THE ROSE 47 



Flora Mclvor. All Lord Penzance's Hybrids are beautiful, 

 but I consider this and the two named after himself 

 and Her Ladyship are the best. 

 Macrantha. A blush pink ; one of the finest singles. 

 * Juliet. This is one of the most wonderful breaks in colour. 

 *Lady Penzance. 

 *Lord Penzance. 

 ^Gottfried Keller. 



* These are my particular fancy. 



The suitability of the above Roses for floral work 

 has been very forcibly illustrated at the National 

 Rose Society's shows, where for some years I have 

 judged the decorative classes and can therefore 

 vouch for the fact that ninety per cent, of the 

 highest awards have fallen to work in which one or 

 more of them have been employed either alone or 

 in conjunction with other varieties. 



WICHURIANA ROSES 



" If anything could make me wish to have a large house 

 instead of a small one, it would be that I might have a wider 

 expanse of wall up which to grow clambering Roses."" 



ALFRED AUSTIN. 



In addition to the charming effects, in every 

 position in the garden, which all this section gives 

 us, they have great decorative value when grown in 

 pots. Their advent has opened artistic possibilities 



