Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden
Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )
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200 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING.
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PEGGED-DOWN ROSES. Japanese Roses (.Rosa rtigosa).—The species was known many years ago, and was mentioned by Thunberg. It is sometimes called R. ferox. The Japanese Rose and its varieties are widely distributed, and form handsome shrubs, rising to a height of 8ft. or more. They are excellent hedge plants, especially the single crimson and the single w hite, and a 9ft. hedge when in full bloom is a fascinating flower picture, as also later when covered with the showy fruit. The foliage is rich olive green, quite glossy, and leathery. They are useful Roses to plant for game covert. The flowers appear continuously from June to October. The Single Red is an excellent kind, and may be freely produced from seed, although many of the seedlings will come white, and vice versa; the Single White is a delightful Rose, of the purest white. The Japanese Roses are being freely hybridised, and remarkable results have been achieved. Many not in commerce may be seen at Kew Gardens, and they bid fair to become an important race. Mine. G. Bruant is double, white, and has buds almost as beautiful as the Tea Rose Niphetos ; Blanc double de Courbet is also white, and double. It is the purest white known. Belle de Poitevine is a semi- double, ,- rose-coloured varietv with immense flowers, sweetly fragrant. Calocarpa is single, and of a rose colour, followed by large benches of fruit. These are not nearly so large as in the two first-named, but are produced with great freedom. The effect is somewhat marred, however, because the fruit ripens rather late in the year. Fimbriata has a fringed flower like a Primula, of a pretty blush colour, but not showy. Mrs. A. Waterer is the result of a cross between the type and General Jacqueminot. It has double red fragrant flowers of the colour of the latter, and they are produced on the whole length of the shoots. These Roses are of easy culture, but repay for good attention. Do not prune much, but cut away some of theold shoots each year to give the younger ones plenty of light and air. They are perfectly hardy, and may thus be planted in many places where other shrubs would be a failure. When it is desired to keep them within a restricted space cut back hard each spring. Macartney Rose (A', bracteata).—Introduced from China by Lord Macartney in 1795 ; a delightful while Rose, flowering in August and later. Its flowers are of large size, enriched with Buttercup yellow stamens. The growth is very slender, and the glossy leaves quite small. It should not be grown unless a south or west wall can be given. One would imagine the new Rose Wichuriana to have originated from this Rose, as it greatly resembles it in foliage. The other variety, Maria Leonida, is double, with white flowers, the centre rosy and sometimes creamy. There are crimson anthers also, which increase its beauU. The buds of this Rose are as pretty as many of those of the Tea-scented class. The calyx is covered with hairy- like spines. The foliage is larger than that of the single form, and the flowers appear at the same time of year. It is a medium grower, well suited for a low wall in front of a greenhouse. Mierophylla Rose.—This is a quaint Rose, having a calyx not unlike a small Spanish Chestnut. The flowers are rosy carmine, and the leaves very small. It is a native of the Himalayas and of China. A hybrid raised by M. Guillot is a splendid climber. It is named Ma Surprise, and is a very sweet Rose, with white flowers having rosy salmon centres. If its flowers expanded more, it would be of still greater value, and in any case is worth growing. MOSS Roses ( Rosa centifolia).—These delightful old Roses are deservedly held in high esteem at the present day. It may be that sentiment is responsible in part for this, but they are really fine garden Roses, hardy, and in many cases vigorous. The moss-like covering upon their calyxes has given them their popular name, but they really belong to the Provence or Cabbage Roses, and are generally believed to be sports from this race. Their introduction is wrapped rather in obscurity, but most authorities agree that they were introduced from Holland about the year 1596. The group has not made great advances compared with others, but during recent years several good novelties in point of size of blossom have been raised, but the moss-like peculiarity of the calyx is not so pronounced. Moss Roses require rich cultivation, plenty of room, and rather severe pruning, unless it be that they are trained in pillar form, for which purpose some kinds are well adapted Those grown as Standards must be moderately pruned, not forgetting to well thin the centre of the heads. The Common Moss, Blanche

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