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height of the preceding — in other words scarcely 

 more than a ground cover, for which it may be 

 used with exceptional effect on rough banks and 

 wherever a semi wild growth will be suitable; 

 and rosa Carolina, which grows to a height of 

 eight feet and has pink flowers in corymbs. 

 There are of course others, but they are not 

 sufficiently important to be mentioned. 



One may therefore choose almost any kind of 

 rose garden, sure of finding material just among 

 roses with which to plant it exclusively. Or he 

 may combine the different types into a grand 

 ensemble of roses which shall demonstrate the 

 flower's infinite capacity for adjustment to vary- 

 ing situations the while it provides a garden of 

 extreme individuality and delight. Or he may 

 shelter a doorstep with a single climbing rose, 

 or plant a fence with these, in variety. There is 

 indeed practically no limit to the possibilities 

 with this lovely and justly designated queen of 

 all flowers, which has been beloved of all races 

 of man and cultivated from the very dawn of 

 civilization. 



It has enemies in the form of disease and in- 

 sects; but these are not difficult to control and, 

 once the routine of maintenance in a rose garden 

 is established, it becomes instinctive to spray 

 as precaution — which is of course what insures 



