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rose colour in the centre. Of the others, Morletti, 

 of rather deep pink colouring, is the best. The 

 alpinas may be known by their smooth red-barked 

 stems, the mature ones being without prickles. R. 

 riibrifolia, with pale pink flowers, red stems and red 

 foliage, is also an alpina. In fruit they are conspi- 

 cuous because of their long-shaped hips. 



The field Rose {R. arvensis), one of the two of our 

 commonest native hedge Roses (the one with the 

 white, rather clustered flowers), has some good garden 

 varieties. One with large single flowers and strong 

 rambling habit is an old favourite of mine, and 

 another, half double, is equally good and still more 

 free of bloom. 



The Banksian Roses (natives of China) are a little 

 tender in England, and are thankful for a place on 

 a warm wall ; just such a place as also suits the 

 Persian Briers. The double yellow is the best for 

 growing in England, and lovely it is, with its rich 

 clusters of tiny butter-coloured bloom. In many 

 gardens it is a failure, absolutely refusing to flower, 

 but often does well on chalk soils. 



The old Pink China Rose is always welcome, with 

 its pretty clear pink colouring, its dainty scent and 

 neat foliage. It makes compact, low hedges, but I 

 like it best grown with Rosemary bushes. They look 

 just right together and seem to enjoy each other's 

 company. I like to plant them in some place at the 

 foot of a rather warm wall and to train some of the 

 Rosemary to run right up the wall, with other Rose- 

 mary bushes free of it in front, and to have it in 



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