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in this charming group. But the Wichuraianas 

 are even richer in delicate tones of white and 

 yellow. The whole Wichuraiana family are 

 among the most precious of recent intro- 

 ductions ; and the way they have raced into 

 European fame and favour testifies to their 

 worth. From the tiny single white flowers 

 and close set evergreen leaves of the original 

 type Wichuraiana, to the fine double creamy 

 flowers of Gardenia and other hybrids, all are 

 delightful. The charming Dorothy Perkins 

 needs no praise of mine, for never was there 

 a more captivating inhabitant of the garden 

 with her pure pink blossoms at the end of 

 every twig on last year's shoots. On pillars, 

 arches and screens there is not a more at- 

 tractive Rose ; though Lady Gay is by some 

 considered even more beautiful ; and, like all 

 Wichuraianas, the glossy foliage is practically 

 evergreen, while the flowers last on through 

 early Autumn. Another hybrid, W. Rubra, 

 bearing small single crimson and orange 

 flowers, makes an attractive weeping standard, 

 as its growth is not quite as overwhelming in 



