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THE BOOK OF THE ROSE 



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When once established, Roses on the seedling briar 

 stock are best where they are likely to be neglected, but 

 most of those in the above list will do fairly on their 

 own roots. 



Only strong growing and thoroughly hardy Teas and 

 Noisettes can be recommended for this purpose, such 

 as Gloire de Dijon, Homere, Reve d'Or, and Safrano or 

 Madame Charles. 



Of these, Gloire de Dijon and Reve d'Or would also 

 do as cottage climbers, but the trailing habit of the 

 Ayrshires makes them more suitable than stiff- wooded 

 Roses for situations where they are likely to be left 

 unpruned and untrained. 



For the pegging-down system of training, Roses 

 should be free-flowering and strong, yet fairly pliable in 

 growth ; but some of the stiffer ones can be bent down 

 if it be done gradually as thev otow. 



Twelve H.P.s for pegging down. 



Camille Bernardin La France 



Duke of Edinburgh Mrs. John Laing 



Duke of Teck Prince Arthur 



General Jacqueminot Prince Camille de Rohan 



Gloire de Margottin Thomas Mills 



John Stuart Mill Tiolette Bo^vyer 



Moss Roses are sometimes trained in this way. Anion o- 

 Teas, the hardiest and most pliable of the Dijon race 

 are suitable, some of the most vigorous among the 

 button-hole varieties such as William Allen Richardson 

 and LTcleal, and perhaps Marie van Houtte, Caroline 

 Kuster, and Madame Lambard. In choosing sorts with 

 pliable shoots for this mode of culture, it should be 

 remembered that a stiff flower stem is desirable, for 



