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ROSES. 
[chap. IX. 
R. H. Jenkinson, Esq., at Norbiton House, 
near Kingston, The common double yellow 
Rose, which seldom flowers well, should be 
grown in a rich soil and warm situation, and 
it requires abundance of air. 
Of the climbing roses, the Ayrshire roses, 
particularly the beautiful white flower called 
the Queen of the Belgians, and Rosa ruga, 
a very handsome and fragrant variety, are 
perhaps the best for training upon frames to 
form what are called pillars and pyramids of 
roses, as they are quite hardy. For sheltered 
situations Rosa multiflora, and its near ally 
the Seven Sisters’ rose may be chosen; as they 
grow very fast and very high, and produce 
myriads of flowers, though they are easily 
killed by frost. The most valuable climbing 
roses are, however, the descendants of Rosa 
sempervirens, the evergreen roses ; and these 
are the only kinds that should be used for peg¬ 
ging down over the dug ground of a shrub¬ 
bery. They are of the easiest culture, as 
they will grow under the drip of trees, and 
they ought never to be pruned. Before 
planting them the ground should be dug, and 
well cleared from the roots of weeds, &c. 
