will be found in renewing it owing to the tangled mass of Rose Sinica 

 growth. Anemone 



There is a lovely Rose, quite single, which has appeared of an( J Purple 

 late years and which is by now well known, called Sinica 

 Anemone. It is of an exceptionally beautiful pink, free 

 flowering, and quite early. Being very distinct it should be 

 grown away from other climbers if possible. It is quite hardy 

 here in Surrey, although some have said it requires a wall. I 

 have it growing up a pole which stands out by itself without 

 any protection whatever, and it has come triumphantly through 

 a severe winter. The leaves are a dark green with a smooth 

 shiny surface, and have remained on my plant all the winter, 

 so that it may be considered evergreen. It is one of those 

 lovely pinks which harmonize so well with the mauve of Iris 

 Pallida, and these are in bloom at the same moment. 



There are many Roses which look so much more enchanting 

 when grown away from others, their colouring being such that 

 unless carefully placed it will call forth the unpleasant remarks 

 which are occasionally indulged in by visitors to one's garden : 

 " What a hideous colour ! " " That is a colour which should be 

 exterminated from the face of the earth," etc. etc These folk 

 forget, or perhaps do not know, that all colours are beautiful 

 when placed in harmony with their surroundings. The tint of 

 Purple East is one of these, for it has an almost magenta shade 

 when fully out, which clashes unpleasantly to its disadvantage, 

 with such vivid reds as Paul's Carmine Pillar^ Gruss an Tep/itz, 

 Reine O/ga de Wurtenburg, etc. And yet Purple East is a 

 Rose which, when properly used, is so beautiful that I could 

 almost declare it to be the favourite Rose of my garden. It has 

 a distinct purple colour turning to a soft lavender tint as the 



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