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sentation. The kinds of delicate or dwarf growth are best on dwarf stocks or on 

 their own roots ; they rarely succeed well as Standards : besides which, a small 

 head on a long stem is unsightly. No. 34. was taken from a dwarf variety of 

 the French Rose. 



No. 34. 



Dwarf Rose. 

 But let us note a few thoughts respecting Climbing Roses. The groups best 

 suited for this purpose are named at p. 53, Div. I. For covering walls and 

 fences with north, north-east, or north-west aspects, the Ayrshire and Sempervi- 

 rens are the best, because they are free bloomers and very hardy. There is a wall 

 here with a north-east aspect against which the following varieties were planted 

 about ten years ago : — Boursault: Amadis, Elegans, Gracilis, Inermis. Multi- 

 flora: Laura Davoust, Russelliana. Ayrshire: Ruga. Sempervirens : Felicite 

 Perpetue, Leopoldine d'Orleans. Noisette: Cadot, Cerise, Grandiflora. The 

 border, which extends about three feet from the wall, is paved with oyster-shells 

 and covered with cinder ashes : on it Alpine and other plants are set in the sum- 

 mer months. Beyond the border is a hard gravel-walk ; therefore the circum- 

 stances as well as situation are decidedly unfavourable. Nevertheless, these 

 Roses have grown surprisingly. In four years they reached the top of the wall 

 (8 feet), when three wires were placed one above the other, about a foot apart, 

 being supported by iron uprights fastened to the wall at moderate distances. 

 Although few plants would thrive under the above circumstances, these Roses 

 receive no particular treatment : they are pruned and manured annually, and a few 

 of the main branches are fastened to the wall just after pruning, to keep them from 

 pressing on the plants beneath, or breaking with the weight of the flowers. They 

 are mostly on their own roots, and the stem of the stoutest is thirteen inches in 

 circumference. In the blooming season they are literally covered with flowers. 



When Climbing Roses are planted to cover unsightly trees, standing in positions 

 where it is thought desirable they should remain, the same annual pruning and ma- 

 nuring is all the culture they require. 



Pillar Roses are comparatively of recent introduction. They present a new fea- 

 ture in the Rose Garden, and deserve to be more extensively cultivated. No. 35. 



