12 GARDENING DIFFICULTIES SOLVED 



assorted colours and of good form. I already have Gloire de Dijon, 

 Gruss an Teplitz, Lady Gay, and Crimson Rambler. Also a good 

 white Rose. Would Madame A. Carriere suit me in this case ? I 

 should like to know why it is not advisable to buy bundles of Roses 

 at auction sales. Anxious, Fulham. 



A. The variety of Rose that you would like for the 10-feet wall 

 would be Kaiserin Friedrich or Bouquet d'Or. Either should grow 

 in the somewhat shaded aspect, if you prepare a good deep hole for 

 the roots. Five good pillar Roses would be Climbing Caroline 

 Testout, Ards Rover, Conrad F. Meyer, J.B. Clark, Frangois Crousse. 

 Madame A. Carriere would be a splendid Rose for your proposed 

 trellis. It is not specially beautiful in form, but is such a good 

 grower that we could not recommend a better. A more perfect 

 bloom would be Climbing K. A. Victoria, and we believe it would 

 grow with you. Do not buy pot plants, but get good specimens 

 from the open ground. They could be obtained for the price you 

 name, Is. 6d. each. We should- not advise you to buy Roses at 

 auction sales for the simple reason that you have to take what is 

 given you, and usually they are the leavings after the season's sales. 

 Moreover, the plants are allowed to stand about and the roots 

 become parched up. 



Six Roses for Exhibition 



Q. Will you tell me the names of six Rose varieties for showing 

 purposes 1 W. P., Nairn. 



A. You will find the following good, reliable sorts to grow. Dean 

 Hole, Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. John Laing, Mrs. W. J. Grant, 

 Ulrich Brunner, Madame Jules Gravereaux. The latter is a very 

 strong grower, but prune it down to the ground each year, and it will 

 produce some enormous blooms. 



Roses for Hedge 



Q. I am anxious to plant a Rose hedge, and would be glad if you 

 would tell me which of the following would be the most suitable. The 

 hedge would be about 30 feet long, and unfortunately much exposed 

 to north-west wind. Rosa rugosa, alba, rubra, Conrad F. Meyer, 

 common Sweet Briar. Please suggest any more suitable, and give 

 advice as to distance apart to plant, and pruning. A. $., Blackburn. 



A. If you desire a tall hedge, you could not do better than plant 

 Conrad F. Meyer or the charming Penzance Briar Anne of Geierstein, 

 which has rich crimson blossoms. But, possibly, as the hedge would 



