Pink Flowers 251 
JUNE 
PINK SHRUBS 
AcactA. Rose (Robinia hispida). § ft. A dwarf shrub with droop- 
ing branches, smooth leaves tipped with a bristle, and thorny stem, 
drooping rose-pink pea-shaped flowers with a deeper red woolly calyx, 
borne in loose axillary racemes. Should have a position sheltered from 
the wind as the wood is brittle and the limbs are easily broken, give full 
sun, rich soil and moisture. Propagated by layering. 
AZALEA. Tree (A. arborescens). 4 ft. A handsome pale rose-pink 
variety; called hardy, but not so with me. Propagate by layering, but 
the branch must not be severed for two years. For culture, see Azalea, 
White Per., May. 
Devrzia (D. Lemoine). 3-4 ft. A pink variety with double flowers. 
See D. White Shrubs, June. 
DrerviLiA, WEIGELIA (D. florida, also known as D. rosea). 6 ft. A 
graceful shrub spreading by suckers from the root, bearing abundant 
rosy flowers in axillary and terminal clusters. Give a rich moist soil 
and shaded position. Propagated by suckers. 
JAPANESE RosE, see Rugosa Rose. 
PEacH. Blood-leaved (Prunus Persica). A showy variety with 
blood-red foliage in spring, becoming purple in summer. 
RosE. The perfect lily should be white and fragrant, so the perfect 
rose should be large, shell pink and fragrant. The following list is not 
exhaustive or even general, but it comprises the pink roses I have grown 
and find hardy in my small garden. 
Rosr. Baroness Rothschild—a cross between the Damask Rose and 
Rosa Indica, a Hybrid Perpetual of stocky growth, large globular 
flowers, pale pink and scentless. If given cultivation during the bloom- 
ing season (June) and pruned slightly in July, it will yield some autumn 
bloom. 
Rose. Cabbage, Provence (Rosa centifolia). One of the best and 
commonest varieties grown. Bears large fragrant very double pink 
flowers with incurving petals, on slender stalks, which produce a grace- 
ful nodding effect. Requires a richly manured soil and open situation. 
Rose. Cinnamon (Rosa cinnamonea). 4-6 ft. A most vigorous 
variety inclined to run wild, with quantities of pale rose-pink flowers 
3 in. across, borne along drooping stems. Very beautiful when in per- 
