Planting I have put in climbers five feet long from which I have 



Climbing had some show the first summer after planting, and it has 



Roses taken three years since for them to reach the top of their poles, 



whereas some climbers cut within a foot of the ground when 



planting threw up new shoots ten feet long the first season, and 



bloomed excellently the following year. So that by sacrificing 



a poor effect at first you will obtain something much more 



satisfactory later. 



It is also wise to look forward to the future in considering 

 and placing the poles for climbers. A light pole or bamboo 

 frame certainly has a more pleasing appearance when the Roses 

 are but slightly grown, but in the course of a very short time 

 it will become too slender and shaky for the thick growth, and 

 then the renewal and strengthening is a difficult and sometimes 

 disastrous job. There is no doubt that a new pergola, or series 

 of poles of thick wood or brick, will look bare at first, and even 

 ugly and unpleasant in an old garden, and will cause much 

 adverse comment from ungardening friends, but when the 

 foliage has clothed the unsightly uprights your wisdom and 

 patience will be rewarded by the happy knowledge that your 

 beautiful roses will not be blown down completely (which I 

 have known to happen) by a summer storm, for the resistance 

 of the thick growth during a high wind is such that great 

 strength is required for its support. 



The dark velvet of La Rosiere is a never-failing joy, and 

 this Rose may be highly recommended as the very best dark one. 

 We are sometimes told that its synonym is Camtlle de Rohan, 

 but I believe this is a mistake. They are quite distinct in 

 habit, though similar in colour. When Camille de Rohan does 

 well and produces a really good bloom a rarity in many 



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