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These are kinds which, whilst rambling far and wide, 

 will clothe the sides as well as the top of the arches. 

 They should be floriferous and of luxuriant foliage, 

 such as the Ayrshires and Sempervirens. Amongst the 

 most perfect pergola Roses are the new Wichuriaina 

 hybrids, a class only recently created. These have 

 close, almost evergreen foliage, and produce, on long 

 pendulous shoots, numerous bunches of highly coloured 

 and fragrant flowers. Some are perpetual ; all bloom 

 over a period of some weeks ; they break continually 

 from the base, and the laterals hang down with the 

 abandon necessary to a pergola. A selection of the 

 best pergola kinds will be found under List I. 



It is necessary, however, to introduce other roses for 

 the sake of variety of effect. There are many very 

 useful kinds, which, whilst making rampant growths, 

 become naked at the sides. Many of them, such as 

 Euphrosyne, can be made to clothe the lower part by 

 cutting back the shoots which spring from the base. 

 The clothing of the base may also be effected by the 

 planting with the more rampant variety, a companion 

 rose of a dwarfer character, whose task it will be to 

 cover the uprights, whilst the more vigorous variety 

 runs to the top. These dwarfer kinds are indicated in 

 List III. 



Indeed, the possibilities become almost endless, and 

 these combinations will afford frequent opportunities for 

 taste and discernment. 



As to the treatment of Roses grown in this way : 



The first point is to clothe the pergola as quickly as 

 possible, therefore, rapid growing varieties should be 

 chosen, which may afterwards be supplemented, when 

 necessary, as recommended above. During the Spring 



