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aftermath, I would only advise these Roses to be 

 introduced where mural space is superabundant. 



CHmbing Victor Verdier, introduced by Mr. 

 Paul of Cheshunt, has mounted the wall of my 

 gardener's house to the height of 12 feet, and 

 blooms beautifully. Many others of the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals would also, I am assured, by the experi- 

 ments which I have made, attain grand propor- 

 tions if grown upon walls ; but the best of all red 

 Climbing Roses is Cheshunt Hybrid, with its large, 

 glossy foliage, and its glowing, well-formed flowers. 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, Bourbon, also spreads 

 itself high and wide upon a southern wall. In all 

 these cases I should prefer to plant Rose-trees upon 

 their own roots, if I could have them strong and 

 clean : in the last case. Souvenir de la Malmaison, 

 this condition is inseparable from a successful 

 issue. 



Even the varieties of those Tea-scented Roses 

 which have been thought too delicate for outdoor 

 culture, will in some cases make robust growth 

 when placed against a warm wall and mulched in 

 winter. I have a plant of Souvenir d'un Ami, 

 seven feet in height, in which a thrush last spring 

 built her nest and safely reared her young. 



It must, however, be borne in mind, that in 

 the majority of cases there is neither the place nor 



