice  of  the  great  variety  and  their  manj'  good  points, 
we  find  they  do  not  displace  the  old  favourites  in  the  minds,  of 
Rose  lovers.  Nor  do  they  -take  their  places  on  the  oxhibitim's 
stand.  Take  as  an  example  the  National  Rose  Society’s  Chal¬ 
lenge  Trophy  Competition  for  1901.  We  find  among  the  win¬ 
ning  group  of  .seventy-two  different  varieties  no  less  than  twenty- 
one  thirty-year-okl  Roses.  Again,  in  the  N.C.R.  Jubilee  Chal¬ 
lenge  Trophy  Competition,  held  in  July  last  at  Manchester,  wo 
find  at  least  ten  of  them  favourites  in  the  sixties.  When  one 
sees  Them  in  groups  like  these  one  is  assured  they  are  quite 
equal  in  colour,  form,  and  fragrance  to  the  newer  kinds.  Among 
the  older  varieties  we  have 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon. — A  large,  creamy  white,  globular 
Rose,  introduced  in  1834.  Though  not  a  vigorous  grower,  its 
good  qualities  as  a  flower  retain  for  it  a  prominent  iiositioiD 
among  exhibitors. 
Charles  Lefebvre  (1861).- — Who  does  not  know  this  grand 
old  variety.^  Surely  its  superb,  brilliant,  velvetjq  crimson 
blossoms  will  always  diffuse  their  fragrance. 
Duchesse  de  Morxa'  (1863). — The  perfect  form  of  this  beauti¬ 
ful  flower  still  ensures  for  it  a  place  on  the  exhibition  stand. 
In  colour  a  delicate  pale  rose,  with  reverse  of  petals  silvery. 
Marie  Baujiann  (1803). — On  all  points  this  fragrant,  brilliant 
red  Rose  is  one  of  the  best,  being  vigorous  in  growth,  free 
blooming,  large,  and  finely  formed. 
Marechal  Niel  (1804). — I  think  it  is  really  unnecessary  to 
describe  tho  (jualities  of  this  grand  old  favourite,  its  beautiful, 
fragrant  golden-yellow  blossoms  being  known  to  everyone.  It 
would  surprise  no  one  to  hear  the  most  indifferent  or  ignorant 
as  regards  flowers  declare  they  liked  a  Marechal  Niel. 
X.wiER  Olibo  (1804).-  a  very  handsome  variety,  being  a 
distinct  and  beautiful  black.  Not  being  a  strong  grower,  one 
does  not  often  meet  with  it. 
Alfred  Colomb  (1803). — Another  grand  old  red  Rose  that 
should  be  seen  in  every  garden.  Its  large,  briglit  and  fragrant 
blossoms  are  always  appreciated,  and  it  has  good  late-blooming 
qualities. 
Cajiille  Bernardix  (1805). — Yet  another  good  garden  vai'iety. 
A  vigorous  grower,  producing  fine  crimson  flowers  for  exhibition. 
Fisher  Holmes  (1803^. — Another  addition  to  the  same  class 
as  the  two  iircceding  ones.  This  variety  is  well  worth  growing, 
its  crimson  scarlet  flowers  looking  well  in  the  garden,  on  tho 
exhibition  stand,  or  in  a  buttonhole. 
Comte  de  Raijibaud  (18G7). — A  dark  Rose  of  purplish-crimson 
hue,  entitled  to  a  prominent  position  in  the  garden  and  on  show' 
for  its  distinct  and  handsome  blo.ssoms. 
Wh  en  one  remembers  that  these  Rose.s  were  introduced  over 
thirty  years  ago  it  speaks  well  for  their  beauty  and  lasting 
qualiti('s  that  they  can  still  hold  their  own  amongst  the  finest 
introductions  of  tho  pro.sent  day.  Among  the  most  popular  Roses 
in  our  gardens,  in  our  florist.s’  shoiis  and  markets,  wo  fiml  that 
the  very  oldest  are  the  most  poiiular^ — even  more  so  than  any 
that  have  been  with  us  for  the  last  ten  or  fifteen  years. 
Look  over  the  following  list  and  you  wall  admit  there  are 
none  more  popular; — Safrano  (1839),  Niphetos  (1844),  Dr.  Andry 
(1864),  Duke  of  Wellington  (1846),  Duke  of  Edinburgh  (1868), 
Baroness  Rothschild  (1869),  Boule  de  Niege  (1867),  John  Hoppm* 
(1862),  Madame  Falcot  (1858),  Catherine  Mermet  (1869),  Homer 
(1859),  Amie  Vibert  (1828),  Devoniensis  (1840),  La  France  (1867), 
W.  A.  Richardson  (1858),  Gloire  de  Dijon  (1853).  Much  as 
one  admires  the  loveliness  of  tho  new  ones,  it  is  usually  to  tin" 
old  ones  in  cur  gardens  that  we  look  for  the  best  for  all 
purposes.  All  the  foregoing  are  older  than  myself,  and  I  hope 
it  will  be  a  pleasure  to  me,  in  watching  the  progre.'s  of  our 
national  flower  to  find,  years  hence,  many  of  these  old  favourites 
still  holding  their  own. — J.  W.  J.,  Oswestry. 
-  — - 
The  Rosarians’  Year  Booh. 
We  regret  that,  owing  to  growing  age.  our  Nestor  of 
Rcsarian>.  the  Rev.  H.  Honywood  D’Ombrain,  has  been  obliged 
to  discontinue  the  issue  of  “The  Rosarians’  Year  Book.” 
