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of the Rambler Rose. This class of Roses is ex- 

 cellent for solid beds, for borders around beds, or 

 along walks or drives, and for massing. 



Several lesser divisions, from which many of the 

 newer and better types of the Roses of today have 

 sprung, are worthy of mention here, for the sake 

 of the information, without going into any lengthy 

 description of these various minor classes, and 

 these are the China Roses, the Bourbon Roses 

 also ; both of which are hardier than our Hybrid 

 Teas, the old fashioned Moss Rose, the Perne- 

 tianas, the Rugosas and the Wichurianas or 

 Creeping Roses, as Trell as the Teas and the Tea 

 Scented Roses, which are mainly adapted to our 

 southern states, so that it becomes quickly appar- 

 ent to the new seeker after Rose knowledge, that 

 one has quite a subject for study, and at the same 

 time one that will afford both profitable study 

 and pleasurable pursuit. 



The CLIMBING ROSES also must be consid- 

 ered in any worthwhile planting, for we can by no 

 means do without some of them. We may choose 

 to suit our fancy, between the old-fashioned red 

 Excelsa, the lovely pink Lady Gay or the I>orothy 

 Perkins, the White Dorothy Perkins, or the lovely 

 single Hiawatha with its scarlet petals, white at 

 the center, and its wealth of golden stamens, mak- 

 ing a rich and gorgeous color combination. 



In our mind's eye, we can just visualize per- 



