138 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



700 of which were open and opening simultaneously. This 

 Rose-tree is planted in a rich loam, of which a consider- 

 able portion is charred to destroy wireworm, intermixed 

 with rotten manure, road-sand, and oyster-shells. Liquid 

 manure is given, liberally and frequently, to the roots. 



Lamarque, the parent of Cloth-of-Gold, well deserves a 

 place on some sunny wall, growing very rapidly, and being 

 one of the earliest Roses to charm us with its refined and 

 graceful flowers. These are large and full, the outer petals 

 of a soft pure white, the inner of a pale straw-colour. 

 Among the new Roses of this year, 1870, we have a 

 Lamarque with yellow flowers, which, so far as I can judge 

 from a small plant, is likely to be a valuable addition. 



None of the Roses which I have just described are 

 classified in the catalogues or by writers on the Rose 

 among the Climbers ; but I have ventured so to consider 

 and to commend them, for the obvious reason that they are 

 as capable of climbing as Jack's Bean-stalk, and that they 

 produce far more beautiful Roses than those which have 

 been hitherto selected, and almost exclusively designated, 

 as Climbing Roses. The fact is, that Roses generally may 

 be induced to climb, if planted in rich soil against a wall, 

 facing south or east. In such a sunny site, the development 



