ROSA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



ROSA. 



Roses were at that time stiffly angular 

 compared with the long, lithe shoots that 

 thread their way to a tree-top on the 

 Riviera, and droop thence as pendent 

 trails of loveliness. But of late years the 

 efforts of our raisers have met with such 

 success that, when seen at their best, the 

 Rambling Roses of our gardens can now 

 compare in beauty and luxuriance with 

 those of any clime. True, there are many 

 kinds that bloom but once, yet where 

 cultivation and selection have already 



ering a little later. Una, the hybrid with 

 single creamy-white flowers, is mentioned 

 elsewhere, and four other singles, un- 

 rivalled for luxuriance and charm, have 

 come to us from Ireland Irish Beauty, 

 Irish Brightness, Irish Glory, and Irish 

 Pride ; all these need space. The success 

 of Turner's Crimson Rambler turned the 

 thoughts of our growers to Rambling 

 Roses, and there are now many kinds 

 raised from it : Philadelphia Rambler, with 

 larger deep crimson flowers ; Helene, in 



Rose, Gloire Ljonnaise. 



done so much, there is good hope of 

 improvement here. Among our new 

 Climbing Roses are many beautiful single 

 kinds, whose simplicity and varied colour 

 are a real gain. It is impossible in one 

 brief paragraph to do justice to all these, 

 but we shall mention some of the most 

 useful kinds for all purposes. 



One of the first good gains in this class 

 was Paul's Carmine Pillar, with single 

 blooms 4 in. across, of soft yet brilliant 

 colour. This was followed by the Lion 

 Rambler, also single, rich crimson, flow- 



which they approach violet ; Psyche, a 

 good companion in salmon-pink ; Rubin, 

 with reddish foliage and larger flowers of 

 deeper colour ; and Leuchstern, a very 

 pretty single-flowered seedling, in which 

 the flowers are pink with a white centre. 

 Rubin sometimes flowers again in the 

 autumn. The Garland bears wreaths of 

 pure white double flowers, and from this 

 has come Blush Rambler, equally free, in 

 pale pink ; White Rambler, a sport from 

 White Pet, is free in flower, but less 

 vigorous in its growth. The Dawson Rose 



