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some roses that may be termed evergreen — in 
fact, are truly evergreen if planted in favourable 
situations, with plenty of sunshine, and in good 
soil. For a trailing plant, to cover a steep bankor 
a stone wall, nothing is more suitable or more 
appropriate than some variety of the Memorial 
rose. The small shining, dark-green leaves of 
these beautiful trailers are always attractive, and 
place the group among those plants most desir- 
able on account of their foliage, even though 
we take no account of the blossoms. 
The original type (Rosa Wichuraiana) is half 
evergreen and very hardy; by crossing this with 
R. sempervirens, which is less hardy, but, where 
it grows, absolutely evergreen, we have procured 
(or rather the progressive plant-breeders have 
procured for us) roses that are perfectly hardy 
and that carry green leaves all winter. The 
best varieties for foliage effect are Evergreen 
Gem, South Orange Perfection, Gardenia, and 
Manda’s Triumph. 
What are you going to do this year with that 
bare, shady spot in the lawn or under those 
trees, that has always given you so much trouble? 
Perhaps you have come to think that nothing 
will grow there. Well, instead of trying to start 
(aud thereby probably wasting) more grass 
