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there is really no such thing as a climbing Rose that is, 

 one which lays hold of anything to support it, as a Clematis) 

 will do for this purpose ; but there are many which, by their 

 long and vigorous shoots, answer the same purpose when 

 those shoots are nailed or tied in. There are nowadays to 

 be seen weeping Rose-trees, a comparatively recent section, 

 and one with a fair following. Perhaps one of the most 

 effective ways of using Climbing Roses is by training them 

 up the trunks of trees, amongst the branches of which their 

 brilliant flowers show r to perfection. 



Pergolas. 



These Italian introductions into English gardens have 

 taken a firm hold, and, when properly located, they are most 

 welcome additions. Still, the craze for the pergola has been 

 so great that we see it " dragged " into a most unsuitable 

 environment. Generally speaking, the pergola in the villa 

 garden is quite out of keeping. In some few instances we have 

 noted it used to separate, say, the lawn and herbaceous bor- 

 ders from the kitchen garden ; but even for this purpose 

 it is open to doubt whether a hedge of Sweetbriar or of 

 Rosa rugosa would not be more in keeping with the sur- 

 roundings. Pergolas may be made at a very small cost with 

 larch poles, and the average everyday structure so called 

 consists of uprights, cross-pieces at the top, and angular pieces 

 running from the uprights to the top. Where a still more 

 pretentious effect is aimed at (though in taste it is question- 

 able) chains are made to depend in various ways that fancy 

 may dictate. Varieties for this purpose are very numerous, 

 though the following selection should meet the re- 

 quirements of most amateurs : Dorothy Perkins, 

 Turner's Crimson Rambler, Paul's Carmine Pillar, 

 Alister Stella Gray, Blush Rambler, Bennett's Seedling 

 (Thoresbyana), Mme. Alfred Carriere, Reve d'Or, Gardenia, 

 and Paul's Single White. 



