THE GARDEN AT HOME 



garden, a garden of flower borders, or a garden of some 

 special flower, or shall it be an association of all these ? 

 It is surely a question for the garden owner, who will 

 naturally consult his own likes and dislikes. Some part 

 of it should be given up to Roses, for Roses grow admir- 

 ably in the suburbs, particularly the climbing sorts. 



The climbing Rose has a double value, since while 

 helping to form an ideal boundary it also gives rich 

 flower beauty. As space is scarce in the suburbs, we 

 must choose only those Roses that bloom continuously. 

 They are as numerous as those that blossom only once, 

 and they are, of course, immeasurably more satisfac- 

 tory. Here are the names of some of them : Richmond, 

 red ; Madame Ravary, yellow ; Madame A. Chatenay, 

 salmon and rose ; Hugh Dickson, crimson ; Caroline 

 Testout, pink ; La France, light pink ; Grace Darling, 

 rose and salmon ; Lady Ashtown, pink ; Comtesse du 

 Cayla, a lovely China rose of sunset colouring the old 

 Pink China ; Armosa, a pretty, old-fashioned Bourbon 

 Rose, with pink flowers, nearly always in bloom ; Coral- 

 lina, coral pink ; Betty, rose and pink shades. There are 

 plenty of others described in the chapter on Roses ; these 

 are just a few of the best. Among climbing sorts will, 

 of course, be chosen that evergreen favourite, Dorothy 

 Perkins, together with Hiawatha, a beautiful crimson- 

 flowered variety ; White Dorothy Perkins, Blush Rambler, 

 Tausendschon, Tea Rambler, and perhaps Crimson 

 Rambler, all of which grow vigorously and bloom freely. 



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