Non- strain, with which the parent Wichuriana has been crossed, comes 



perpetual ut strongly. Among the smaller-flowered, less sweet sorts, 



Climbing Dorothy Perkins and Lady Gay are the best, with clusters of 



Roses bright pink flowers almost identical in colour. Among the 



singles, Jersey Beauty, a full cream, and the parent Wichuriana, 



white, rank highly. Perhaps their happiest use is as trailers on 



the ground, since many roses grow upwards, and few clothe 



gracefully a level surface. 



A large patch of Daffodils or Tulips in a wild garden, or 

 in a border, may have their dead leaves hidden by the long 

 branches of these Roses, and a lovely tangle of colour may be 

 achieved, by treating some plants as bushes, some as standards, 

 and others as creepers. For that great difficulty in a wild 

 garden the edge of a bed which refuses to look natural they 

 are again invaluable, as they cover quickly with their graceful 

 sprays the ugly line between the dug earth and the grass, and 

 almost any plant will look the better for rising from their fringe 

 of green. Delphiniums of a clear pale blue look particularly 

 well above the pale pink Paul Transom or Rene Andre, and 

 groups of Canterbury Bells, or of Campanula grandis, or C. 

 macrantha, blend naturally with them. But many Roses, beside 

 the Wichurianas, are useful for this latter purpose. Electra, a 

 creamy yellow, is one of the best, as its branches arch and its 

 flowers grow erect, so that it forms a well-shaped bush without 

 any support. Dawn, like a glorified Wild-rose, Psyche, Helene, 

 and Flora, all pink, will mix with many of the well-known 

 white ones, such as Thalia, The Garland, Splendens, etc. 

 Psyche and Madame U Arblay flower together and blend well, 

 as do also, a month later, Dorothy Perkins or Blush Rambler 

 with Aimee V'ibert. Arches of these Roses, two or three feet 

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