THE PINK CHEROKEE ROSE 
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and R. canina var. Una^ etc. A happy I 
idea would be to plant a mass of '^Rose 
Anemone " in the middle of a large 
bed, and around it that lovely single 
Rose — spmosissima qltaica. The central 
mass might be tied to supports, or better 
yet left to scramble over logs and tree- 
RosA L^viGATA "Rose Anemone" at Grayswood, 
Haslemere. 
{_Engraved for '■'Flora.") 
roots which would not mar its grace 
of habit. Another and equally pretty 
way would be to plant it with Jersey 
Beauty — sometimes called the Yellow 
CherokeeRose — this last to trail around 
the outside of the bed and mingle its 
clear yellow flowers with the tender 
pink ones of the centre. Even better 
than a formal bed would be a gently 
sloping bank planted in this way, with 
the fine green foliage beautiful at all 
seasons while the pliant shoots lend 
themselves to any form of training. The | 
charm of the best single Roses is only 
I beginning to be felt in gardens, but in 
ways such as these the Rose-garden 
will soon become a more picturesque 
creation than in the old days of trim 
beds and set forms. 
The foliage of our Rose is handsome, 
some leaves measuring 3! by inches, 
of a rich myrtle-green, and glossy — a 
character inherited from R. Icevigata. 
The dark-brown shoots are freely armed 
with strong thorns and minor prickles. 
Planted in deep rich soil it grows so 
vigorously that, apart from its flowers, 
it is of value as a sub-evergreen. For 
the conservatory, pillar-trained plants 
in pots are a pretty feature and in a cool 
place they last in beauty for 3 or 4 weeks. 
Though apparently sterile as a seed- 
bearer , this newcomer will no doubt play 
its part as a pollen-parent in the near 
future, for there is yet a wide field to 
work upon in the many fine wild Roses 
which are too seldom met with. The 
late Mr. Girdlestone was a strong be- 
liever in a future race of mildew-proof 
Roses, raised by crossing such kinds as 
nitida^ lucida^ and lutea. Were proof 
needed, we see what can be done in a 
few short years by cross-breeding the 
remarkable hybrids of R. Wichuriana^ 
and who shall say that results fully as 
good may not await those who devote 
themselves to work of this kind. Some 
while ago there was in flower at Kew a 
lovely Rose — across between i?. micro- 
phylla and R. rugosa — with huge Aza- 
lea-like blossoms of a delicate blush- 
colour ; so far as I know this has never 
been distributed. Another remarkable 
I Rose-hybrid is Gottfreid Kellar^ in 
which we have the free and half-climbing 
