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the former being used for two or three plants of the same variety, arranged 

 in isolated positions in the grounds, and the latter for the display of a 

 selection of the best. The latter have much to recommend them, not so 

 much for the shade they give as for the aid they render in displaying to 

 the best advantage an important section of Roses. In sunny climes shade 

 is of primary importance, and it is necessary so to arrange the supports, and 

 the plants, as to protect those passing beneath from the rays of the sun. 

 But in this country this is quite a secondary matter, and we should, 

 therefore, give the first consideration to the Roses or other climbers with 

 which the pergola is draped. "Wooden supports appear preferable to the 

 Roses, but examples are constantly coming under notice that serve to show 

 Roses have not so great an antipathy to iron supports as is generally 

 believed to be the case. When wood is used, there should not be a super- 

 abundance of material, nor should either supports or cross-pieces be too 

 stout. In some pergolas that have come under my notice the woodwork 

 has been arranged at intervals too short for the proper display of Roses, 

 and in others it has been much too stout. Peeled stems and branches of 

 oak, or some other durable wood, are preferable to square-cut deals ; but 

 the latter may be used, as, when well clothed, but little is seen of the frame- 

 work. 



"When, from choice or necessity, iron is used in the construction of 

 pergolas, the form that has been adopted with so much success at Kew 

 will commend itself to a large section of rosarians. It is light and elegant, 

 two important considerations in making provision for the support of 

 climbing Roses ; and it is inexpensive, which to many will, of necessity, be 

 a strong recommendation. The pergola in the Royal Gardens at Kew is 

 of a much greater length than would be required in any but the largest of 

 private gardens, but the design has the advantage of being as well suited for 

 a walk a hundred yards long as for one of a thousand yards. Briefly 

 stated, the framework consists of ordinary gas-piping and chains. The 

 uprights and cross-pieces are formed with gas-pipes, the latter being quite 

 straight, and the several arches are connected together with tightly 

 stretched chains on either side of the walk. Nothing could be more 

 simple or less expensive, and that the Roses are in agreement with their 

 supports is made evident by the highly satisfactory growth they annually 

 make. 



In clothing pergolas with Roses, it is desirable to plant varieties from 

 several sections, because of the difference in their time of blooming, 

 and the consequent prolongation of the season of attractiveness. The 

 strong growing Teas and the climbing forms of several of the Hybrid 

 Teas, with a few robust Hybrid Perpetuals, should be employed because 

 of their continuity of flowering. Several will not be sufficiently rampant 

 to run over the top of the pergolas, but they will reach the top of the 

 uprights and give an abundance of flowers throughout the summer 

 months. The following is a good selection : — Ramblers : Aglaia, Claire 

 Jacquier, Crimson Rambler, The Dawson, Dorothy Perkins, Dundee 

 Rambler, Electra, Euphrosyne, Felicite Perpetue, Helene, Leuchstern, 

 Psyche, Queen Alexandra, Thalia, and Thoresbyana. Teas : Belle Lyon- 

 naise, Bouquet d'Or, Climbing Perle des Jardins, E. V. Hermanos, Gloire 

 de Dijon, Le Soleil, Madame Moreau. Hybrid Teas : Bardou Job, Climb- 



