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Laurette Messimy and Madame Eugene Resal 



and any of the hardy old-world bush Eoses that 

 you can possibly collect. 



Maiden's Blush with its shell-pink flowers, semi- 

 double and dark blue-green leaves. 



Moss Roses of all shades. 



Rosa Alpina blooming in May, single bright pink 



Rosa Indica of the same colour, late in the sum- 

 mer, and many others. 



If you can give a bit of garden for growing such 

 Eoses as these I am sure you will be well rewarded, 

 for you will have a beautiful wealth of flowers for 

 the whole summer. It will be no use attempting 

 this sort of Eose-dell or Eose-walk unless you 

 can give them plenty of space, and an open airy 

 situation ; this I believe to be of more importance 

 than a quantity of manure. Let them be well 

 planted (in November), well pruned back the first 

 year after planting, and then let them grow as 

 rampant as they will, only cutting away dead or old 

 wood, so as to give full play to the young shoots. 



STRAIGHT BORDERS AND TERRACES. 

 Most gardens have some place where a straight 

 wide border seems to be a necessity, and these can 



