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CHAPTER V 

 ROSES 



BY far the most effective way of growing Roses is to 

 have them distributed through every part of the garden. 

 Bushes of Teas in groups amongst the pockets of the 

 rock garden look at their best, and often find there just 

 the sort of shelter they need. Happily, the time has 

 come, when the Rose has ceased to be looked on merely 

 as a cut flower for the decoration of our rooms and 

 houses. It is now cheerfully given its rightful place as 

 one of the choicest decorative garden plants. Thanks to 

 Mr Robinson, an important change has come of late 

 years, and the beautiful Tea Roses, with the newer 

 hybrids, have been assigned their rightful position of 

 precedence, for the purity of their tints both petals 

 and leaves ; for their unique fragrance ; and, best of 

 all, for their constant, persistent bloom. They are, 

 indeed, the true perpetual Roses ; the name of the others 

 is misleading in comparison. 



Amongst the Tea-scented Roses which I have proved 

 most satisfactory, I would place first of all Madame 

 Falcot, Madame Lambard and Anna Olivier, Madame 

 Hoste, Narcisse, Hon. Edith Gifford, Marie Van Houtte, 

 Madame Berard, W. A. Richardson, Innocente Pirola, 

 Niphetos, Devoniensis ; of the Noisette class, Reve d'Or, 



