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necessary with Hybrid Perpetuals, and in a lesser degree 

 with Hybrid Teas, does not meet with their approval. 



Tea roses should also be planted against sunny walls 

 wherever opportunity offers. They make astonishing 

 progress if well cared for. Varieties such as Lady Roberts, 

 Maman Cochet, White Maman Cochet, and Marie Van 

 Houtte will cover quite large spaces. We have seen 

 plants of the latter reaching a height of some twelve 

 feet, and of almost similar width, yielding supphes of 

 exquisite blossoms throughout the summer and autumn. 



Among the climbing Teas there are some very delight- 

 ful roses suitable for warm, sunny walls. They have the 

 great advantage over rambling roses, too often grown 

 in such choice positions, that they yield flowers through- 

 out the summer and autumn, and even into winter. 

 Similar pruning and training to that recommended for 

 the climbing Hybrid Teas is suitable ; the stems should, 

 especially in the earlier years, be trained as nearly hori- 

 zontally as possible, so that fresh growths may develop 

 from the lower part of the tree. Most of the blooms will 

 be obtained from side shoots developing on the matured 

 stems ; these cannot be dispensed with until they are 

 worn out, or there are other young stems to replace 

 them. The side shoots, or laterals, as they are commonly 

 called, need shortening in February or early March. 

 About two-thirds should be cut off. It is useless to 

 attempt the climbing Teas on sunless walls ; they need 

 sunshine and warmth. A well-drained and carefully pre- 

 pared border, as described in the chapter dealing with 

 roses on walls, is also most necessary. If he is able to 



