August  2,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
1.09 
.  i 
The  hybrids  of  R.  Wichuriana  are  particularly  adapted  for  using 
■either  as  prostrate  or  as  climhino;  Roses,  a  good  plan  being  to  arrange 
three  stakes  to  form  a  pyramid  6  or  8  feet  high,  and  training  tbe 
growths  loosely  on  it.  The  stakes  will  be  hidden  the  first  season,  and 
the  flowers  displayed  to  the  best  advantage.  None  of  these  hybrids 
requires  pruning  in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  word  as  applied  to  Teas 
^>nd  H.P.’s,  a  thinning-out  of  old  and  weakly  branches  being  all  that  is 
flowers  exhibited  by  Mr.  Keppel  H.  Gifford,  and  he  promptly  informed 
me  that  Mr.  Gifford  grew  his  Roses  in  a  garden  not  excee'ing 
120  feet  by  30  feet,  and  that  he  possessed  less  than  500  plants.  The 
flowers  were  of  such  conspicuous  excellence  in  size  and  substance, 
but  more  particularly  in  colour,  that  I  at  once  decided  as  to  the 
desirability  of  seeing  that  Rose  garden  for  myself.  Such  a  visit  was 
not  difficult  of  arrangement,  as  rosarians  fraternise  at  the  Crystal 
necessary,  on  no  account  shortening  any  back  except  to  aid  the 
production  of  strung  and  vigorous  growth. — 0. 
An  Amateur’s  Rose  Garden  i 
It  is  a  matter  of  impossibility  for  anyone  who  does  not  frequent 
the  vanou'  R  ise  shows  to  properly  grasp  the  immense  interest  that 
is  taken  in  the  queen  of  flowers.  I  had  an  admirable  illustration  of 
the  truth  of  this  statement  on  the  occasion  of  the  Sutton  Show.  In 
■chatting  with  tiie  secretary  I  remarked  upon  the  excellence  of  the 
Palace,  and  I  quickly  landed  my  man.  We  arranged  to  steer  straight 
from  the  palace  of  glass  to  Sutton  after  six  o’clock  (the  time  for 
clearing),  as  Mr.  Gifford  was  exhibiting  two  boxes,  for  which  he 
annexed  a  first  and  a  second  prize  respectively. 
From  Sutton  Station  a  walk  of  nther  under  a  mile  brought  us  to 
the  district  of  Benhilton,  in  which  is  situated  “Eiensor,”  Mr. 
Gifford’s  home.  We  were  soon  in  the  garden,  for  which  nothing  but 
praise  can  be  found.  It  is  divided  into  two  portions,  the  one  nearer 
the  house  having  a  grass  plot  with  borders  on  either  hand,  while  the 
