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rose that survived was the original white 
memorial rose, and this has attained a 
height of about eight feet and may perhaps 
show this year something more than the 
faint, uncertain hold on life that it now dis- 
plays. The hybrids and the climbing Woo- 
ton all died. Clothilde Soupert, keeping 
a faint flame of life in her, was transplanted 
last fall to the back of the house in a favour- 
able position, with the morning sun. 
On the whole the queen of flowers is not 
unrepresented in my garden, in spite of these 
sad experiences. I have a few teas, and a 
Baby Rambler, and some old-fashioned 
standard roses which were sent me from an 
old garden. These are vigorous, in spite of 
the ill usage they received when they were 
sent me, and I hope to get a fine crop of 
flowers from them in June. I have learned 
my lesson, which is not to expect a profusion 
of roses in and out of doors here, as in my old 
home. Also to speak with some respect of 
those that will grow and bloom well in an 
amateur’s small garden. 
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