GARDENING NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 125, 28 May 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

GARDENING NOTES.

Worfo for the Week. THE BEST YELLOW ROSES. [By Aanicoi-A.J Tho planting season being with us, it may be well to note a few of our beat vnrietioa in loading colours. So many uro puzzled as to which ih tho be»t for a given purposo that I propowo to describe a few moht suited as climbers, dwarfs in tho open, and us pot plants. Tho bost yellows with us are as follows, and from this I will select thono most worthy : Tens and Noisettes — Alister Stella Gray, Bolle Lyonnaise, Bouquet dOr, Caroline Kuster, Climbing Perlo dcs Jardins, Cloth of Gold, Comtoase de Nadaillac, Etoile de Lyon, Francisoa Kruger, Isabella Sprunt, La Jonquil, Madame Falcot, Madame Hoste, Marie Van Houlte, Marechal Niel, Medea, Perle deß Jardins, Perle de Lyon, Revo dOr, Safrano, Solfaterre, Sunset, and Zephyr. To those we must add Persian Yellow, Yellow Banksian, Austrian Yellow, Etoile dOr, Florabunda, and Perle dOr from various classes. It will be seen that we have more than two dozen variotiea to select from . Marechal Niel comes first as a climber. Whether under glaas or in tho open, so long as a warm north wall can be provided, or one facing south and well sheltered, there is no better yellow rose than this old favourite. It is reliable, grows very free, always gives a good early summer* crop, and frequently provides some splendid flowers late in the season. Much has been written about Marechal Niel, and I will avoid repetition by simply adding it is still unsurpassed under glass. ClimLing Perle dcs Jardins is also a very fine variety. Tbe flowers are exact counterparts of the normal type ; so, too, is the pretty brozny foliage, but its growth is simply tremendous, and when such is well matured, a flower is produced from almost every eye. Alister Stella Gray (' Golden Rambler ') is comparatively new, but it is so distinct and good that it must come in this select list. A deep yellow ; resembles W. A. Richardson in colour, but smaller in size ; large clusters of flowers ; early and late. A fine companion to Crimson Rambler. Cloth of Gold is a very bright and clear yellow. It is a very vigorous climber, remarkably free blooming, with large and finely formed flowers. Belle Lyonuaiee is a deep canary yellow, and one of the best. Reve dOr is an almost evergreen climber ; it is of immense growth, very hardy, and will thrive iv auy position. The chief point in growing this rose is to prune very slightly indeed, when it flowers freely. The colour is a clear buff yellow, long and pointed buds, opening into a fair-sized flower, and lasting well. It scarcely ever flowers if pruned hard, but it is one of our freest when left undisturbed. William Allen Richardson is scarcely yellow, and yet we cannot leave this grand rose out of our list, so I have added it to the first half-dozen above. This is one of the roses that can scarcely be placed in the wrong position, is unique in colour, being a deep orange and apricot, reminding one of the deep orange found in the yolk of a high-coloured egg. The buds are simply invaluable for coat flowers and decorations, and are produced so freely that we consider it our freest flowering climber. Six of the best yellows for the open, as dwarfs, are — Caroline Kuster, a clear lemon -yellow, of grand form and Bubstance; one of our hardiest roses, exceptionally free blooming, and by no means a bad one for a low wall ; always good late in the season. Franoisca Kruger is one of our few all-round roses. No matter tho season or position, this is a grand rose. It is quite one of our hardiest teas, an exceptionally free bloomer, of fair size, porfect form, and one of the most charming coppery-yellows, with a distinct shading of peach during bright, sunny weather. Madame Falcot needs no description. It is one of our best button-hole roses, very free, aud always producing a charming bud. Madame Hoste gives us a clear, though pale, lemon-yellow. The habit of this variety is good, being upright and yet bushy. The flowers are carried up on stout and boldly upright stems, while the flowerlike Anna Ollivier is always at a serviceable stage. Medea is one of our best all through the season ; it is free-blooming, producing a large flower of perfect aize ; and in every , way first-class. Colour, pale lemon- yellow, I with a canary-yellow centre. Marie van Houtte always pleases. This is also a pale yellow, but the edges of the petals are more or less tipped with deep carmine rose, fading off towards the centre of the flower, and making one of the' most charming combinations we have among the many prettily -tinted teas and noisettes. We have no better grower, freer bloomer, or more hardy yellow than this, while it can be used for low walls and fences with a certainty of satisfaction. Six Yellows for Pot Culture.— Perle dea Jardins must lead here. This is a grand deep straw-yellow rose. It flowers from every shoot, is almost always in bloom, aud when under glass every bud or bloom oomes of good form: The foliage is a deep bronzy-red and green ; a perfect foil to tho bloom. Growth is Bhort, and a large number of flowers can be obtained from plants taking up very little room. Etoile de Lyon is also good under glass. This :e a very double rose of large size, and of a deep lemon-yellow with deeper centre. In the open it needs a very warm and dry season ; but under glass it is beautiful and reliable. Medea, Madame Falcot, Marie Van Houtte, and Franoisca Kruger arc the remaining four I would choose for pots ; but these have already been described above. A few from various classes need one or two words. The yellow Banksian is a very vigorous grower, and « almost evergreen. Both the Austrian and Persian yellow are valuable, the first heing single, and the latter a Bemi-double. Perlf dOr, from the Lawrencia or Fairy Rose* must not be missed. Although very small, each bloom is of perfect shape, very double, and a deep nankeen yellow in colour.