74 THE BOOK OF ROSES 



registered for the best varieties was the division of 

 Climbing Roses, which were again divided into those 

 which bloom in clusters and those which bloom more 

 or less singly. In the former section, those blooming 

 in clusters, the first among the " Shades of crimson" 

 class was the old favourite, Turner's Crimson Rambler. 

 This is one of the very best cluster Roses. The second 

 place was taken by Gruss an Teplitz, which really 

 hardly comes fairly into the class, as its blooms are not 

 strictly in clusters and it is only semi-climbing. Mr 

 Molyneux, in commenting on this Rose, tells an amusing 

 little tale of a friend of his, a lady, who was admiring 

 some plants of this rose. She asked him if he knew its 

 correct title, telling him that she had been assured that 

 its proper name was " grows in triplets," as the flowers 

 always came three at a time. 



The third place in this section was held by Hiawatha, 

 which is a fairly new Rose, and is considered by some 

 growers to be even superior to Crimson Rambler. 



In the " Shades of pink " section Dorothy Perkins 

 came first by very many votes, followed by Blush 

 Rambler. This last Rose climbs vigorously, and is 

 especially suited to form hedges. Minnehaha had the 

 third place, with its very large clusters, possibly the 

 largest of any Rose. It makes a good weeping standard, 

 and its individual flowers are well set in the truss, and 

 have good footstalks. 



The whites were headed by climbing Aimee Vibert, 

 followed by Felicite-et-Perpetue, the third place being 

 filled by Bennett's Seedling, otherwise known as 

 Thoresbyana. All these three are very old Roses. 



The Yellow class is led by Alister Stella Gray, a long 

 way ahead of the nearest competitor, Clare Jacquier. 

 The former of these is a very lovely little Rose, 

 especially good for buttonholes, and a good free grower 

 when once established. The second is rather a delicate 



