STANDARD ROSES 79 



shoots at least nine or ten inches of upright growth 

 before bending them to the ring. 



For weeping standards the Wichuraianas are far the 

 best suited by nature, their trailing stems forming a 

 lovely drapery of flower and leaf, and among the best of 

 them for the purpose are Paul Transon, Auguste 

 Barbier, Dorothy Perkins, Francois Foucard, Alberic 

 Barbier, Elisa Robichon, Gardenia, Rene Andre, 

 Debutante, Jersey Beauty, Joseph Lamy, Leontine 

 Gervais, Ruby Queen, and White Dorothy ; with 

 Hiawatha, which although often classed as a Wichuraiana, 

 is not really one of them. Other Climbers which make 

 satisfactory weeping standards but are rather stiffer in 

 habit are Climbing Aimee Vibert, Perpetual, Thalia, and 

 Tea Rambler. Other of the climbers will be found to 

 answer well on experiment. Among them Bennett's 

 Seedling and Dundee Rambler, both of them Ayrshires, 

 are useful for these tall weeping standards, and Evan- 

 geline, a hybrid Tea, will also be found to do well. 



