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and will blossom and thrive in partial shade. It 

 is well to remember that the red variety is more 

 vigorous than the white, and will grow into a 

 larger bush. There are hybrids of Rugosa, but they 

 are not as satisfactory as the parent. Blanche 

 Double de Coubert, which bears a double white 

 blossom of much fragrance, is considered the best. 

 Hybrids of this sort have never had much attrac- 

 tion for me; the chief interest and beauty of the 

 original Rugosa is its large single blossom so 

 charmingly borne then somebody comes along 

 and hybridizes it into an Allegheny Hollyhock! 

 Satan certainly finds much mischief for idle hands 

 to do. 



For the sake of association there are several 

 Roses that should be represented somewhere on 

 a small place, and notable among these is the 

 PROVENCE, or Cabbage Rose (Rosa centifolia). Its 

 scent is the typical Rose scent that one associ- 

 ates with the odour of Box; it is the most fragrant 

 of aU Roses. Our grandmothers dried the petals 

 and put them in jars, to which they turned for 

 refreshment during the Winter when the garden 

 was odourless. 



