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Madame  de  Watteville  are  instances  of  this.  The  most  promising 
Ro-e  growth  is  that  on  standards.  The  young  shoots  appeared 
weakly,  but  they  gradually  thickened,  and  look  like  rewarding  us 
with  handsome  bloesoms.  Probably  most  exhibitors  are  alive  to  this 
form  of  Rose  culture.  It  is  one  on  the  increase,  and,  to  our  thinking, 
the  most  satisfactory ;  one  can  get  among  the  plants  with  ease,  apart 
from  the  flowers  opening  so  well. — H.  S. 
Drill  Hall  Rose  Show. 
In  conjunction  with  the  National  Rose  Society,  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  have  arranged  to  hold  a  special  Rose  show  in 
the  Drill  Hall  at  the  meeting  on  Tuesday,  July  2nd.  Special  valuable 
money  prizes  will  be  given. 
Temple  Gardens  Rose  Show. 
The  exhibition  of  the  National  Rose  Soc:ety,  to  be  held  on 
July  4th,  will  be  in  a  tent  nearly  500  feet  long,  with  four  lii  es  of 
staging  down  its  entire  length.  Several  novel  features  in  the  way  of 
exhibits  will  be  introduced.  The  band  of  His  Majesty’s  Royal  Horse 
Guards,  under  Lieut.  Charles  Godfrey,  R.A.Mus.,  has  been  engaged  to 
play  during  the  show.  Tea  and  other  light  refreshments  will  be 
served  in  the  gardens  throughout  the  afternoon.  Luncheons  will  be 
provided  at  moderate  fixed  charges.  Indeed,  no  trouble  or  expense 
will  be  spared  in  order  to  make  this  the  most  attractive  Rose  Show  the 
Society  has  yet  held. 
Seasonable  Notes. 
The  time  of  Roses  is  upon  us,  and  really  in  an  early  neighbourhood 
like  this  (Woking),  many  fine  blooms  are  open  in  mid-June.  The 
flowers  appeared  backward,  but  with  hot  sunshine  they  open  all  too 
rapidly.  That  handsome  Tea  Rose  Cleopatra  has  given  blooms  of  fine 
size  and  shape  ;  Catherine  Mermet,  too,  opens  perfectly.  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Grant  is  also  among  the  earliest  to  flower;  this  is  beautiful  in  any 
stage,  yet  when  just  opening  the  shape  is  most  appealing.  La  France, 
again,  is  unfolding  its  blossoms  better  than  usual  ;  when  at  its  best 
there  are  few  Roses  better  than  this,  and  it  is  free  flowering. 
Unfortunately  Roses,  especially  light-coloured  ones,  exhibit  the  effects 
of  the  slightest  wet.  It  is  advisable,  therefore,  to  guard  the  blooms, 
and  most  necessary  when  the  Object  is  competition  at  shows.  A  neat 
contrivance  supplied  by  specialists  in  Roses  is  made  of  waterproof 
material,  and  worked  up  and  down  at  any  height  on  sticks.  We  have 
known  straw  hats  used  for  the  purpose.  Any  shade  that  suggests 
itself  is  effective,  not  only  in  keeping  promising  blooms  clean,  but 
retarding  them  as  well. 
The  timing  of  Roses  for  a  certain  date  is  no  easy  matter,  and  with 
any  amount  of  skill  it  will  be  found  that  many  of  our  choicest 
specimens  will  not  be  available  just  when  we  want  them.  One  hears 
of  exhibitors  from  time  to  time  doing  wonderful  things  in  the  way  of 
Rose  showing  with  only  a  few  plants  from  which  to  select  their 
flowers,  but  personally  1  would  rather  be  on  the  side  of  numbers. 
There  is  one  point  in  regard  to  exhibiting  that  would-be  competitors 
will  do  well  to  remember,  and  that  is  the  importance  of  cutting  young 
undeveloped  blooms.  It  matters  not  how  we  cling  to  splendid 
specimens  as  they  are  at  home  on  the  plants,  may  be  the  day  before 
the  show,  we  want  them  at  their  best  when  the  judges  shall  see  them, 
and  it  is  astonishing  how  quickly  these  gentlemen  fasten  their 
attention  to  blooms  that  are  past.  It  is  perhaps  just  a  little  wanting  in 
colour,  or  the  centre  may  be  slightly  open,  but  each  flower  so  possessed 
is  at  once  termed  a  bad  one.  The  art  of  setting  up  Roses  for  show 
is  only  obtained  by  experience,  and  prizes  are  not  won  altogether  by 
well-grown  blooms.  I  remember  having  a  stand  of  big  flowers  that 
were  attended  with  no  little  pride  ;  these  caused  some  disappointment 
when  they  failed  to  catch  the  judge’s  eye.  But  a  lesson  was  learned 
from  an  older  hand,  who,  in  passing,  said,  “  Very  fine  blooms — 
yesterday  !”  Faulty  exhibiting  is  the  more  noticeable  at  country 
shows  ;  the  blooms  are  usually  placed  too  low  on  the  stand,  they 
thus  look  dumpy  and  formless.  Fastened  a  few  inches  high  off  the 
moss  allows  of  nice  foliage  to  be  seen.  This  greatly  enhances  the 
blossoms.  It  is  a  mistake  to  put  the  Roses  in  a  hot  tent  in  early 
morning ;  keep  them  in  a  shady  spot  until  a  few  minutes  before  it  is 
time  to  clear  for  judging.  The  little  attentions  of  naming,  or  may  be 
changing  a  bloom,  are  better  done  where  it  is  quiet. 
Chief  of  the  work  among  Roses  is  now  keeping  the  buds  free  of 
insect  pests,  and  disbudding.  One  flower  to  a  stem  is  sufficient;  the 
side  buds  only  detract  from  the  size  of  the  central  ones.  Tying  shoots 
with  prominent  buds  should  not  escape  attention  ;  the  same  may  be 
fastened  so  that  the  wind  cannot  blow  them  to  and  fro,  and  perhaps 
damage  the  opening  flower  by  contact  with  a  neighbouring  leaf.  An 
error  is  sometimes  made  by  coddling  big  sappy  shoots ;  these  invariably 
fail  to  produce  perfect  Roses,  more  especially  with  Tea-scented  kinds. 
Nice  firm  growths,  with  the  stem  of  the  bud  appearing  unduly  thick, 
are  those  that  we  expect  to  develop  fine  flowers.  Such  buds  take  a 
long  time  to  open,  so  full  of  petals  are  they.  Madame  Cusin  and 
Mildew  on  Roses. 
A  pity  it  is  that  all  Roses  are  not  proof  against  mildew,  for  when 
once  it  appears  on  plants  in  the  open  it  seems  a  waste  of  labour  to 
b  ittle  against  its  spread.  That  fine  Rose  Her  Majesty  is  among  the 
earliest  to  become  touched ;  its  large  foliage  seems  an  easy  prey.  Mrs. 
John  Laing,  on  the  other  hand,  is  a  Rose  with  leaves  that  mildew  will 
not  take  to.  This  fungus  does  not  come  so  early  in  the  season  as  to 
affect  the  opening  of  the  blooms  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  but  it  does 
take  away  the  beauty  of  the  foliage.  I  saw  a  grower  recently 
scattering  flowers  of  sulphur  among  a  plantation  of  Roses  of  some 
extent  in  early  morning.  This  clung  to  the  leaves  whilst  wet,  yet  a 
couple  of  days  after  mildew  was  rampant.  Rain,  abundant  rain,  is 
the  needful  remedy. — H. 
Synonymous  Rose  Varieties. 
The  following  Roses  which  are  bracketed  together,  according  to 
the  National  Rose  Society’s  regulations  for  exhibitions,  are  considered 
synonymous,  and  must  not  be  shown  in  the  same  stand.  For  instance, 
Grand  Mogul  must  not  be  shown  in  the  same  stand  as  Jean  Soupert: — 
Perpetuals  and  Hybrid  Teas. 
Hybrid 
(  Alfred  Colomb. 
-  Marshal  P.  Wilder. 
(  Wilhelm  Koelle. 
(  Charles  Lefebvre. 
:  Marguerite  Brassac. 
(  Paul  Jamain. 
j  Comtesse  de  Choiseul. 
I  Marie  Rady. 
J  Due  de  Rohan. 
|  Mrs.  Jowitt. 
j  Duke  of  Wellington. 
)  Rosi£riste  Jacobs. 
f  Eugenie  Verdier. 
(  Marie  Finger. 
Exposition  de  Brie. 
Ferdinand  de  Lesseps. 
Maurice  Bernardin. 
Sir  Garnet  Wolseley. 
(  Grand  Mogul. 
\  Jean  Soupert. 
La  RosRre. 
Prince  C.  de  Rohan. 
Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam. 
Lady  Alice. 
J  Madame  A.  Lavallee. 
\  Marie  Baumann. 
/  Mrs.  Harkness. 
I  Paul’s  Early  Blush. 
Teas  and  Noisettes. 
'Alba  Rosea. 
Josephine  Malton. 
Madame  Bravy. 
.Madame  de  Sertot. 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince. 
The  Queen. 
Rose  Souvenir  de  Madame  E.  Verdier. 
This  Hybrid  Tea  is  somewhat  new,  and  bears  flowers  of  capital 
size  and  shape.  It  is  creamy  white  in  colour,  not  unlike  Kaiserin 
Augusta  Victoria.  As  a  pot  plant  it  is  desirable,  the  foliage  being  big 
and  plentiful.  A  deeply  built  flower  like  this  should  also  prove  a 
valuable  addition  to  the  exhibitor’s  collection. — H.  S. 
Rose  William  Allen  Richardson. 
In  Woking  and  district  there  are  many  fine  specimens  of  this 
charming  Rose  now  in  full  beauty.  The  flowers  vary  in  colour,  and 
come  light  when  the  tree  is  growing  in  a  hot  position  ;  but  generally 
that  apricot  shade  so  much  admired  is  more  noticeable  than  usual. 
The  most  exceptional  display  of  W.  A.  Richardson  is  in  the  garden 
adjoining  Worplesdon  Station.  In  this  case  the  trees  form  a  hedge, 
and  the  growth  is  allowed  to  run  wild  as  it  were.  These  are  literally 
smothered  with  high-coloured  blossoms,  and  give  a  most  attractive 
sight.  The  master  of  the  station  (Mr.  Spencer)  is  not  a  little  proud 
of  his  Roses,  which  are  “  budded  ”  by  himself,  and  tended  in  his  spare 
hours. — H.  S. 
Sweet  Brier  Roses. 
The  hybrids  raised  by  the  late  Lord  Penzance  have  now  been  long 
enough  in  ■  commerce  to  get  big  established  plants,  and  they  are 
certainly  charming  objects  in  the  garden.  No  more  effective  method 
of  training  them  could  be  devised  than  using  stout  poles  some  10  feet 
high,  and  the  growths  carelessly  strung  to  them.  Fine  examples  so 
trained  were  noted  a  few  days  ago.  These  had  plenty  of  room.  Each 
plant,  therefore,  had  a  chance  to  produce  its  display  of  flowers  without 
interfering  with  its  neighbour.  The  copper-tinted  Lord  Penzance  was 
very  striking  ;  Anne  of  Geirstein,  dark  crimson,  and  Amy  Robsart, 
deep  rose,  were  scarcely  less  rich ;  Lady  Penzance,  a  variety  with 
blooms  of  a  soft  shade  of  fawn,  is  distinct.  Tnese  Briers  are  sweet- 
scented,  and  they  grow  rapidly.  In  addition  to  the  above-named, 
Flora  Mclver  gives  blooms  of  a  light,  almost  white  shade,  and  is  a 
very  acceptable  contrast. — S. 
