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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  20,  1902. 
during  the  coming  year.  I  refer  to  Bent  Cant  and  Frau  Karl 
Druschki.  The  former  will  be  a  most  welcome  addition  to 
the  dark  crimson  H.P.’s,  as  it  is  a  good  grower  and  the 
flowers  well  shaped,  with  high  pointed  centres.  Its  great 
charm,  to  my  mind,  consists  in  its  stout  clean  cut  petals — 
most  desirable  qualities  in  any  exhibition  Rose.  This  fine 
variety  was  raised  by  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  of 
Colchester.  Frau  Karl  Druschki  appears  to  me  a  splendid 
acquisition.  For  years  the  great  want  among  the  H.P.’s 
has  been  a  really  good  pure  white  variety,  and  in  our 
anxiety  to  secure  this  treasure  we  have  hitherto  been 
content  to  welcome  any  sort  which  appeared  to  supply  this 
long  felt  want,  but  all  have  proved  more  or  less  disappoint¬ 
ing — falling  short  in  one  way  or  another  of  what  a  really 
high-class  white  Hybrid  Perpetual  ought  to  be.  If  I  may 
judge  from  the  plants  of  Frau  Karl  Druschki  I  saw  recently 
in  the  Colchester  Nurseries,  the  Rose  required  has  at  last 
made  its  appearance.  It  is  not  only  a  pure  wThite  Hybrid 
Perpetual,  but  appears  to  possess  besides  more  good  quali¬ 
ties  than  fall  to  the  lot  of  most  of  the  choicest1  varieties  in 
that  section.  Its  growth  is  all  that  could  be  desired,  while 
the  flowers  are  large,  deep  and  well-formed,  with  petals  of 
good  substance.  It  is,  moreover,  a  true  perpetual,  in  fact, 
at  the  time  of  my  visit,  October  14,  I  did  not  notice  any 
other  Rose  which  was  flowering  as  well  or  so  freely. 
Teas  and  Noisettes. 
Coming  now  to  the  table  of  Teas  and  Noisettes,  it  will  be 
observed  that  Maman  Cochet  again  heads  the  list  with  its 
lemon- white  sport,  White  Maman  Cochet  taking  second  place, 
the  very  positions  Catherine  Mermet  and  The  Bride  had 
previous  to  last  year  so  long  held.  The  leading  flower, 
Maman  Cochet,  was  not  shown  in  quite  as  many  stands  as 
at  the  Temple  Rose  Show  in  1901  ;  but,  nevertheless,  has 
again  a  higher  record  than  any  other  Rose  whatever  in  the 
show.  White  Maman  Cochet  too,  has  well  maintained  its 
position,  taking  as  it  does  the  fourth  place  among  the  highest 
records  even  when  both  tables  are  taken  together.  Madame 
Cusin  and  Cleopatra  have  only  once  before  been  as 
frequently  staged  as  they  were  this  year,  white  Souvenir 
d’Elise  Yardon  and  Medea  were  also  unusually  well  repre¬ 
sented.  On  the  other  hand,  The  Bride,  Innocente  Pirola, 
Muriel  Grahame,  and  Ernest  Metz,  since  they  first  came  into 
general  cultivation,  have  never  before,  and  Madame  de 
Watteville  only  once  before,  been  as  sparsely  exhibited. 
There  are  still  only  three  new  Teas  on  the  list — those 
which  are  six  or  less  years  old.  Fortunately  all  three  are  i 
valuable  additions  to  this  section  and  occupy  good  positions 
in  the  table.  Muriel  Grahame  (No.  13),  the  pale  cream  sport 
from  Catherine  Mermet  sent  out  in  1896,  on  account  of  its 
poor  record  this  year,  does  not  occupy  quite  as  good  a  posi¬ 
tion  as  in  the  last  analysis.  White  Maman  Cochet,  an  1897 
variety,  has  already  been  referred  to.  Mrs.  Edward  Mawley, 
distributed  in  1899,  owing  no  doubt  in  some  measure  to  its 
early  flowering  habit,  was  this  year  very  largely  exhibited, 
and  has  consequently  risen  from  No.  15  to  No.  5.  There  are 
two  new  Teas  which  are  certain  to  be  added  to  the  list 
another  year.  I  refer  to  Lady  Roberts  and  Souvenir  de 
Pierre  Notting.  The  former  is  a  most  charming  apricot- 
yellow  sport  of  Anna  Olivier,  which  is  being  sent  out  for  the 
first  time  this  autumn  by  Messrs.  Frank  Cant  and  Co.,  of 
Colchester.  The  colour  of  this  Rose  alone  must  ensure  its 
becoming  a  general  favourite.  Souvenir  de  Pierre  Notting 
was  raised  by  Soupert  et  Notting,  and  if  large  enough,  its 
beautiful  coppery-yellow  blooms  will  be  a  welcome  addition 
to  any  stand. 
Garden  Roses. 
As  will  have  been  gathered  from  the  preceding  remarks, 
very  satisfactory  progress  is  being  made  in  Roses  of  the 
exhibition  type,  but  it  is  as  nothing  compared  with  the 
present  inrush  of  “  Garden  ”  or  decorative  Roses.  By 
“  Garden  ’’  Roses  is  meant  those  varieties  which  are  either 
not  sufficiently  large  or  not  sufficiently  full  and  perfect  in 
form  to  allow  of  the  individual  blooms  being  set  up  sepa¬ 
rately  like  the  Roses  with  which  we  have  previously  been 
dealing.  Unlike  the  so-called  exhibition  varieties,  this  class 
of  Rose  is  staged  at  the  shows  in  large  bunches.  So  popular 
a  feature  have  these  exhibits  of  “Garden”  Roses  become,  that 
no  Rose  show  would  be  considered  in  the  present  day  com¬ 
plete  without  them.  In  the  following  table  the  varieties  are 
arranged  according  to  the  total  number  of  times  they  were 
staged  in  the  prizewinning  stands  at  the  last  ^three  metro¬ 
politan  exhibitions  of  the  National  Rose  Society,  and  no 
Rose  has  been  included  which  has  not  been  exhibited  at  one 
or  other  of  tnose  shows  three  or  more  times. 
Garden  and  Decorative  Roses. 
Position  in 
analysis. 
Name. 
Total  No.  of 
times  staged  in 
the  three  years. 
No.  of  times 
staged  in  1900. 
No.  of  times 
staged  in  1901. 
No.  of  times 
staged  in  1902. 
1 
Gustave  Regis  (H.T.)  . 
29 
11 
11 
7 
1 
William  Allen  Richardson  (N.) 
29 
7 
10 
12 
3 
Marquise  de  Salisbury  (H.T.) 
26 
9 
9 
8 
4 
Madame  Per  net  Ducher  (H.T.) 
24 
8 
8 
8 
5 
Rosa  macrantha  (S.) . 
21 
8 
8 
5 
6 
Camoens  (H.T.) . 
19 
6 
7 
(> 
6 
Madame  Chedane  Guinois- 
seau  (T.) . 
19 
7 
6 
6 
6 
Reine  Olga  de  Wurtemburg 
(H.T.) . 
19 
6 
4 
9 
9 
Turner’s  Crimson  Rambler 
(Cl.  Poly.) . 
18 
4 
10 
4 
10 
Paul’s  Carmine  Pillar  (S.)  . . 
17 
4 
5 
8 
11 
Bardou  Job  (H.T.)  . 
15 
6 
6 
3 
11 
Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot 
(T.)  . 
15 
3 
7 
5 
13 
Claire  Jacquier  (Cl.  Poly.)  . . 
13 
4 
4 
5 
13 
Madame  Palcot  (TJ . 
13 
5 
5 
b 
13 
Papillon  (T.)  . 
13 
2 
5 
6 
16 
Alister  Stella  Gray  (N.)  .... 
12 
4 
7 
1 
17 
Anne  of  Geierstein  (Sweet 
Briar) . 
11 
4 
3 
4 
17 
Ma  Capucine  (T.)  . 
11 
5 
2 
4 
19 
Hornere  (T.)  . 
10 
1 
5 
4 
19 
L’ldeal  (N.) . . 
10 
4 
6 
0 
19 
Rosa  multiflora  grandiflora(S-) 
10 
3 
1 
6 
19 
Rosa  Mundi  (Damask) . 
10 
4 
2 
4 
23 
Crested  Moss  (Moss) . 
9 
3 
3 
3 
23 
Hebe’s  Lip  (Sweet  Briar) .... 
9 
3 
3 
3 
23 
Lady  Penzance  (Sweet  Briar) 
9 
3 
i 
5 
23 
Madame  Anna  Marie  de 
Montravel  (Poly.) . 
9 
4 
2 
3 
23 
Mignonette  (Poly.) . 
9 
4 
3 
2 
23 
Paul’s  Single  White  (S.)  .... 
9 
3 
4 
2 
23 
Perle  d’Or  (Poly.)  . . 
9 
4 
2 
3 
23 
Rosa  moschata  alba  (S.)  .... 
9 
3 
3 
3 
23 
The  Garland  (H.C.)  . 
9 
3 
6 
0 
32 
Laurette  Messimy  (C.) . 
8 
5 
2 
1 
32 
Meg  Merrilies  (Sweet  Briar) 
8 
4 
1 
3 
34 
Blanc  Double  de  Coubert  (Jap.) 
7 
1 
2 
4 
34 
Brenda  (Sweet  Briar)  . 
7 
5 
0 
2 
34 
Cecile  Brunner  (Poly.) . 
7 
2 
2 
3 
34 
Madame  Pierre  Cochet  (T.) . . 
7 
1 
4  ■ 
2 
34 
Red  Damask  (Damask)  .... 
7 
3 
2 
2 
39 
Rosa  Andersoni  (S.)  . 
6 
3 
1 
2 
In  addition  to  the  above,  the  following  established  varie¬ 
ties  were  each  staged  in  four  prize  stands  at  the  last  Temple 
Rose  Show,  viz : — Rosa  multiflora  (S.),  Mme.  Eugene  Resal 
(C.),  and  Janet’s  Pride  (Sweet  Briar).  Then  among  the 
newer  Roses  may  be  mentioned  Purity  (H.B.),  which 
appeared  in  six  prize  stands,  Leuchstern  (Cl.  Poly.)  in  five 
prize  stands,  Thalia  (Cl.  Poly.),  Aglaia  (Cl.  Poly.),  Leonie 
Lamesch  (Poly.),  and  Irish  Glory  (S.)  in  four  prize  stands, 
and  Euphrosyne  (Cl.  Poly.),  Dawn  (H.T.),  and  Paul’s  Royal 
Scarlet  in  three  prize  stands. 
The  introduction  of  a  new  class  in  the  schedule  this  year 
in  which  summer-flowering  Roses  were  alone  admissible  has 
been  of  much  service,  as  it  has  brought  to  light  a  good  many 
of  the  old-fashioned  garden  Roses,  some  of  which  are  now 
very  seldom  seen.  Of  these  I  append  a  short  list : 
Blairi  No.  2  (H.B.),  Celestial  (Alba),  Commandant  Beaure- 
paire  (Gallica),  Crested  Moss  (Moss),  Coupe  d’Hebe  (H.N.), 
De  Meaux  (Provence),  Double  Yellow  (Scotch),  Flora  (Ever¬ 
green),  Hebe’s  Lip  (Sweet  Briar),  Juno  (H.C.),  Ma  Surprise 
(Microphylla),  Madame  D’Arblay  (Musk),  Madame  Plantier 
(H.B.),  Old  Black  Moss  (Moss),  Prolific  (Moss),  Red  Damask 
(Damask),  Rosa  Mundi  (Gallica),  Rosa  moschata  alba  (S.), 
Rosa  Multiflora  (S.),  Tuscany  (Gallica). 
My  thanks  are  due  to  those  kind  friends  who  again 
assisted  me  in  taking  down  the  names  of  the  different  Roses 
in  the  prize  stands  at  this  yearns  exhibition. 
