Hybrid Tea. MADAME RAVARY.Hybrid Tea.MADAME RAVARY.
Hybrid Tea.MADAME RAVARY.
In those remarkable shades of apricot, salmon, coppery-pink and carmine, upon a yellow or orange base, the choice is very considerable. And although it is as yet almost unknown in England, having only been sent out this spring (1908), I venture to predict a leading position in the near future for MM. Soupert et Notting's grand salmon-pink novelty,Mme. Segond Weber, which, for shape, size, colour and delicious fragrance is perhaps the finest rose I know.Bettyis one of those vivid modern roses whose colour, coppery-rose shaded gold, is as hard to describe as it is beautiful. WhileDorothy Page-Roberts,Souv. de Stella Gray,Marquise de Sinéty,Mme. Maurice de Luze,Edu Meyer,Countess Annesley,Mrs. Harvey Thomas, andSouv. de Maria Zozaya, are all remarkable for their strong and brilliant colouring.
Among the yellow shades from palest lemon to deep orange, the choice is not so great; but there are many good roses to choose from, beginning with the two novelties, of 1907—Pernet-Ducher's great Indian yellow rose,Mrs. Aaron Ward, which promises well, and Alex. Dickson & Son's brilliant yellowHarry Kirk. Of older roses few are better than the nobleMadame Ravary,Ferdinand Batel, the delightfulGustave Regis,Gloire Lyonnaise,Duchess of Portland, andKaiserin Augusta Victoria.Mrs. Peter Blair, 1906, is one of the most effective yellows for the garden; and I cannot speak too highly of thatlittle known but very beautiful rosePeace, raised by Piper in 1903, its pale lemon yellow flowers borne on long upright stalks are invaluable for cutting throughout the whole season.
White and blush hybrid Teas are many. And the famousBessie Brown,Alice Grahame,Mildred Grant,Florence Pemberton,Alice LindsellandWhite Ladyare to be seen at every show: but they are all exhibition roses exceptFlorence Pemberton.
Augustine Guinoisseau, however, is as good a white garden rose as heart can desire; so isLady Quartus Ewart;and asKaiserin Augusta VictoriaandPeaceare so faintly lemon as to be nearly white, there is no difficulty in making a bed of white Hybrid Teas.
HYBRID TEA ROSESPink and Rose.
Aimée Cochet.Soupert et Notting, 1902. Flesh, with rosy peach centre.
Angel Peluffo.Soupert et Notting, 1905. Interior of petals rosy flesh, centre rose.
Baronin Armgard von Biel.Welter, 1906. Satin pink; a brighter La France.
Belle Siebrecht. (See Mrs. W. J. Grant.)
Camoëns.Schwartz, 1882. Bright rich China rose.
Captain Christy.Lacharme, 1873. Flesh colour, deeper pink centre.
Caroline Testout.Pernet-Ducher, 1890. Bright clear rose.
Celia.Wm. Paul & Son, 1906. Bright satin pink, darker centre.
Countess of Caledon.Alex. Dickson, 1897. Carmine rose.
Denmark.Ziener Lassen, 1890. Colour of La France.
David Harum.E. G. Hill & Co., 1904. Rose peach pink.
Daisy.Alex. Dickson, 1898. Rosy pink, suffused silvery pink.
Duchess of Albany.Wm. Paul & Son, 1888. Fine deep pink.
England's Glory.J. Wood & Son, 1902. Flesh, satin pink centre.
Farbenkönigen.Hinner, 1901. Imperial pink.
Frau Peter Lambert.Walter, 1902. Rose, marbled pink.
Gladys Harkness.Alex. Dickson, 1900. Deep salmon pink, silvery reverse.
Gustave Grünerwald.P. Lambert, 1903. Carmine pink.
H. Armytage Moore.Hugh Dickson, 1907. Petals rosy pink outside, silvery inside.
Hélène Welter.Guillot, 1903. Brilliant rose.
Hon. Ina Bingham.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Pure pink.
Johanna Sebus.Dr. Müller, 1900. Rosy cerise.
John Ruskin.Alex. Dickson, 1902. Rosy carmine.
Killarney.Alex. Dickson, 1898. Flesh, suffused shell pink.
Königin Carola.Turke, 1904. Rose pink.
Lady Ashtown.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Deep pink.
Lady Moyra Beauclerk.Alex. Dickson, 1901. Madder rose, with silvery reflexes.
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam.Bennett, 1882. Rosy flesh.
Lady Helen Vincent.Alex. Dickson, 1907. Shell pink, base peach yellow.
Lady Wenlock.Bernaix, 1905. Pink, shaded fawn.
La France.Guillot, 1867. Bright rose pink.
La Tosca.Vve. Schwartz, 1901. Silvery pink, deeper centre.
Laure Watinne.Soupert et Notting, 1902. Bright rose.
Lina Schmidt-Michel.Lambert, 1905. Madder pink, reverse of petals carmine.
Lohengrin.Schmidt, 1903. Silvery pink, deeper centre.
Mme. Abel Chatenay.Pernet-Ducher, 1895. Carmine rose, shaded salmon.
Mme. Edmée Metz.Soupert et Notting, 1901. Rosy carmine, shaded salmon.
Mme. Jules Grolez.Guillot, 1897. Beautiful China rose.
Mme. Eugéne Jombart.Schwartz, 1905. Pale pink, centre carmine.
Mme. Leonie Moissy.Vilin, 1907. Pale rosy salmon, deeper centre.
Marichu Zayas.Soupert et Notting, 1907. Strawberry and cream, shaded rose.
Maimie.Alex. Dickson, 1901. Rose carmine, yellow base.
Marianne Pfitzer.Jacobs, 1903. Rosy flesh, tinted red.
Max Hesdorffer.Jacobs, 1903. Deep rose, bordered silvery rose.
Monsieur Paul Lédé.Pernet-Ducher, 1903. Cinnamon pink, passing lighter.
Mrs. E. G. Hill.Soupert et Notting, 1906. Coral red, white centre.
Mrs. G. W. Kershaw.Alex. Dickson, 1906. Deep rose pink.
Mrs. W. J. Grant (syn.Belle Siebrecht).Alex. Dickson, 1895. Imperial pink.
Nance Christy.B. R. Cant, 1906. Delicate salmon pink, semi-double.
Olympiada.Soupert et Notting, 1904. Satiny rose.
Papa Lambert.P. Lambert, 1899. Rose pink, deeper centre.
Princesse Charles de Ligne.Soupert et Notting, 1903. Silvery pink, carmine centre.
Reine Carola de Saxe.Gamon, 1903. Flesh pink.
Robert Scott.Robert Scott & Son, 1901. Clear rosy pink, shading to flesh on outer petals.
Rosel Klemm.Hinner, 1905. Rose, with silvery reflex.
Shandon.Alex. Dickson, 1899. Bright rose.
Sheila.Alex. Dickson, 1895. Bright rose.
Souvenir de Maria de Zayas.Soupert et Notting, 1906. Vivid carmine, with deeper shading.
Souvenir de Maria Zozaya.Soupert et Notting, 1904. Petals coral red outside, silvery rose inside.
William Askew.Guillot, 1902. Bright pink, shaded delicate pink.
William Notting.Soupert et Notting, 1904. Salmon pink, reverse of petals coral.
William Shean.Alex. Dickson, 1906. Pure pink, veined ochre; a grand rose.
Salmon and Copper Pink.
Antoine Rivoire.Pernet-Ducher, 1896. Rosy flesh on yellow ground.
Betty.Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1905. Coppery rose, shaded yellow.
Countess Annesley.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Rosy salmon, suffused old gold.
Dean Hole.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Silvery carmine, shaded salmon.
Dr. J. Campbell Hall.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Coral rose, suffused white.
Dorothy Page-Roberts.Alex. Dickson, 1907. Coppery pink.
Earl of Warwick.Paul & Son, 1904. Salmon pink, shaded vermilion.
Edu Meyer.Lambert, 1904. Copper red and yellow, with orange shading.
Elizabeth Barnes.Alex. Dickson, 1907. Salmon rose, fawn centre, outside of petals deep rose.
Frau Burgermeister Kirchstein.Jacob, 1907. Carmine, shaded salmon.
Frau Ernst Borsig.P. Lambert, 1907. Rosy yellowish carmine.
Frau Otto Evertz.N. Welter, 1907. Salmon pink and yellow.
Friedrich Schröder.Hinner, 1904. Rose, suffused yellow.
Herman Rane.Lambert, 1905. Varying from salmon rose to yellowish red.
Herzog Friedrich von Anhalt.Welter, 1907. Salmon carmine, centre copper red.
Jeanne Bariaz.Pierre Guillot, 1907. Pale salmon, centre vivid salmon on yellow.
Joseph Hill.Pernet-Ducher, 1904. Pink, shaded salmon copper.
Kathleen.Alex. Dickson, 1895. Coral-pink suffused rose, yellow base.
Mme. Cadeau-Ramey.Pernet-Ducher, 1897. Rosy flesh, shaded yellow, carmine edges.
Mme. Eugène Boullet.Pernet-Ducher, 1898. Yellow, shaded carmine.
Mme. Léon Pain.Guillot, 1904. Silvery salmon, centre orange, petals outside salmon pink.
Mme. Mélanie Soupert.Pernet-Ducher, 1906. Salmon yellow, suffused carmine.
Mme. Paul Olivier.Pernet-Ducher, 1903. Deep salmon yellow, shaded rosy carmine.
Mme. Segond Weber.Soupert et Notting, 1908. Rich salmon pink, very fine and distinct.
Marguerite Poiret.Soupert et Notting, 1902. Bright china rose, yellow reflexes.
Marquise de Sinéty.Pernet-Ducher, 1906. Orange yellow, shaded fiery red.
Monsieur Joseph Hill.Pernet-Ducher, 1903. Salmon pink, shaded yellow.
Mrs. Harvey Thomas.Bernaix, 1906. Carmine, shaded copper red and yellow.
Mrs. John Bateman.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Deep china rose, yellow base.
Peggy.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Claret, smeared saffron yellow and primrose, semi-double.
Pierre Wattinne.Soupert et Notting, 1902. Cerise, shaded yellow and salmon.
Pribislav.O. Jacobs, 1902. Orange carmine, pencilled scarlet.
Prince de Bulgarie.Pernet-Ducher, 1902. Deep rosy flesh, shaded salmon.
Professor Fritz Rober.Welter, 1906. Salmon, shaded yellow and rose.
Renée Wilmart-Urban.Pernet-Ducher, 1907. Salmon flesh, bordered carmine.
Rosalind Orr-English.E. G. Hill & Co., 1905. Bright salmon pink.
Senateur Belle.Pernet-Ducher, 1903. Salmon pink, yellow centre.
Senateur Saint Romme.Schwartz, 1905. Rosy salmon, shaded yellow.
Crimson and Carmine.
Avoca.Alex. Dickson, 1907. Crimson scarlet.
Anne Marie Soupert.Soupert et Notting, 1904. Reddish carmine.
Baldwin.Lambert, 1898. Pure carmine.
Baron Lade.Welter, 1904. Bright carmine.
Charles. J. Grahame.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Very bright scarlet crimson.
Cherry Ripe.Paul & Son, 1905. Light cherry crimson.
Comtesse Icy Hardegg.Soupert et Notting, 1908. Deep red.
Crimson Crown.Alex. Dickson, 1905. Glowing dark crimson, flowers in clusters.
Écarlate.Boytard, 1907. Scarlet crimson, brighter than Liberty.
Étoile de France.Pernet-Ducher, 1905. Velvety crimson, centre cerise.
Exquisite.Paul & Son, 1899. Bright crimson, shaded magenta.
General MacArthur.Hill, 1905. Bright crimson.
George Laing Paul.Soupert et Notting, 1904. Reddish crimson.
Grossherzog von Oldenburg.Welter, 1904. Dark poppy, red.
Gruss an Sangerhausen.Dr. Müller, 1905. Brilliant scarlet, centre crimson.
Herzogin Victoria Adelheid.Welter, 1906. Clear brilliant red.
J. B. Clark.Hugh Dickson, 1905. Deep scarlet, heavily shaded black crimson.
Lady Battersea.Paul & Son, 1901. Fine cherry crimson.
Lady Rossmore.Dr. Campbell Hall, 1906. Reddish crimson, claret shading.
Liberty.Alex. Dickson, 1900. Brilliant velvety crimson.
Ma Tulipe.Bonnaire, 1900. Deep crimson.
Mme. J. W. Budde.Soupert et Notting, 1907. Brilliant carmine.
Hybrid Tea. MARQUISE LITTA.Hybrid Tea.MARQUISE LITTA.
Hybrid Tea.MARQUISE LITTA.
Marquise de Salisbury.Pernet père, 1889. Bright velvety red.
Marquise Litta.Pernet-Ducher, 1894. Carmine rose, vermilion centre.
Mrs. A. M. Kirker.Hugh Dickson, 1906. Bright cerise.
Reine Marguerite d'Italie.Soupert et Notting, 1905. Shining carmine, centre vermilion.
Rev. David R. Williamson.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Dark crimson, shaded maroon.
Richmond.Hill & Co., 1905. Pure red scarlet.
Rosomane E. P. Roussel.Guillot, 1907. Brilliant crimson.
Sarah Bernhardt.Dubreuil, 1907. Scarlet crimson.
Stadtrat F. Kahler.Geduldig, 1907. Brilliant fiery red.
The Dandy.Paul & Son, 1905. Glowing maroon crimson, miniature flowers.
Triumph.J. G. Hill & Co., 1907. Deep carmine and crimson.
Warrior.Wm. Paul & Son, 1906. Buds blood red, opening vivid scarlet crimson.
Yellow.
Amateur Teyssier.Gamon, 1900. Dark saffron yellow, changing to white.
Auguste van der Heede.Welter, 1901. Saffron yellow.
Duchess of Portland.Alex. Dickson, 1901. Pale sulphur yellow, with an occasional tinge of Eau de Nil.
Ferdinand Batel.Pernet-Ducher, 1897. Varying from pale rosy flesh on yellow nankeen, to yellow nankeen orange.
Franz Deegen.Hinner, 1901. Pale yellow, centre golden yellow.
Hybrid Tea. MADAME PERNET DUCHER.Hybrid Tea.MADAME PERNET DUCHER.
Hybrid Tea.MADAME PERNET DUCHER.
Friedrich Harms.Welter, 1901. Pale yellow, with deep yellow centre.
Gloire Lyonnaise.Guillot, 1884. Very pale lemon.
Goldelse.Hinner, 1902. Pale yellow, with deeper yellow centre.
Grossherzogin Alexandra.Jacobs-Welter, 1906. Clear golden yellow.
Gustave Regis.Pernet-Ducher, 1891. Canary yellow, with orange centre.
Gustave Sobry.Welter, 1902. Golden yellow, passing to clear yellow.
Harry Kirk.Alex. Dickson, 1907. Deep sulphur yellow, lighter edges.
Hofgarten-director Græbener.P. Lambert, 1900. Rosy yellow and coppery yellow.
Instituteur Sirday.Pernet-Ducher, 1906. Deep golden yellow.
Jakobs Perle.Jakobs, 1904. Canary yellow.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria.Lambert & Reiter, 1891. Beautiful primrose.
Le Progrès.Pernet-Ducher, 1904. Nankeen yellow, lighter when fully expanded.
Madame Jenny Guillemot.Pernet-Ducher, 1905. Deep saffron yellow.
Madame Pernet-Ducher.Pernet-Ducher, 1892. Canary yellow.
Madame Philippe Rivoire.Pernet-Ducher, 1905. Apricot yellow, with lighter centre.
Madame Ravary.Pernet-Ducher, 1900. Beautiful orange yellow.
Mrs. David M'Kee.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Creamy yellow.
Mrs. Peter Blair.Alex. Dickson, 1906. Lemon chrome, with golden yellow centre.
Peace.Piper, 1903. Pale lemon yellow.
White and Blush.
Admiral Dewey.Dingee & Conard, 1899. Light blush.
Alice Grahame.Alex. Dickson, 1903. Ivory white, tinted salmon.
Alice Lindsell.Alex. Dickson, 1902. Creamy white, with pink centre.
Augustine Guinoisseau.Guinoisseau, 1889. White, slightly tinted with flesh.
Bessie Brown.Alex. Dickson, 1899. Creamy white.
Comte de Torres.Schwartz, 1906. Salmon white, with yellow salmon centre.
Direcktor W. Cordes.P. Lambert, 1904. Creamy white, with yellowish centre.
Edelstein.Welter, 1904. Pure white.
Edmund Deshayes.Bernaix, 1902. Creamy white, with flesh centre.
Ellen Willmot.Bernaix, 1899. Pale flesh white.
Florence Pemberton.Alex. Dickson, 1903. Creamy white, suffused pink.
Frau Lilla Rautenstrauch.P. Lambert, 1903. Silvery white, tinted rose.
Gardenia.Soupert et Notting, 1899. White, suffused pale blush.
Grace Darling.Bennett, 1884. Creamy white, shaded peach.
Hélène Guillot.J. B. Guillot, 1902. Pure white to salmon white, tinted carmine.
Irene.Wm. Paul & Son, 1904. Silvery white, sometimes faintly touched with pink.
Lady Clanmorris.Alex. Dickson, 1900. Creamy white, delicate salmon centre.
Lady Quartus Ewart.Hugh Dickson, 1904. Paper white.
Ligne-Arenberg.Soupert et Notting, 1903. Creamy white, pink edge.
L'Innocence.Pernet-Ducher, 1898. Pure white.
Madame Joseph Combet.J. Bonnaire, 1894. Creamy white.
Madame Maria Capalet.Schwartz, 1905. Rosy white, tinted salmon, centre rosy yellowish salmon.
Mdlle. Pauline Bersez.Pernet-Ducher, 1900. Creamy white, with yellow centre.
Mdlle. Alice Furon. White, shaded lemon.
Marjorie.Alex. Dickson, 1895. White, suffused with salmon pink.
Marguerite Guillot.P. Guillet, 1903. Pure white.
Marie Girard.Buatois, 1899. White, shaded salmon yellow.
Marquise Jeanne de la Chataigneraye.Soupert et Notting, 1902. Silvery white, centre yellow.
Mildred Grant.Alex. Dickson, 1901. Silvery white, edge of petals shaded and bordered with pink.
Mrs. Conway Jones.Alex. Dickson, 1904. Creamy white, flushed salmon pink.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.Hill & Co., 1903. Creamy white, centre rose.
Pharisäer.W. Hinner, 1903. Rosy white, shaded salmon.
Pie X.Soupert et Notting, 1906. Creamy white, suffused pale rose.
Robert Baessler.Hinner, 1904. White, edge of petals tinted rose.
Rosomane Gravereux.Soupert et Notting, 1899. White, with tinge of pink.
Souv. de Madame Eugénie Verdier.Pernet-Ducher, 1895. Electric white, shaded saffron yellow.
White Lady.Wm. Paul & Son, 1890. Creamy white.
Yvonne Vacherot.Soupert et Notting, 1906. Porcelain white, suffused pink.
Irish Single Roses.Alex. Dickson & Sons.
Irish Beauty, 1900. Pure white, bright golden anthers.
Irish Brightness, 1903. Vivid crimson, shading to pink base.
Irish Elegance, 1905.[4]Buds bronzy orange-scarlet, opening to apricot, a very beautiful rose.
Irish Engineer, 1904. Bright scarlet, large flowers.
Irish Glory, 1900. Petals silvery marbled pink, flamed outside with crimson.
Irish Harmony, 1904. Variable, saffron-yellow veined claret.
Irish Modesty, 1900. Coral pink, ecru base to petals.
Irish Pride, 1903. Ecru, suffused old rose and gold.
Irish Star, 1903. Rose du Barri, with lemon star centre.
HYBRID PERPETUALS
Mr. Thomas Rivers, that father of scientific rose culture in England, gives a most interesting account in his famous book,The Rose Amateur's Guide, 1840, of the origin of the Hybrid Perpetual rose.
"The Crimson Perpetual,Rose du Roi, orLee's Crimson Perpetual,[5]... was raised from seed, in 1812, in the gardens of the Palace of St. Cloud, then under the direction of Le Comte Lelieur, and named by him Rose du Roi.... It is asserted it was raised from theRosa Portlandica, a semi-double bright-coloured rose, much like the rose known in this country as theScarlet Four-seasonsorRosa Pæstana.
"Every gentleman's garden ought to have a large bed of Crimson Perpetual Roses, to furnish bouquets during August, September, and October; their fragrance is so delightful, their colour so rich, and their form so perfect."
What would that great pioneer say to our Crimson Perpetuals of to-day?
But though this rose was the first, and probably the parent of many of the earlier Hybrid Perpetuals, the true development of this glorious race took place by other means. The Hybrid Chinas,[6]such asBlairii No. 2,Chenédolé,Brennus, and many others, now, as I have said, most unjustly neglected, were the offspring of the China rose,R. Indica, crossed with the Provence and other hardy summer flowering roses. These were not perpetual, with the notable exception ofGloire de Rosamènes. But several of them bore seed freely. These fertile varieties were again crossed with different kinds of China and Bourbon roses. And their seed produced the new race of strong, hardy roses, the Hybrid Perpetuals, flowering through the whole summer and autumn.
Of those early parents of this fine race but very few are known now.Gloire de Rosamènes(Vibert, 1823) is still in cultivation. But in vain I search English and French catalogues for those marked by my father in 1844 in Mr. Rivers' book. Where isMme. Laffay, 1839, with its fine foliage and rosy-crimson, highly fragrant flowers; orFulgorie;orRivers, with its large red flowers "produced in clusters of great beauty"; orLa Reine, 1843; orWilliam Jesse?Probably they still exist as "old and nameless roses" in my own and many othergardens. Yet one would like to give them back the names and honourable places they possessed in one's childhood, and compare them with their splendid descendants. In fragrance they would certainly hold their own; for the fragrance of their Damask grandparent was stronger in them than in too many of the modern Hybrid Perpetuals.
The great development in the race began in the fifties, and was at its height in the sixties and seventies: but for the last fifteen years and more the tide has turned in favour of the Hybrid Teas; and comparatively few new Hybrid Perpetuals are raised each year. In 1853, Margottin gave the enchanted rose-worldJules Margottin, parent of many most excellent roses. And in the same year the delightfulGeneral Jacqueminotwas raised by Roussel, and became the parent of many of our finest deep reds. Then in 1859 came Lacharme's famousVictor Verdier, a rose still in favour, and one to which the class owes, perhaps, more than any other as a parent. And in 1861 cameCharles Lefebvre;also raised by Lacharme.
From that date new and magnificent roses were sent out in numbers every year by the well-known French and Continental houses of Lacharme, Verdier, Pernet, Gautreau, Liabaud, Guillot, Postans, Levet, Margottin, Rambaud, Levêque, Jamain, Schwartz, Soupert et Notting. And in England by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, B. R. Cant & Sons, Bennett,Laxton, Paul & Son, Cocker, Alex. Dickson & Sons, Turner, Hugh Dickson, Cooling, Harkness, Ward, etc. While, in 1901, Lambert produced that grandest of white roses,Frau Karl Druschki.
Hybrid Perpetual. FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI.Hybrid Perpetual.FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI.
Hybrid Perpetual.FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI.
The pure pinks, and the rich crimsons and scarlets of the Hybrid Perpetuals are of surpassing beauty. And though there is a craze just now for Hybrid Teas, the Hybrid Perpetual must for ever hold its own in the garden on its own lines. For it will flourish where the more tender race would die; and its magnificent size, colour, strong growth, and rich foliage, must always render it indispensable for decoration and as a cut flower.
As with the Teas and Hybrid Teas, these roses create their finest effect in the garden when grouped together in beds of one colour. And if we wish to specialize yet further in the matter of colours, they may be graduated from dark to light, or light to dark, with admirable success. A magnificent bed may be filled with such crimsons, scarlets, and cherry reds as the following, beginning with dark and medium crimsons,A. K. Williams,Duke of Edinburgh,Duke of Wellington,Dr. Andry,Charles Lefebvre,Countess of Oxford,Fisher Holmes,Louis Van Houtte,Mrs. Harry Turner,Victor Hugo;and the lighter crimsons,Alfred Colomb,Beauty of Waltham,Captain Hayward,Duchess of Bedford,Duke of Teck,Dupuy Jamain,General Jacgueminot,Gloire de Margottin,Hugh Dickson,MarieBaumann,Senateur Vaisse,Star of Waltham,Ulrich Brunner.
Hybrid Perpetual. ULRICH BRUNNER.Hybrid Perpetual.ULRICH BRUNNER.
Hybrid Perpetual.ULRICH BRUNNER.
Other yet darker crimson roses, with maroon or purple shading, areAbel Carrière,Black Prince,Prince Camille de Rohan,Xavier Olibo.
For a very effective rose-pink and carmine bed we may useFrançois Michelon,Helen Keller,John Hopper,Jules Margottin,Magna Charta,Marquise de Castellane,Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi,Victor Verdier.
An pure pink bed is most attractive, when filled with such lovely roses asBaroness Rothschild,Mdlle. Eugénie Verdier,Mrs. Sharman Crawford,Mrs. John Laing,Pride of Waltham. And althoughCaptain Christyis now, wisely, called a Hybrid Tea, it has so much the habit of the Hybrid Perpetuals, that it really goes better in a bed with them than among the more delicate-foliaged Teas.
For a white and pale blush bed we have the pure whiteBoule de Neige,Coquette des Blanches(both Dwarf Hybrid Noisettes),Frau Karl Druschki, andMarchioness of Londonderry, which is very beautiful when it does well, though this is not always the case.
And for white with a faint blush,Margaret DicksonandMerveille de Lyon, though these are sadly given to mildew. But for sheer effect and mass of bloom, a bed ofFrau Karl Druschkiis unequalled. If the long shoots are pegged downevery bud upon them will throw a flower-shoot, producing a sheet of blossom throughout the whole season.
Another very effective arrangement may be made by gradating a broad border from a white centre, through clear pinks on either side to bright scarlets, and ending at each extremity with deepest crimsons. This I have seen carried out successfully with a central group ofFrau Karl Druschki, flanked on either side by the clear pinks ofMrs. Sharman CrawfordandMrs. John Laing, and beyond them, right and left,General Jacqueminot,François Michelon,Prince Camille de Rohan,Fisher Holmes,Duke of Edinburgh,Mrs. Harry Turner,Dr. Andry,Duke of Wellington,Victor Hugo,Captain Hayward,Duke of Teck,Horace Vernet.
As standards many of the Hybrid Perpetuals make grand heads, their sturdy constitution being particularly suitable to this form of growth.
Among the best for this purpose are,Captain Hayward,Charles Lefebvre,Clio,Dr. Andry,Duke of Edinburgh,Dupuy Jamain,Ferdinand de Lesseps,Fisher Holmes,Frau Karl Druschki,General Jacqueminot,Gloire de Margottin,Heinrich Schultheis,Hugh Dickson,Mme. Gabriel Luizet,Mme. Victor Verdier,Margaret Dickson,Marie Baumann,Mrs. Cocker,Mrs. John Laing,Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford,Paul Jamain,Pride of Waltham,Prince Arthur,Prince Camillede Rohan,Senateur Vaisse,Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi,Ulrich Brunner.
Besides those dwarfs I have enumerated as particularly good for massing in colour, many other excellent roses for general use will be found in the following lists.
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSESRed.
Abel Carrière.E. Verdier, 1875. Purple crimson, fiery red centre.
Alfred Colomb.Lacharme, 1865. Bright carmine red.
Alfred K. Williams.Schwartz, 1877. Bright carmine red; an exhibitor's rose.
Baron de Bonstetten.Liabaud, 1871. Blackish crimson.
Ben Cant.B. R. Cant & Sons, 1902. Deep crimson.
Beauty of Waltham.Wm. Paul & Son, 1862. Rosy crimson.
Black Prince.Wm. Paul & Son, 1866. Deep blackish crimson.
Camille Bernadin.Gautreau, 1865. Light crimson, paler edges.
Captain Hayward.Bennett, 1893. Scarlet crimson, sweet scented.
Charles Darwin.Laxton, 1879. Brownish crimson.
Charles Lefebvre.Lacharme, 1861. Brilliant velvety crimson.
Commandant Félix Faure.Boutigny, 1902. Crimson, flushed lake.
Comte de Raimbaud.Roland, 1867. Clear crimson.
Comtesse de Ludre.V. Verdier, 1880. Light crimson.
Hybrid Perpetual. GUSTAVE PIGANEAU.Hybrid Perpetual.GUSTAVE PIGANEAU.
Hybrid Perpetual.GUSTAVE PIGANEAU.
Countess of Oxford.Guillot, 1869. Bright carmine red.
Dr. Andry.E. Verdier, 1864. Deep carmine red.
Dr. Sewell.Turner, 1879. Maroon crimson, reflexes bright red.
Duchess of Bedford.Postans, 1879. Velvety crimson, suffused scarlet.
Duke of Connaught.Paul & Son, 1876. Bright velvety crimson.
Duke of Edinburgh.Paul & Son, 1868. Scarlet crimson.
Duke of Teck.Paul & Son, 1880. Bright crimson scarlet.
Duke of Wellington.Granger, 1864. Velvet red, shaded crimson.
Dupuy Jamain.Jamain, 1868. Very bright cerise.
Earl of Dufferin.Alex. Dickson, 1887. Rich velvety crimson.
Éclair.Lacharme, 1883. Vivid fiery red.
Étienne Levet.Levet, 1871. Carmine red.
E. Y. Teas.E. Verdier, 1874. Very bright red.
Fisher Holmes.E. Verdier, 1865. Shaded crimson scarlet.
General Jacqueminot.Roussel, 1853. Brilliant scarlet crimson; a noble old rose.
Gustave Piganeau.Pernet-Ducher, 1889. Brilliant shaded carmine; chiefly an exhibitor's rose.
Horace Vernet.Guillot, 1866. Crimson scarlet, dark shading.