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is not such a recent introduction as others mentioned above, 

 but it is not common. Some of the best of the older roses 

 to cover a wall or a pergola are Gloire de Dijon (which will 

 grow even in a city garden and blossom, though the aspect 

 be north) ; Reine Marie Henriette (sometimes called the 

 Red Glory) ; William Allan Richardson, covered with rich 

 clusters of deep apricot flowers during the summer ; Reve 

 d'Or, an extraordinarily floriferous rose in a slightly paler 

 shade ; Cheshunt Hybrid, with beautiful crimson flowers ; 

 Paul's Carmine Pillar, a single rose ; and Marechal Niel, 

 which, though usually grown under glass, may be planted in 

 a south-western position (well sheltered from the north-east 

 winds) in the open air, but should have the protection of a 

 wall. Climbing roses of all kinds need plenty of nourish- 

 ment to do well, for they should produce a large quantity of 

 vigorous new wood yearly, and cannot be expected to do 

 this when in a starving condition. Too often they are 

 planted in a gravel path close to a house wall, and seldom, if 

 ever, receive the mulch of rich soil over their roots which 

 should be given to all roses in spring, when their foliage, 

 just appearing, craves for food to form fine flower buds. 



But this does not mean that the soil in which roses are 

 planted should be heavily manured, for there is danger in 

 doing this, the roots of a rose being specially sensitive to 

 contact with any impurity. Good roses can be grown in 

 almost any locality if their needs are well supplied, and to do 

 this it is necessary to study the nature of the soil. There is 

 no doubt that roses do best in a rather heavy loam, but a 

 light soil can be made equally suitable for them by proper 

 additions. Those who intend to plant climbing roses at the 

 end of October will do well to lose no time in preparing the 

 ground, for it should be thoroughly dug, and any admixture 

 of manure necessary for it must not be made at the time of 

 planting, unless the manure used be then thoroughly decayed. 

 The top spit from an old pasture affords the best of all soils 

 in which to plant roses ; and if this material can now be 

 secured (each strip cut about 4 inches thick and rolled up) it 

 should be stacked in a dry place until the roots of the grass 



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