THE NEW ROSE-GROWING 137 



No more admirable pillar Rose, new or old, can be 

 found than Blush Rambler, and a sport from this named 

 Dorothy Jeavons, pure white, with yellow anthers, is 

 worthy of the attention of Rose-lovers, for it has the 

 good habit and abundant blooming of its parent. 



The blue pillar Rose, Veilchenblau, evokes interest. 

 The name stands in German for the adjective violet-blue, 

 and it represents the colour of the flowers very well. 

 Not many Rose-lovers would call it beautiful, but there 

 are some who admire it. It is a semi-double seedling 

 from Crimson Rambler, introduced by Schmidt in 1909. 

 The habit is vigorous, and the flowers are produced in 

 large bunches. 



Lovers of Crimson Rambler have long sighed for a 

 Perpetual form. Though a very beautiful Rose in its 

 season it does not last long, and the flowers hang in dry, 

 brown, unsightly bunches after July. The same remarks 

 a pply to Philadelphia Rambler. Flower of Fairfield 

 closely resembles Crimson Rambler, but is a successional 

 bloomer, and may on that account be preferred. 



All pillar Roses should be thinned in late summer, 

 preserving strong new wood and giving it full exposure 

 to the sun. 



Rose-lovers who have large gardens may well give 

 attention to the fine modern hybrids of the rough-leaved 

 Japanese Rose, rugosa, for they make wonderful groups. 

 One healthy plant in a bed to itself is an inspiring sight 

 in late spring, looking at a distance like a gigantic Paeony. 

 In autumn the large, brilliant hips of the single forms 

 are bright and cheerful. Places might be found for beds 

 of these giant Rose bushes on the outskirts of a lawn, or 

 they might form isolated groups in rough grass. They 

 are perfectly hardy. 



There is no more beautiful variety in this class than 



