Plants in the Hortus
Many of the plants described here were listed in the catalogues of plants published by Sir William Macarthur in 1843, 1845, 1850 and 1857 and in an unpublished catalogue dated 1861. A large number of additional plants were identified from correspondence, gardening notebooks and other documents surviving in the archives. The Hortus attempts to describe all the plants grown in the gardens at Camden Park and those grown in horticultural enterprises such as orchards and vineyards and includes plants grown outside the gardens in the park-like environs of the Camden Park estate. The Hortus plants served a wide range of purposes in the 19th century household; as ornament, living fences, fibre, dyestuffs, medicines, food and drink from the garden, orchard and vineyard and many others.
Rosa ‘Baronne de Wassanaër’
Damask Moss rose. The flowers are scented, globular, large but not very double, bright red, borne in clusters in summer only, but it is a hardy, vigorous grower which flowers for a long period. To 1.5m. [Paul (1863, 1888, 1903), Rivers (1857, 1863), Amat].
Rosa ‘Baronne Prevost’
A Hybrid Perpetual ‘Baronne Prevost’ has highly-scented, very double, cerise pink flowers and produces a vigorous shrub which grows to 2m or more. Rivers described it as an old sort still well worthy of cultivation. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), Henry Curtis p. 9 vol.2/1853].
Rosa ‘Belle Emilie’
A Provins rose, ‘Belle Emilie’ was described by Catherine Gore as very double, with somewhat spotted pink flowers.
Rosa ‘Bernard’
Classified as a Damask Perpetual by William Paul, writing in The Gardeners Chronicle and as a Portland rose by James Smith in the Floricultural Cabinet. Rivers described ‘Rose Bernard’ as a sport of the ‘Crimson Perpetual’ rose, as was ‘Celina Dubos’, otherwise known as ‘Madame Dubos’. He described it as ‘a most beautiful rose with rather small flowers, but these are very double and finely shaped, of a delicate pink tinted with salmon, and very fragrant.’ [GC 5th Aug 1843, GC p.831/1844, FC p.6/1853, Rivers (1854, 1863)].
Rosa ‘Blairii No 2’
Generally considered to be Bourbon rose, it was classified as a Hybrid China by Rivers and Paul and included in this group by Macarthur. A climbing or pillar rose, it has large and distinct rosy, blush flowers and is said to be a reliable repeat flowerer although it never repeat flowers in my garden. To 3.5m. William Paul described it as one of the largest roses and one of the freest growers, often obtaining 10-12 feet in one season. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Gard Chron. 1847].
Rosa ‘Boule de Nanteuil’
Gallica rose. ‘Boule de Nanteuil’ has reddish-crimson flowers, beautifully cupped and very double, considered by Rivers to be a fine crimson rose. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), Gard Chron. 1842].
Rosa ‘Bouquet de Flore’
Bourbon rose. ‘Bouquet de Flore’ is a light, glossy carmine colour, the flowers large and double, cupped, sweet-scented and exquisite. A hardy, vigorous and free-flowering rose with fine foliage. An excellent autumnal bloomer and useful as a standard, pillar or for pots. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888), Rivers (1857, 1863), FC p.252/1850].
Rosa ‘Caroline de Sansal’
Hybrid Perpetual. Very large and fine flowers, clear flesh-colour with blush edges, beautifully cupped on a vigorous shrub, but considered somewhat of a fair weather rose. [Paul (1863, 1888), Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), Henry Curtis p.27 vol.2/1853, FC p.228/1857].
Rosa ‘Celina Dubos’
Classified by Rivers as a Perpetual Damask rose and as a Portland rose by Les Plus Belles Roses au début du XXe Siécle. ‘Celina Dubos’ is a white, or nearly white rose, said to have originated from a sporting branch of the Crimson Perpetual and of similar habit to this old favourite. [Rivers (1854, 1857, (1863), Amat].
Rosa ‘Célina’
A Moss rose. William Paul describes its flowers as deep rosy crimson, shaded with dark purple, a trace of white occasionally tracing the centre of the petal; colour brilliant when newly opened, large and double, form expanded, growth moderate. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903)].
Rosa ‘Charles Fouquier’
Classified as a Hybrid Chinese by Paul who considered it to be a fine rose. It has globular flowers, reddish crimson in colour, the edges of the petals inclined to lilac, and vigorous growth. [Paul (1848, 1863)].
Rosa ‘Chénêdolé’
Usually classified as a Bourbon rose, although Paul described it as a Hybrid China in the first edition of The Rose Garden. ‘Chénêdolé’ has very large, very double, vermilion-crimson flowers of cupped shape. Very thorny, it is a vigorous grower of erect habit and makes a good standard. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863)].
Rosa ‘Cloth of Gold’
Noisette rose. Under good conditions this is a very vigorous climber, producing magnificent spring and autumn flushes of very double, lemon-yellow, delightfully fragrant flowers. It produces smaller flushes of flowers throughout the growing season. My plant is rarely without one or two flowers. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Amat].
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