ROSA POLYANTHA 
of Merit from the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Soon after Gilbert sold the stock of the Engineer Rose for a small sum 
to Messrs. Turner of Slough, who changed its name to ‘‘Crimson 
Rambler ” and put it upon the market. It soon found favour, and is 
now widely grown not only in England but all over the continent and 
the northern United States. Among its many claims to popularity 
are its extreme hardiness, the facility with which it may be propagated 
and the readiness with which it accommodates itself to all conditions. 
It is well, however, to avoid planting it against a wall which is much 
exposed to the sun, for in such positions it is apt, like most other 
Roses, to be attacked by thrips and mildew, and moreover its colour 
is less brilliant than when grown in the open or against a north wall. 
Care should also be taken to choose a suitable position away from 
other Roses, for its glowing brilliant colouring will clash with any but 
white flowers. When it can be planted in a green glade, or against a 
background of shrubs, or in an open place on grass, nothing can be 
more beautiful than a group of Crimson Rambler seen under these 
conditions. Although not a perpetual bloomer, its flowering season 
is often prolonged to four or five weeks, and the individual flowers last 
well owing to the substance of their petals. There is no Rose which 
produces flowers in such profusion ; a single plant, when well established, 
will easily give 6,000 flowers. It has been the parent of many hybrids, 
and each season the number is largely increased. 
