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modest blooms. Grow it in the Rose garden if you 

 will, or the kitchen garden, or somewhere that you 

 will have to go around the corner to see it. The 

 other Ramblers, Pink, White and Yellow, have 

 never been so popular, probably because they have 

 been dwarfed in brilliance by their more flashy 

 sister, but they are less obtrusive and would be 

 better to use in the garden. 



If you have a Rose arbour, either in the garden 

 or Rose garden, construct it as lightly as possible 

 and make it inconspicuous. The vines will look 

 better if they appear to support themselves and 

 to form the arch involuntarily. For the posts use 

 two-by-threes, and turn the arches with boards 

 seven-eighths of an inch in thickness, made as light 

 otherwise as will be consistent with strength. The 

 pieces that are nailed on the sides and across the 

 arches should be of the thickness of laths, and no 

 more of them should be used than will be necessary 

 to hold up the vines. Paint tht posts green and 

 the upper work white; or all white or all green if 

 your taste will be better satisfied. Do not use 

 Cedar poles and posts, or try to get a rustic effect, 

 for that is most inconsistent. One does not find 



