Planting I have put in climbers five feet long from which I have 
Climbing had some show the first summer after planting, and it has 
Roses taken three years since for them to reach the top of their poles, 
whereas some climbers cut within a foot of the ground when 
planting threw up new shoots ten feet long the first season, and 
bloomed excellently the following year. So that by sacrificing 
a poor effect at first you will obtain something much more 
satisfactory later. 
It is also wise to look forward to the future in considering 
and placing the poles for climbers. A light pole or bamboo 
frame certainly has a more pleasing appearance when the Roses 
are but slightly grown, but in the course of a very short time 
it will become too slender and shaky for the thick growth, and 
then the renewal and strengthening is a difficult and sometimes 
disastrous job. There is no doubt that a new pergola, or series 
of poles of thick wood or brick, will look bare at first, and even 
ugly and unpleasant in an old garden, and will cause much 
adverse comment from ungardening friends, but when the 
foliage has clothed the unsightly uprights your wisdom and 
patience will be rewarded by the happy knowledge that your 
beautiful roses will not be blown down completely (which I 
have known to happen) by a summer storm, for the resistance 
of the thick growth during a high wind is such that great 
strength is required for its support. 
The dark velvet of La Rosiére is a never-failing joy, and 
this Rose may be highly recommended as the very best dark one. 
We are sometimes told that its synonym is Camille de Rohan, 
but I believe this is a mistake. They are quite distinct in 
habit, though similar in colour. When Camille de Rohan does 
well and produces a really good bloom—a rarity in many 
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