CHAPTER X 



ROSES FOR ARCHES AND PILLARS 



The number of roses suitable for covering arch and 

 arbour, pillar and pergola, is almost illimitable nowa- 

 days, and the need for caution in making a selection is, 

 therefore, all the more necessary. Some supports, such 

 as the stone pillars of a pergola, may be far too beautifiil 

 to smother with rampant roses ; while others, for instance, 

 a rustic arch or summer-house, is attractive in proportion 

 to the wealth of its leafy, and, in due time, flowering 

 canopy. Among roses for arch, arbour, summer-house, 

 trellis, and rustic pergola, there are probably none so 

 satisfactory as the wichuraiana varieties, for they are 

 distinguished by quick growth and shining, persistent 

 foliage no less than by abundant blossoming, and they 

 need the minimum of attention. Such, for instance, as 

 Dorothy Perkins, Alberic Barbier, Hiawatha, Rene Andre 

 and many others, grow rampantly, and in the course of 

 a season or two make a delightful show. The multiflora 

 .roses, represented by Crimson Rambler, Blush Rambler, 

 Tea Rambler, Hel^ne, and others, are almost equally 

 satisfactory, though they have not the persistent foliage 

 that is such a charm of the Dorothy Perkins type of rose. 

 Many old favourites are still used for covering similar 

 supports, notably Bennett's Seedling, Felicite Perp^tue, 



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