GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



Through the combined use of the June roses and the 

 monthlies, it never went completely out of bloom, 

 while with few exceptions there was enough life and 

 color to indicate something of its beauty at the time of 

 its great outpouring. 



In this garden there was a notable bed filled with 

 the Baroness Rothschild, and another not far distant 

 with Clio roses. The former is one of the most satis- 

 factory hybrid perpetuals in existence. Its globular, 

 cup-shaped flowers are replete with petals of bright 

 rose and at their best are of immense size. It is, 

 however, the manner of the setting of the blossom on 

 the stem that is most striking. The canes are stout 

 and erect and uphold the flower so as to give it a 

 stately look well worthy the queen of flowers. It is 

 one of the few roses of this class that are practically 

 scentless. 



Frequently the Baroness Rothschild blooms two 

 or three times during the season instead of confining 

 itself to the month of June. It is not troubled to any 

 great extent by insect attacks, nor is it subject to 

 mildew. It is almost as pronounced an individual 

 in a garden as the American beauty. 



The Clio, which is somewhat on the order of the 

 Baroness Rothschild, is a paler rose; the flowers of 

 flesh color, while deepening at the center to deep 

 pink, bleach, as they open, to almost white. Yet, the 

 plant itself is very vigorous and one of the most prolific 

 in flowering. A number of these roses planted in a 

 bed produce a mass of delicate color that is advan- 

 tageous to tone down the superabundance of reds and 



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