48 BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION 



which cannot be over-estimated. They are not only 

 invaluable when grown in a perfectly natural way 

 but are also most interesting if trained in fantastic 

 forms. Last season we had airships, windmills, 

 open umbrellas, elephants, and many other curious 

 shapes, and we have a great many new and original 

 designs already made up for coming seasons. 



It is a pity that more is not done in England 

 in the way of training such things as lend them- 

 selves to the art into classical and fancy designs, 

 instead of perpetuating balloons, standards, pyra- 

 mids, and such-like relics of our forefathers. It 

 really only requires a little more time and patience 

 and English growers might do worse than emulate 

 the Japanese in this matter. 



Lady Gay. 



There is little difference in these 

 varieties, but I consider Lady Gay the 

 best of the three. Minnehaha is not 



^ 7 quite so free, but the trusses of flower 



Minnehaha. , -, . , , , ,, 



are longer and more pointed, and thus 



most useful for cutting. 



* Crimson Rambler. (Philadelphia is much the better of the 



* Philadelphia. I two for pot work. 



*Hiawatha. A beautiful red variety, but not so free as 



^Delight. (Sweet scented.) 



*Delight. This is a grand variety, and every one should have 

 it in the garden. (Sweet scented.) 



* White Dorothy. A welcome arrival. 



