here, with its delicate foliage and numbers of loose orange-pink July. 

 flowers, its greatest beauty can only be seen in a warmer climate ; Banksia and 

 memories of it wreathing Olive trees and falling in golden China Roses 

 showers, or climbing tall Fir trees with Wistaria, festooning the 

 whole tree with garlands of mauve and orange, invite com- 

 parison against one's will. 



The Banksian Roses, both white and yellow, grow freely 

 here, probably liking the dry chalk subsoil ; one old white 

 plant, now some forty feet in height, has been on the house 

 thirty years or more. It must not be forgotten that the little 

 pruning these Roses want must be done directly they have ceased 

 to flower ; the young growth of the year should be cut back, 

 and weak wood taken right out. 



Among dwarf varieties, the China Roses are the first and also 

 the last to bloom. They look particularly well planted in large 

 masses, and are literally perpetual. Directly the flowers have 

 been cut off they set to work to form new sprays, and are just 

 as gay as ever in a week or two. The old blush-pink should 

 never be left out ; it is a stronger grower than many of the new 

 sorts with finer colouring, and is first-rate for a low wall, or for 

 forming a double hedge with Lavender or Rosemary, or a bed 

 of it alone looks particularly well, giving a soft pink effect. 

 If room allows, nearly all the Monthlies are worth growing, 

 particularly : 



Eugene Re*sal copper and bright rose pink. 



Laurette Messimy salmon pink. 



Comtesse du Cayla orange and red ; gorgeous. 



All these are vigorous and quite lovely, and seldom without 

 flowers. Other good kinds are : 



Irene Watts white. 



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