THE ROSE GARDEN 153 



overcame its uncleanly ways last year by two 

 applications of Abol early in the season, to 

 my great and lasting relief. 



Another beautiful Climbing Rose is "Belle 

 Lyonnaise. It flourishes here on the east 

 corner of the house, and one is always sure 

 of some of its huge, solid blossoms till 

 November. Though in point of perfection 

 and size the flowers of Reve a" Or are not 

 to be compared with many other roses, it 

 is to my mind one of the most delightful 

 of all climbers ; for even when out of bloom 

 its handsome foliage and reddish shoots are 

 highly decorative. An absurd little tin veran- 

 dah outside a doll's-house cottage near by, 

 is made glorious by four plants of Reve 

 d'Or and Reine Marie Henriette climbing up 

 its little pillars and hanging a fringe of 

 crimson and copper - yellow blossoms along 

 its edge. When well grown, what an excel- 

 lent Rose is Reine Marie Henriette. It loves 

 a wall ; but any wall, even a north one, will 

 do, though its colour is richer and deeper 

 on south or west. Francois Crousse, Ards 



