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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  December  27, 1900. 
Garden  Roses. 
(  Concluded  from  page  504  ). 
Free-flowering  Varieties. 
As  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to  classify  all  varieties  correctly,  I  prefi  r 
to  place  them  under  the  above  heading.  Alister  Stella  Gray  is 
somewhat  after  the  style  of  W.  A.  Richardson,  but  paler  in  colour; 
planted  in  a  clump,  pegging  the  stout  shoots  down  annually  is  the  way 
to  obtain  a  mass  of  blossoms.  Augustine  Guinoisseau,  white,  slightly 
tinted  flesh  colour,  is  very  free.  Bardou  Job  is  one  of  the  most 
effective  Roses  we  have  when  growing  in  a  mass;  the  blooms  are 
almost  single,  the  iarf.e  petals  are  brilliant  crimson,  deeply  shaded  with 
a  velvety  hue.  Btaute  Inconstante  is  a  coppery  red,  shaded  with 
carmine  and  yellow.  Camoens,  bright  rose,  is  charming  in  the  bud  and 
excellent  for  cutting.  Crimson  Bedder  planted  in  a  mass  is  effective 
and  lasting.  Coiallina  is  a  deep  rosy  crimson  Tea;  it  is  a  capital 
autumnal  bloomer.  Dr.  Grill  is  coppery  yellow,  shading  to  clear  rose. 
Gruss  au  Teplitz,  bright  scarlet  crimson,  is  a  grand  variety. 
Gustave  Regis  produces  long  pointed  buds  ;  the  colour  is  canary 
yellow.  Madame  Plantier  is  one  of  the  most  charming  of  pure  white 
Cluster  Ro.'-es.  Perle  de  Feu,  coppery  red  shaded  nankeen  yellow,  is 
distinct  and  free.  Papa  Gontier,  bright  rosy  crimson,  is  exceedingly 
pretty  in  the  bud.  It  would  be  difficult  to  imagine  a  more  brilliantly 
coloured  Rose  than  Marquise  de  Salisbury  ;  the  colour  is  rich  crimson  ; 
it  is  a  free  bloomer,  and  of  dwarf  compact  habit.  Madame  Chedane 
Guinoisseau,  pale  canary  yellow,  has  long  pointed  buds.  Madame 
Eugene  Resal  is  rosy  pink  shaded  with  orange,  continuously  in  flower. 
Madame  Carnot  is  golden  yellow,  deeper  in  the  centre;  the  edge  is 
coppery.  Mdlle.  Laurette  Messimy  is  bright  rose,  shaded  yellow. 
L’Ideal  would  be  diflScult  to  surpass  as  a  garden  Rose;  it  is  yellow  and 
metallic  red,  shaded,  streaked,  and  tinted  golden  }ellow.  Ma 
Capucine,  bronzy  yellow  shaded  red,  is  very  distinct.  Tuscany  is 
dark  purple  crimson. 
Sunrise  is  perhaps  the  most  admired  of  all  new  Roses.  The 
colouring  is  almost  unique,  the  outer  petals  being  reddish  carmine, 
shading  to  delicate  fawn  within.  The  blossoms  when  fully  open  are 
yellow.  Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot  is  a  charming  new  Tea;  the 
colour  is  coppery  carmine,  centre  shaded  orange  ;  it  flowers  as  freely 
as  a  China.  Queen  Mab  is  a  soft,  rosy  apricot  with  a  shaded  orange 
centre,  tinted  on  the  outside  with  rose  and  violet ;  a  charming  autumn 
flowering  variety.  Crimson  Damask  is  a  brilliant  crimson  form  of  the 
old  Red  Damask  to  be  sent  out  this  season  ;  it  is  a  wonderful  Rose 
for  colour.  Laurette  Messimy,  rose  shaded  yellow,  is  quite  a  new 
colour.  LTnnocence  is  a  pure  white  free-flowering  Tea.  Madame 
Pernet  Duchtr,  semi-double,  is  a  beautiful  Tea  in  the  bud  ;  the 
colour  is  canary  yellow.  Purity  is  one  of  the  best  of  garden  Roses  ; 
it  is  pure  white  and  very  free.  Madame  Chauvay,  orange  or  apricot  ; 
Elise  Fugier,  pale  lemon  white,  and  Francois  Dubreuil,  crimson  Tea, 
complete  the  list. 
Single  Varieties. 
Single  flowered  varieties  deserve  a  prominent  place  in  all  gard^n8 
no  matter  how  small  ;  they  flower  freely,  are  bright  and  attractive. 
Cooling’s  Crimson  Bedder,  a  new  variety,  should  be  m  every  collection  ; 
it  is  perpetual,  continuing  in  bloom  well  into  autumn;  the  colour  is 
glowing  crimson.  Andersoni  is  a  charming  [unk  Rose,  as  is  berberifoli  i 
Hardi,  yellow  with  maroon  spot.  Biggeriana,  small  white,  is  very 
free.  The  Copper  Austrian  Brier,  nankeen  yellow,  is  very  distinct. 
Hebe’s  Lip  is  white  with  picotee  edge.  Macrantha,  pure  white,  is  a  very 
large  bod  flower  with  golden  stamens.  Paul’s  White,  pure  while 
with  yellow  stamens,  is  very  attractive.  Pulverulenta,  an  early 
flowering  large  while  variety,  is  well  worthy  a  place.  Royal  Scarlet, 
brilliant  scarlet,  is  of  dwarf  bushy  habit.  Yellow  Austrian  Brier, 
golden  yellow.  Brunonis  (Himalaya  Brier),  pure  white  with  yellow 
stamens;  and  Sinica  Anemone,  silvery  pink,  shaded  with  rose,  bright 
shiny  foliage,  complete  the  selection. 
Miniature  or  Fairy  Roses. 
For  edgings  to  beds  or  borders,  or  for  covering  narrow  banks,  this 
section  is  invaluable.  The  plants  flower  freely,  and  continue  into  tl.e 
autumn;  many  cf  the  varieties  do  not  grow  more  than  1  foot  td.h. 
Anna  Maria  de  Montravel  produces  small  pure  white  blossoms.  Gloiie 
de  Polyantha,  deep  rose,  with  a  white  base  to  the  tiny  petals, 
towards  autumn  th-i  cilour  intensifies,  is  one  of  the  1  est.  Rtd  Pet  i.- 
dark  crimson  in  autumn,  but  earlier  in  the  season  almost  maroon. 
White  Fairy,  pure  white,  small  and  double,  is  very  beautiful.  Perle 
d’Or  is  a  charming  yellow  with  an  orange  centre.  Mignonette,  soft 
rose  changing  to  white,  is  a  charming  miniature  variety.  Madame 
C.  Brunner,  light  pink  or  blush,  is  very  sweet  and  of  dwarf  habit. 
Georges  Pernet  is  rose  changing  to  peach,  witn  yellow  shading. 
Rosa  rngosa. 
The  rugosa  type  is  most  useful  when  planted  in  masses,  where 
the  beauty  of  the  summer  flower  is  continued  and  enhanced  by  the 
crop  of  fruit,  which  when  charging  to  red  and  purple  in  the  autumn 
is  peculiarly  pleasing.  The  various  forms  of  white,  purple,  and  red 
are  all  desirable.  Pei  haps  the  moat  desirable  form  of  flower  is  that 
produced  by  Madame  Georges  Bruant,  whose  pure  white  flowers  are 
produced  in  bunches  ;  it  is  a  hybrid  of  rugosa. — E.  Molyneux. 
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Culture  of  Maideuhair  Ferns. 
{^Continued  from  page  560.) 
Shading  is  necessary  during  the  early  summer  months  before  the 
growth  is  hard  enough  to  withstand  the  scorching  rays  of  the  summer 
sun,  and  a  little  light  shading  can  be  used  with  good  effect  on  all 
bright  days  after  the  growth  is  solidified.  Many  materials  are  suitable 
for  the  purpo>e ;  tiffany  or  other  blinds  made  of  light  canvas,  which 
can  be  removed  after  the  sun  has  gone  down,  form  the  best.  Light 
bass  mats  that  have  been  used  for  protection  during  the  winter  are 
useful  for  covering  frames.  Shading  that  can  be  removed  after  the 
sun  has  gone  is  always  preferable  to  a  permanent  covering,  but 
this  is  often  used  with  good  effect.  '1  he  most  common  means  of 
providing  a  permanent  shading  is  by  using  limewash  ;  if  the  lime  is 
mixed  with  milk  to  the  consistency  of  thin  paint,  it  can  be  syringed 
on  the  glass,  repeating  the  syringing  as  the  sun  becomes  stronger.  If 
whiting  and  linseed  are  mixed  in  the  same  way,  they  will  be  found 
to  withstand  the  effects  of  the  weather;  and  if  gone  over  and  slightly 
tapped  with  a  dry  brush  before  it  becomes  set,  the  material  will  have 
somewhat  the  appearance  of  frosted  glass.  Good  shading  mixtures 
are  advertised,  directions  for  use  accompanying  the  packets. 
Propagation  by  Division. 
The  most  general  methods  of  increasing  the  Maidenhair  are  by 
dividing  the  plants  and  by  sowing  the  spores.  One  plant  may  be 
divided  into  many  parts,  each  capable  of  growing  and  forming  a  plant,, 
if  sufficient  crown  and  roots  are  attached.  The  best  time  to  divide  is 
in  the  spring ;  then  the  plants  have  the  summer  before  them  to  make 
their  growth,  and  they  can  become  established  befo'e  winter  sets 
in.  Propagation  by  spores  is  a  slower  process  than  dividing. 
The  spores  can  be  easily  found  by  looking  at  the  back  of  the 
fronds  when  they  are  well  developed;  little  brown  cases  full  of  minute 
spores,  each  capable  of  producing  a  plant  if  good  and  properly  attended 
to,  will  be  seen.  The  autumn  is  the  best  time  to  gather  the  fronds, 
tying  them  in  small  bundles,  and  placing  them  in  paper  bags,  so 
that  the  spores,  when  they  fall  out,  will  not  be  wafted  away  by  the 
wind.  Allow  them  to  remain  there  till  spring  if  sufficient  heat  cannot 
be  obtained  to  keep  them  growing  freely  through  the  winter.  Many 
young  plants  can  often  be  obtained  by  the  spores  sowing  themselves 
when  the  plants  have  stood  during  the  summer  and  early  autumn, 
months  ;  but  this  chance  cannot  be  depended  upon. 
Raising  from  Spores. 
The  spores  may  be  sown  at  the  beginning  of  February  in  well 
prepared  compost,  which  should  consist  of  fine,  sifted  loam  and  very 
small  pieces  ot  charcoal,  brick,  or  cinders  thoroughly  mixed.  Fill 
the  ptds  or  pans  half  full  of  crock.«,  covering  with  moss  to  prevent  the 
soil  finding  its  way  among  the  crocks;  afterwards  fill  with  soil  to 
about  halt  inch  from  the  top,  pressing  moderately  firmly,  and  well 
soaking  w-ith  water  before  sowing.  The  spores  may  be  washed  away 
if  watering  takes  place  afterwards.  When  this  has  been  completed 
place  the  pot  or  pan  in  a  saucer  of  water,  which  should  be  kept  full 
till  the  plants  make  their  appearance.  The  spores  should  be  sown 
on  the  surface  of  the  soi',  and  a  piece  of  glass  kept  upoa  the  pot  till 
the  plants  make  their  appearance,  and  are  far  enough  advanced  to 
allow  of  its  being  taken  off.  Shading  will  be  necessary  during  bright 
weather,  but  at  no  other  time.  A  temperatu  e  ranging  from  65°  to  70* 
will  suit  them  well.  Potting  should  be  done  as  soon  as  the  plants  are 
large  enough  to  handle.  Little  patches  put  in  small  thumb  pots  and 
kept  growing  will  socn  make  uselul  plants,  and  be  ready  for  potting 
into  larger  s’zed  pots.  Overpotting  is  very  injurious  to  3  0ung  Ferns, 
as  also  is  starving.  If  allowed  to  become  root-bound  and  overlooked 
when  young  the  plants  seldom  recover.  By  potting  from  one 
size  to  another,  when  the  plants  have  filled  their  po.s  with  roots,  no 
harm  whatever  will  result. — P,  G. 
(To  be  concluded. 
