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Fe:>raxry  11.  1)33.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
New  Tea  Roses  for  1903. 
The  desire  for  Hybrid  Tea  Roses  has  exemplified  in  a 
remarkable  degree  the  law  of  supply  and  demand.  We  find 
the  French  growers  announcing  forty  two  for  this  season,  and 
’  our  home  growers  have  some  ;  but  the  poor  Hybrid  Perpetuals, 
which  once  carried  all  before  them,  have  only  ten.  Amongst 
the  lists  of  raisers,  in  vain  we  look  for  the  name  of  honest 
Lacharme  of  Lyons,  and  Margottin  of  Bourg-la-Reine ;  or  of 
J.  R.  Guillot,  who  has  given  us  some  of  our  most  beautiful 
Teas,  no  longer  figures  as  a  Rose  raiser  ;  but  Nabonnand  still 
■continues  to  bring  forward  Roses  of  very  great  beauty. 
Tea  Roses. 
Capitaine  Millet  (Ketten). — This  is  a  seedling  from  two 
Roses  which,  I  think,  are  unknown  to  English  growers  ;  the 
fiower  is  large  and  full,  opening  well  ;  Qolour  light  capucine 
red,  the  outside  petals  dark  carmine,  golden  at  the  base. 
tSweet,  and  very  free  flowering,  with  a  long  bud. 
Conitesse  de  Nogliera  (Nabonnand).— Very  beautiful  oval 
bud,  with  a  large  full  flower;  perfect  shape  and  bearing,  light 
salmony-rose  colour,  brighter  in  the  centre  ;  very  free,  and 
slightly  perfumed.  A  seedling  from  Paul  Nabonnand. 
Comtesse  de  Rujfi  de  Roue  (Nabonnand). — Long  solitary 
buds,  with  large  full  flowers  of  a  bright  carmine  shaded  with 
crimson,  darker  in  the  centre,  with  coppery  suffusion. 
Comtesse  Sophy  Torby  (Nabonnand). — Large  full  flower  of 
perfect  form  with  large  legular  petals  ;  peach  red  on  the 
outside,  and  coppery-red  centre  in  the  spring.  In  the  autumn 
the  colour  will  be  yellowish-orange,  with  a  coppery-salmon 
centre  ;  a  good  autumnal  and  very  sweet  scented. 
Docteur  Laude  (Berger).  —  A  semi  double  flower  with  a  very 
long  bud,  dark  salmon-rose  in  the  spring,  coppery-red  in  the 
autumn  ;  very  free-flow^ering  and  sweet. 
Frau  Doctor  TheJda  Schlegelmileh  (Welter).— A  very  large, 
full,  and  beautifully  shaped  flower  carried  on  a  very  firm 
footstalk  ;  shining  fiery  red,  the  reverse  of  the  petals  velvety- 
purple.  A  cross  between  Princesse  de  Sagan  and  Francois 
Dubreuil. 
Fusion  (Croibier). — A  large,  well  shaped,  full  flower,  with  a 
long  bud  ;  pale  yellow,  darker  in  the  centre,  the  edge  of  the 
petals  very  pale  saffron  yellow.  A  seedling  of  Madame 
E.  Verdier. 
Julius  Fahianies  de  Misefa  (Geschwind). — A  large,  full 
flower,  cup-shaped  ;  crimson-red,  shaded  with  bright  scarlet. 
Seedling  from  Bardou  .Job. 
Louis  Humbert  (Nabonnand), — A  large,  full,  semi-double 
flower,  perfect  form,  on  a  long,  stiff  footstalk  ;  China  Rose 
shade,  with  the  centre  tinted  gold  ;  very  free  flowering,  and 
sweetly  perfumed. 
Madame  Antoine  Mari  (Mari). — A  large,  long  bud,  opening 
well  ;  fresh  rose  colour  striped  with  white,  resembling  a 
Camellia  in  shape ;  it  is  a  good  forcing  variety.  A.M.  from  R.H.S. 
Madame  de  Loitz  (Buatois). — Large,  well  made,  full  flower ; 
salmony-red,  deeply  tinted  with  pale  yellow  and  carmine  red  ; 
very  free  flowering. 
Madame  de  (Leveque), — Large  flower  ;  light  copi^ery 
red,  shaded  with  white.  A  seedling  from  Catherine  Mermet. 
Madame  Henri  Berger  (Bonnaire). — A  fine  flower,  strongly 
Tea-scented,  with  a  long  bud  and  good  colour.  A  pure  Cliina 
Piose. 
Madame  Isabelle  dowel  Redos  (Ketten). — A  round  solitary 
bud,  producing  a  large  full  flower,  carried  on  a  firm  footstalk  ; 
it  is  cup-shaped,  lilac-red,  shaded  pale  rose.  Seedling  from 
General  Schablikine. 
Madame  Jean  Dupuy  (Lambert). — A  large  full  Rose,  with 
a  strong  footstalk  ;  yellow  in  the  centre,  shading  on  the  outside 
of  petals  to  a  rosy  tint ;  a  very  good  Rose  for  forcing. 
Madame  la  GeneraXe  Faxd  de  Benoist  (Chauvry).— A  large 
full  bud,  developing  into  a  fine  flower;  rosy-salmon  colour, 
the  reflex  of  the  petals  creamy  white. 
Madame  VermoreL—Rn  extra  large  bud,  carried  on  a  strong 
footstalk  ;  colour  rose  and  coppery-yellow,  shaded  and  lined 
with  I’ed  on  the  inside. 
Mdlle.  Emma  Vercellone  (Schwartz).— A  large  full  flower, 
bright  coppery  red,  yellow  at  the  base.  A  cross  between 
Chamois  and  Madame  Laurette  de  Messimy. 
Maripiise  de  U Aigle  (Leveque)*- A  large  full  flower,  very 
well  formed  ;  outside  white,  and  light  carmiue-rose  in  the 
centre  ;  very  free-flowering.  ^ 
Miei  Silvanskjf  (Nabonnand). — An^^elegant  red  bud,  large, 
full,  erect  flower,  well  shaped  ;  porcelain  white,  shaded  with 
rose.  A  cross  between  Sombreuil  and  Paul  Nabonnand. 
Paul  d enouillac  (Ruyravand). — A  very  full  and  large  flower ; 
flesh-white,  centre  decided  chrome  yellow,  the  petals  veined 
with  peach-rose. 
Pr'efet  Monteil  (Bernaix). — A  well  shaped,  large,  full  flower  ; 
canary  yellow,  shaded  with  saffron  with  carmine  tints. 
Souvenir  de  Camille  Godde  (Lapresse).  —  A  large,  full, 
solitary  flower,  cup  shaped,  with  thick,  graceful,  recurved 
petals.  It  is  yellow  at  the  base,  shaded  with  China  Rose  ; 
very  sweetly  scented. 
Souvenir  ele  Belicant  Gibey  (Bonnaire). — A  full,  cup-shaped 
flower,  beautiful  rose  colour  on  outside,  with  coppery  centre. 
Srjuvenir  de  Madame  L.  Weber  (Ketten).  —  A  long  bud, 
opening  well  into  a  fine,  full  flower  on  a  firm  footstalk  ;  white, 
shaded  with  yellow,  the  outside  of  the  petals  touched  with 
pale  lilac.  A  good  variety  for  forcing  and  cutting. 
Souvenir  de  Pierre  NeAting  (Soupert  et  Netting). — 
Rosarians  have  often  wondered  that  no  seedling  of  that  grand 
yellow  Rose,  Mart^chal  Niel,  has  rewarded  the  exertion  of  the 
many  French  growers  who  are  interested  in  the  producing  of 
new  flowers  ;  but  at  last  it  has  come,  and  in  this  grand  Rose 
we  have  what  I  believe  will  prove  the  best  yellow  Rose  in 
existence.  It  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  Prince  at  the  Temple  Show 
of  the  National  Rose  Society  last  year,  and  was  awarded  the 
unique  honour  for  a  foreign  raised  Rose,  the  Gold  Medal  of  the 
National  Rose  Society.  It  retains  all  the  best  features  of  its 
parent,  both  in  colour,  form,  and  vigour  ;  and  Mr.  Prince  tells 
me  it  has  not  that  sole  defect  of  the  Marechal,  of  hanging  its 
head  ;  and  I  think  we  may  safely  predict  for  it  a  gi’eat  run  of 
popularity.  It  owes  its  better  habit  to  the  other  parent, 
Maman  (Jocliet.  How  many  of  the  above  named  Tea  Roses 
will  remain  permanently  in  our  list  it  is  impossible  to 
conjecture;  but  of  Souvenir  de  Pierre  Netting  we  can  have  no 
doubt. — D.,  Deal. 
A  Critique  on  “Old  Favourites.’’ 
I  think  “  H.  D.”  has  made  an  error  or  two  in  his  notes 
about  “Old  Favourite  Roses”  (p.  116)  which  seem  to  be 
worthy  of  correction,  as  it  is  a  pity  that  any  reader  of  the 
Journal  should  be  misled  (by  some  accident  no  doubt)  as  to 
the  character  of  the  Roses  he  is  choosing  for  planting.  I 
quite  agree  with  all  that  is  said  as  to  Marechal  Niel  on  a 
S.  or  S.-W.  wall,  and  very  excellent  and  needed  advice  it 
is  that  strong  young  wood  should  always  be  provided,  either 
by  pruning  or  extra  feeding ;  but  Madame  Berard  is  often 
by  no  means  free  flowering. 
Blairii  No.  2  is  a  summer  Rose,  and  as  such  should  not  be 
recommended  without  the  statement  being  made  that  no 
blooms  can  be  expected  in  the  autumn.  La  Boule 
d’Or,  instead  of  being  “  a  climbing  Rose  wLich  can  scarcely 
be  dispensed  with,”  is  of  absolutely  dwarf  habit,  and  you 
will  seldom  get  a  plant  more  than  a  foot  high.  It  is  by  no 
means  a  Rose  to  be  recommended  for  any  form  of  general 
cultivation,  and  many  exhibitors  wall  have  nothing  to  do 
with  it,  though  I  have  frequently  succeeded  in  showing  good 
examples. 
The  flowers  of  Devoniensis  can  hardly  be  “  general  favoiu*- 
ites  because  of  the  length  of  the  buds,”  as  this  is  one  of  the 
few’  Tea  Roses  which  is  deficient  in  beauty  in  the  bud  stage 
from  the  want  of  tapering  length. 
The  Moss  Roses,  Cabbage,  and  Maiden’s  Blush  are 
summer  Roses,  really  not  worth  grow’ing,  except  in  odd 
corners  for  association’s  sake,  since  for  the  tw’o  or  three 
w^eeks  on  which  alone,  out  of  the  fifty-two,  you  can  hope 
for  flowers,  the  w’eather  or  some  other  adverse  influence 
may  prevent  your  seeing  and  enjoying  them. 
Among  the  Teas  mentioned,  Adam  and  Perle  des  Jar- 
dins  are  very  unsatisfactory,  and  Caroline  Testout  is  a 
Hybrid  Tea.  It  is  true  that  there  is  a  great  want  of  a  good, 
bright,  deep  yellow,  hardy,  well  shaped,  and  free  flowering 
variety  ;  but  w  e  can  only  have  patience  and  wait  till  such 
a  one  is  found.  Perle  des  Jardins  is  all  right  in  colour, 
and  free  flow’ering  enough,  but  unfortunately  it  is  tender  to 
frost,  and  the  blooms  always  come  very  distorted  in  the 
summer  from  the  influence  of  our  cold  spring  nights.  For 
tropical  climates  or  under  glass  it  is  much  better. — W.  R. 
Raillem. 
