322 POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS 



The Lion are at our service. Lovely singles, such as 

 Leuchstern, Hiawatha, and the Penzance Briers await 

 our pleasure. If these are not enough, we can draw 

 upon the old evergreen Roses Flicit-Prp6tue and 

 Rampant, the Ayrshire Dundee Rambler, the vigorous 

 Noisettes Aimee Vibert and L'Ideal, the Hybrid Tea 

 Griiss an Teplitz, and also on Longworth Rambler and 

 Reine Olga de Wiirtemberg. A selection from the pre- 

 ceding might consist of the following : 



Alberic Barbier, cream. Penzance Brier Meg Merrilees. 



Blush Rambler, blush. Philadelphia Rambler, dark 



Carmine Pillar, carmine, single. crimson. 



Dorothy Perkins, pink. The Lion, crimson single. 

 Leuchstern, rose, white centre. 



TRAILING ROSES FOR BANKS. 



The Wichuraiana Roses are charming for trailing 

 over rough banks, and many an unsightly spot on the 

 outskirts of gardens could be made beautiful by planting 

 Wichuraiana itself, which is white with yellow stamens ; 

 rubra, deep red ; Alberic Barbier, cream ; Dorothy 

 Perkins, pink ; Gardenia, yellow ; and Rene* Andre, 

 orange. They should be put several feet apart, as they 

 ramble afar. The leaves are shining green, and hang so 

 long that the plants are almost evergreen. 



ROSES FOR STANDARDS. 



The Wichuraiana Roses make beautiful standards, 

 owing to their habit of producing a great amount of 

 fine spray. Alberic Barbier, Dorothy Perkins, and 

 rubra may be mentioned as particularly good. They 

 far exceed the old Hybrid Perpetual Roses as standards, 

 owing to their freer growth and bloom and greater 



