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vigour as the others. That these charming 

 Roses will grow up a wall, I have proved by my 

 fine plant of Jersey 'Beauty. And on a high 

 fence beside my study window Evergreen Gem 

 has formed a thick screen from the east, green 

 all the Winter, and a sheet of sulphur-white 

 blossom in Summer, a vigorous white Ever- 

 lasting Pea being the only thing that manages 

 to hold its own among the strong shoots. But 

 most of them are undoubtedly happier if 

 allowed to scramble as they please. A neigh- 

 bour who has used them as they should be 

 used namely, as trailing Roses to cover large 

 spaces on banks has a wonderful show in 

 July. The steep banks on a terraced, sandy 

 slope above her Rose garden, are planted with 

 Evergreen Gem, Gardenia, Jersey Beauty, Alb eric 

 Barbier, &c., whose rampant shoots have spread 

 in thick shining masses of glossy foliage, and 

 white, cream, and yellow flowers over the 

 whole slope. 



It is always interesting to note that whatever 

 may be the vagaries of Teas, Hybrid Teas, and 

 Noisettes flowering some years early, some 



