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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  November  26,  1903. 
Rose,  Niphetos. 
We  cannot  do  better  than  quote  the  author  of  “  The  Book 
of  the  Rose”  in  part  of  what  he  says  of  Niphetos: — “This  Rose 
is  a  good  instance  of  what  is  termed  ‘free’  growth,  i.e.,  neither 
long  nor  stout,  but  branching,  and  generally  growing  somewhere. 
The  foliage  is  good  and  not  much  liable  to  mildew,  but  the 
bloonm  will  not  stand  rain.  .  .  .  Niphetos,  the  purest  of  all 
white  Roses,  has  a  long  bud,  especially  suitable  for  bouquets 
and  wreaths.  It  is  also  free-flowering  and  bears  forcing  well. 
It  is  no  wonder,  therefore,  that  it  is,  and  has  been,  cultivated 
for  market  purposes  to  an  astonishing  extent.  It  is  also  capable 
of  being  exhibited  as  a  Rose  of  great  merit,  with  very  fine  petals 
and  of  the  largest  size  ;  but  in  this  i-espect  it  seems  to  have 
deteriorated  or  been  .superseded,  as  it  i.s  certainly  not  so  often 
shown  now  as  formerly.  They  must  be  cut  young  for  show,  as 
the  shape  is  not  lasting.  ...  It  is  free-blooming  through¬ 
out  the  season,  but  the  autumnal  biuks  do  not  come  large,  and 
require  fine  weather.  It  does  not  do  as  a  dwarf,  for  the  blooms 
come  smaller,  and  the  wood  being  neither  stiff  nor  upright,  the 
petals  get  much  injured  by  wind  and  rain.  .  .  .  It  is  best 
for  exhibition  as  a  maiden  standard,  and  does  well,  if  fully 
fed,  on  a  low  wall.  The  raiser  was  Mons.  Bougere,  and  the  name 
Niphetos  means  in  English,  ‘  snowy.’  ” 
Notes  on  Some  of  the  Newer  Roses. 
{Concluded  from  pa.ye  dGo.) 
Coming  next  to  the  new  Teas  named  in  the  recent  Rose 
analysis,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  three  candidates 
selected’ have  come  out  in  the  election  in  their  proper  order  of 
jnerit.  Mrs.  E.  Mawley  rightly  heads  the  list :  issued  in  1899, 
this  fine  Rose,  Avhose  only  approach  to  a  fault  is  a  weakness  in 
very  hot  weather,  is  no'  doubt  by  this  time  sufficiently  well 
known  to  all  exhibitors. 
Souvenir  de  Pierre  Netting,  on  the  other  hand,  having  only 
been  sent  out  last  year,  is  hardly  well  enough  known  yet, 
though  I  fancy  it  might  have  been  had  from  the  raisers,  Soupert 
et  Nothing,  in  1901. 
Being  a  cross  between  Maman  Cochet  and  Marechal  Niel,  it 
undoubtedly  should  have  a  goodly  heritage',  and  great  things 
might  well  be  expected  of  it.  Very  good  accounts  have  reached 
me  of  its  growth  and  the  beauty  of  the  flowers,  and  I  cannot 
doubt  their  accuracy.  But  it  has  failed  to  make  any  strong 
growth  with  me  at  present,  either  as  dwarf  or  standard,  and  1 
have  been  rather  disappointed  with  the  colour,  except  under 
glass.  I  hope  for  better  things  next  year,  and  in  the  meantime 
all  lovers  of  Tea  Roses  should  certainly  make  a  point  of  getting 
it. 
Lady  Roberts,  the  la.«t  on  the  list,  is  a  beautifully  coloured 
sport  of  Anna  Olivier,  which  it  seems  to  be  identical  with  in  all 
but  colour.  As  the  well-known  original  is  itself  very  variable  in 
colour,  flowers  on  the  same  plant  coming  occa.sionally  nearly  as 
clear  in  tint  as  Madame  Hoste,  and  at  others  with  more  or  le.ss 
prevalence  on  the  pale  yellow  ground  of  buff  or  terra-cotta, 
occasionally  nearly  tinting  the  whole  flower,  it  is  odd  that 
Frank  Cant  and  Co.  should  have  siicceeded  in  fixing  this  sport, 
as  I  take  it  they  have  done,  and  they  are  to  be  congratulated 
on  the  achievem'ent.  I  have  not  personally  tested  the  variety 
sufficiently  to  be  able  to  say  anything  as  to  any  particular 
manners  and  customs  it  may  liave. 
I  should  like  to  mention  two  other  new  Teas  which  I  have 
tested.  Boadicea  (W.  Paul  and  Soil,  1901)  I  have  only  had  as 
maiden  standards,  a  position  in  which  Teas  are  often  not  seen 
at  their  best.  It  seemed  to  me,  however,  to  be  very  promising 
as  an  exhibition  Tea,  large  enough,  with  good  point,  stiff 
lasting  petals,  and  attractive  and  distinct  colour. 
And  those  who  are  anxious  to  have  a  variety  which  will  give 
flowers  of  a  really  good  yellow,  a  deep  colour,  shining  like  a 
lamp  among  hundreds  of  other  plants,  might  try  Georges 
Schwartz  (Schwartz,  1899),  for  I  tliink  the  colour,  which  fades 
but  little  in  the  sun,  is  the  best  yellow  among  the  Tea  Roses. 
Unfortunately,  I  am  afraid  it  has  not  very  much  to  recom¬ 
mend  it  besides' the  colour,  though  the  shape  is  pointed  and 
good :  it  has  not  proved  a  strong  grower  with  me,  or  free  in 
flowering,  and  a  single-stemmed  maiden  shoot  Avill  barely  pro¬ 
duce  a  bloom  large  enough  for  show.  Beyond  the  sole  point  of 
colour,  it  is  plainly  not  a  variety  to  recommend  for  general  cul¬ 
tivation. 
Of  new  “breaks”  among  gardeii  Roses,  the  most  noteworthy 
seem  to  be  Soleil  d’Or  (Pernet  Ducher,  l900),  a  hybrid  Austrian 
Briar,  the  first  novelty  in  that  section  for  more  than  sixty  years,  ) 
and  rugosa  repens  alba  (Paul  and  Son,  1903),  a  cross  between 
the  rugosa  and  Wichuraiana  families,  which  appears  to  be  an 
astonishing  Rose  to  grow  and  flower. — W.  R.  Raillem. 
H.  T.,  Liberty. 
Liberty  Rose  requires  from  eight  to  ten  degrees  more  heat 
than  is  usually  given  to  Bride  and  Bridesmaid.  Above  all  never 
let  it  receive  any  check  that  will  encourage  its  propensity  to  go 
to  sleep  in  cold  weather.  When  it  once  is  allowed  to  get  drowsy-, 
that  settles  it. 
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Hartham  Park,  Corsham,  Wiltshire. 
ANY  interesting  features  are  to  be  found  in  the  gardens 
and  grounds  attached  to  Hartham,  the  well-known 
residence'  of  Sir  John  Dickson-Poynder,  and  it  needs 
only  a  brief  space  of  time  for  others  to  develop,  since 
so  much  that  is  new  is  constantly  being  taken  up  in 
the  several  phases  of  garden  work.  Some  striking  examples  of 
the  rare  judgment  of  “  Capability  Brown  ”  are  to  be  seen  in  the 
early  history  of  the  gardens,  the  effects  of  which  are  now  so  fine 
and  bold  in  character.  Brown  possessed  an  originality  of  mind 
that  feiv  can  imitate,  but  Sir  John  Dickson-Poynder  and  his 
gardener,  Mr.  Welch,  by  joint  conceptions,  are  laying  the  foun¬ 
dation  of  new  features  which,  if  they  do  not  eclipse  old  .styles  of 
landscape  work,  may  at  any  rate  add  new  features  to  those 
already  exi.sting,  commensurate  with  the  demands  and  recpiire- 
ments  of  the  present  day  taste. 
To  relate  all  and  everything  already  accomplished  and  .still 
in  progre.ss  would  require  much  space  to  do  justice  to  the  theme. 
It  might  be  said,  however,  that  the  lawns  have  been  considerably 
extended.  Choice  specimens  and  clumps  of  rare  flowering  and 
ornamental  shrubs  have  been  planted,  together  with  pergolas  of 
Ro.ses  and  other  familiar  trailing  plants.  The  creation  of  broad 
terraces  with  .sheltering  belts  of  Yew,  has  been  taken  up  with 
great  success,  though  not  without  considerable  labour — for  an 
under  stratum  of  rock  makes  the  work  both  heavy  and  slow.  On 
either  side  of  the  terrace  are  broad  borders  filled  with  herbaceous 
plants  in  large  variety,  and  of  considerable  extent,  and,  when 
complete,  will  change  the  whole  aspect  of  the  iilace  and  brighten 
the  heavily  timbered  and  undulating  landscape,  so  much  of  which 
comes  within  the  range  of  the  mansion  and  grounds. 
New'  ranges  of  glass  have  been,  erected,  and  others  are  in 
contemplation,  which  are  indeed  necessarj^  tO'  cope  with  the 
heavy  demand  made  on  the  garden.  Large  lean-to  structures 
have  for  many  years  supplied  the  yearly  crop  of  Grapes  ;  these 
are  now'  augmented  by  young  Yines  planted  in  a  new  span-roofed 
house.  It  has  seldom  been  our  privilege  to  witness  such  a 
w’onderful  Yine  grow'th  or  such  promising  results  in  crop.  The 
borders  are  constructed  on  piecemeal  principles,  the  existing 
provision  being  but  four  feet  w’ide,  and  having  a  depth  of  three 
feet.  The  main  rod  of  this  year  has  a  length  of  10ft,  fully  fur¬ 
nished  with  lateral  growths,  and  though  planted  so  recently  as 
May,  1902,  there  is  a  girth  of  S^in  in  one  or  twm  of  the  shortest 
rods.  Added  to  the  turf  procured  locally  is  burnt  refu.se  and 
a  small  admixture  of  half-inch  bones,  yet  so  simple  a  border  gives 
astonishing  results  in  leaf  and  fruit  gi'owth.  From,  the  eighteen 
Yines,  over  one  hundredw'eight  of  Grapes  have  been  cut  this 
year,  and  there  is  every  indication  of  a  heavy  and  full  crop  next 
season,  the  ripeness  of  the  growth  tending  towards  a  mahogany¬ 
like  solidity,  W'hich  is  much  prized  by  all  Grape  growers. 
Another  speciality  of  Hartham  is  the  cordon  Pear  wall,  of 
which  Mr.  Welch  is  justly  proud.  The  crop  here,  as  in  mo'^t 
gardens,  w’as  much  below  the  average,  though  some  fine  fruits 
w'ere  gathered.  Some  beautiful  clear-skinned  fruits  of  Doyenne 
du  Comice,  Beurre  Hardy,  Beurre  A.  Lucas,  Marie  Louise, 
Nouvelle  Fulvie,  Beurre  Bachelier,  Bergamot  Esperen.  Pit- 
maston  Duchess,  Beurre  Superfin,  Beurre  Diel.  and  Emile 
d’Heyst  were  .stored,  many  of  them  being  over  one  pound  each. 
Cyclamens  are  well  grown  in  about  a  dozen  varieties  to  the 
number  of  200— and  such  plants!  Really,  one  is  made  envious 
in  tho  privileged  inspection  of  such  a  magnificent  collection  of 
plants  and  colours.  Sutton’s  Giant  White.  Salmon  Queen, 
Yulcan,  Papilio  (Butterfly),  and  others,  make  the  air  quite 
odorous  with  their  pleasant  perfume. 
Calanthes,  some  150  in  number,  are  not  less  u.seful  for  th& 
furnish  of  the  stoves  and  the  decoration  of  the  dinner  table. 
These  are  not  grown  in  pots  larger  than  6in,  and  some  are  less 
than  this.  Though  C.  Yeitchi  are  the  most  numerous,  C.  vestita 
and  C.  V.  rubra  and  C.  bella  are  present  in  sufficient  numbers  to 
make  a  varied  show',  and  the  bulbs  unu.sually  strong.  On  shelves 
in  the  same  houses  Adiantum  Farleyense.  in  54-pots,  simply  revel 
in  the  sun  and  moisture-laden  atmosphere  of  summer  time,  as 
also  do  large  baskets  of  Asparagus  Sprengeri,  so  useful  for 
cutting.  Crotons  (Codieeum.s)  and  Dracaenas  fill  a  compartment, 
both  being  conspicuously  bright  and  w'ell  growui. 
A  house  full  of  Zonal  Pelargoniums  w'as  most  striking  in 
