226 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



SCOTCH BRIAR, or Burnet-leaved Rose; white and 

 yellow, very fragrant. 



ROSA ALBA, or Maiden's Blush; an old cottage 

 garden rose; white and pink. This rose is very 

 susceptible to blight, and was not generally an or- 

 nament to the garden after June. 



The DOG ROSE. 



The BURGUNDY ROSE. 



The BLACK ROSE. 



The FAIRY and GARLAND, two miniature Roses 

 that were especially dear to the hearts of children. 



If you have set your heart on having Perpetual 

 Roses in the flower garden, plant them in the large 

 beds along the paths, eight or nine feet apart, and 

 two feet in from the edging, so that other flowers 

 may be planted in front of them and they will be 

 hidden after the first of July. This treatment is 

 not meant to be recommended as a particularly 

 beneficial one for Roses, although it does not seem 

 to harm them; if any should succumb they may be 

 easily and cheaply replaced. 



ULRICH BRUNNER is one of the best of the Re- 

 montant Roses. Its foliage is particularly healthy 

 and free from insects, and quite thornless; the 



