GARDENS OF ROSES 



about the entire circle. But there it allowed no other 

 plant to grow, twining itself about any intruder until 

 it had choked it to death. There are varieties that 

 have single, others semi-double, and still others that 

 have quite double flowers. The Jersey beauty is one 

 of the most attractive of the wichuraiana hybrids. 



The majority of climbing and trailing roses once 

 well established remain permanently in a garden. 

 Neglect even will not discourage them. Often they 

 are wildly free with their bloom, truly charming inhab- 

 itants of the globe. 



Standards naturally have a place within the gar- 

 den, forming a part of it, accentuating its paths and 

 points. For special reasons, however, they have been 

 treated in the chapter devoted to plants grown in this 

 way. 



The roses desirable to form hedges and screens have 

 likewise been included in the chapter on Hedges. 



Although the rose gardens that follow the coast 

 line of New England and of the middle coast states 

 can show much luxuriance and are strong examples of 

 artistic beauty, which will undoubtedly increase as the 

 years pass on, and although they are places where one 

 cares to linger, they can never, owing to climatic con- 

 ditions, equal the natural wonder of the southern rose 

 gardens. 



Very early in the history of this country the south- 

 ern gardens, especially those of the rose, attained a 

 remarkable height of splendor. This was because their 

 owners had not only a love of flowers, but because 

 they kept in touch with and followed most extrava- 



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