5 AUGUST 1949, Page 18

In the Garden None, perhaps, of the newer roses is

promised a larger circulation than " The Doctor." It is the Peasgood Non-such of roses, of enormous sue and stout petals, beautifully scented, and it is a good doer. Another and a newer rose of exceptional promise is " Ena Harkness," which has all the virtues and has this advantage over " The Doctor " that it is a rich, deep red, a more popular colour than pink. Both are hybrid teas, a class that almost monopolises the -bedding roses in some-lists.

W. BEACH THOMAS.