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•«tock.  So  that  while  keeping  within  reasonable  bounds  the  extra 
strong  grower,  it  seems  to  impart  additional  strength  to  certain  classes 
of  Roses  of  naturally  weak  growth.  The  mistake  made  in  ordinary 
gardens  is  to  purchase  varieties  as  standards,  which  are  altogether 
unsuited  for  such  a  stock.  The  best  varieties  to  select  for  such  a 
purpose  are  vigorous,  growing  Roses,  many  of  which  make  capital  ; 
heads.  Even  some  of  the  so-called  climbing  Roses  will  form  admirable  I 
standards.  I  may  mention  here  a  few  sorts  which  I  have  myself  ! 
found  to  be  especially  well  suited  for  this  stock' 
Hybrid  PerpetiLcds. — Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet, 
Ulrich  Brunner,  and  Mrs.  J.  Laing.  Hybrid  Teas. — La  France,  ! 
Caroline  Testout,  Marquise  Litta,  and  Augustine  Guinnoisseau.  ' 
Bourbon. — Mrs.  Paul.  Teas. — Maman  Cochet,  Marie  Van  Houtie,  j 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  and  Madame  Pierre  Cochet.  Noisette. —  1 
L’Ideal.  Chinas. — Laurette  Messimy  and  Madame  Eugene  Resal,  i 
Climbing  Roses. — Crimson  Rambler,  W.  A.  Richardson,  and  Bouquet  j 
d’Or.  I 
When  the  Brier  and  Rose  work  well  together  standards  will  often  ! 
last  for  a  great  number  of  years.  I  have,  for  instance,  a  standard 
can  be  obtained,  standards  form  delightful  objects,  and  with  due  circ 
in  the  selection  of  varieties,  and  in  securing  them  on  young  vigorou- 
stocks,  their  growth  should,  in  my  opinion,  be  encouraged. 
Standards  possess  the  further  advantages  of  raising  the  flower.s 
well  out  of  danger  from  splashing  rains,  and  in  bringing  them  more 
on  a  level  with  the  eye.  To  produce  the  best  effects  all  the  weak  and 
decayed  wood  should  be  removed  in  the  spring,  and  the  remaining 
shoots  shortened  from  one-half  to  one- third  of  their  length  according  to 
the  vigour  of  the  variety. — E.  M,,  Berhhamsted. 
Garden  Roses. 
I  AM  staying  at  Scarborough  for  a  few  days  before  the  Crysl  \1 
Palace  Show,  and  left  my  Roses  in  good  health  but  backward,  i  have 
had  many  Teas  killed  and  severely  wounded  by  frost.  I  should  very 
much  like  to  write  an  article  on  “  Garden  Roses”  at  the  present  time, 
but  I  am  so  busy  and  have  so  many  things  to  look  after,  that  I  have 
H.P.  in  my  own  garden  which,  after  twenty  years  of  service,  was  at 
the  end  of  that  period  as  strong  as  could  be  wished.  But,  as  a  rule, 
after  some  years  they  gradually  lose  their  vigour  and  require  to  be 
renewed.  In  fact,  it  is  a  good  plan  to  remove  altogether  any  standard 
which  is  found  in  the  autumn  to  have  made  unsatisfactory  growth  j 
during  the  summer,  and  to  plant  a  new  one  in  its  place,  for  Roses  so  | 
-grown  have  not,  as  a  rule,  the  recuperative  powers  of  bush  Roses.  i 
An  exhibitor’s  garden  has  mostly  a  flat  and  uninteresting  appear¬ 
ance  when  none  but  dwarf  plants  are  grown  in  it,  but  if  only  standards 
are  here  and  there  introduced  it  is  surprising  how  greatly  the  general 
effect  is  impr  ved  ;  I  even  go  so  far  as  to  recommend  in  such  cases  that 
among  the  Hybrid  Perpetuals  and  Hybrid  Teas  be  grown  standard 
plants  of  such  decorative  varieties  as  W.  Allan  Richardson,  Beaute 
Inconstante,  Laurette  Messimy,  and  Madame  Euarene  Resal,  as  in  this 
way  fresh  colours  are  introduced  into  the  collection ,  which  are  . 
needed  to  relieve  the  monotonous  lines  of  pinks  and  crimsons  generally 
to  be  met  with  in  such  collections. 
I  have  tried  to  state  fairly  in  a  few  words  the  advantages  and 
disadvantages  of  growing  Roses  as  standards,  and  am  afraid  I  have 
left  the  impression  that  the  latter  greatly  predominate,  as,  no  doubt, 
■in  a  general  way  they  do.  Nevertheless,  where  strong  vigorous  heads 
hardly  time  to  be  amongst  my  Roses  as  much  as  I  should  like.  I 
notice  one  of  your  contemporaries  recently  made  such  an  attack  on  my 
special  favourites  that  I  should  like  to  veto  the  allegation  that  they 
{i.e.y  garden  Roses)  are  receiving  more  than  their  due  share  of 
at  the  present  time.  I  grow  exhibition  Roses  (H  P.,  II-T-i  Laod  N.) 
in  great  numbers,  and  I  grow  garden  Roses  extensively,  and  not 
being  ‘*in  the  trade”  I  can  say  from  quite  an  independent  standpoint, 
which  ought  to  carry  weight,  considering  I  have  had  some  little 
experience  amongst  garden  and  exhibition  Roses,  not  only  in  tie 
garden  but  in  the  show  tent,  that  garden  Roses  get  a  greater  share  of 
attention  from  ladies  and  others  at  our  National  Rose  oiciety  anc 
other  big  shows  than  any  other  class  of  Roses  exhibited.  ^  • 
“  If  she  be  not  fair  to  me,  what  care  I  h<nv  fair  she  be,'  n 
my  motto  in  Rose  growing.  I  grow,  in  quantity,  varieties  that  mj 
soil  and  northern  climate  suit,  and  when  1  advise  everyone  to  add  garden 
Roses,  that  I  venture  to  say  are  worth  growing,  to  their  collections,  1 
am,  without  fear  of  contradiction,  doing  a  kindness,  not  only  to  those 
to  whom  I  volunteer  the  advice,  but  also  to  the  trade  gn'wers  who 
cultivate  them  for  sale.  I  am  conBdent  that  garden  Roses,  such  as 
Crimson  Rambler,  Perle  d’Or,  Gustave  Regis,  Laurette  Messimy. 
Madame  Pierre  Cochet,  Madame  E.  Resal,  Cscile  Brunner,  Gustave 
