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House & Garden 
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From Candles to Incandescence 
{Continued from page 72) 
When chandeliers are used, have also 
enough side lights at a lower level; 
otherwise the center of illumination is 
too high. Only in exceptional cases, 
even when candles are burned, can a 
chandelier be successfully used as the 
sole source of illumination. 
Hanging lamps and lanterns for halls, 
entries, stair wells and rooms, especially 
large rooms, permit a freer use than 
chandeliers. Drops, usually and prefer¬ 
ably for electric lights properly shaded, 
with the bulbs concealed from beneath, 
are to be recommended for use above 
dressing stands. “Domes” of every kind, 
eschew. 
Sconces, wall lanterns and all other 
fixed lighting appliances, every one of 
which ought to have a very real deco¬ 
rative as well as utilitarian function, 
should be placed (1) where they will be 
useful; (2) not too high so that most 
of the light goes to the ceiling; (3) and. 
The Fifty Best 
if possible, in a balanced or symmetrical 
manner. 
Electric bulbs should be screened from 
view by shades or by devices for diffus¬ 
ing the light. The following may be 
noted as a few of the acceptable possi¬ 
bilities in electric fixtures:—chandeliers 
in which the bulbs are wholly concealed 
by crystals; globular crystal chandeliers 
with the bulbs inside; the old Empire 
mantel lamps with pendent prisms, the 
bulbs inside a ground glass shade; adap¬ 
tations of the same form to wall fix¬ 
tures; for both hanging and wall use, 
any of the lantern forms, Florentine, 
Renaissance or old English, with a full < 
length cylindrical bulb inside ground ", 
glass facets; the bulb concealed by a ; 
thick glass “sun-burst” of divergent 
rays, or any design making use of prin¬ 
ciple; the bulb concealed by a Japanese 
semi-circular rice-paper wall lantern, and 
various Oriental adaptations. 
Climbing Roses 
{Continued from page 20) 
have had to give preference to others 
that are possibly not quite as good, but 
they flower either much earlier or later 
when there is a dearth of bloom. As an 
example, Philadelphia rambler might be 
cited. For color and powth it should 
certainly be included in the best fifty, 
but flowering as it does when most 
climbers are in their glory, its value de¬ 
preciates. To take its place I have in¬ 
stalled Grass an Freundorf, a wichurai- 
ana introduced by Praskac in 1913. This 
variety has the same wonderful glowing 
crimson, rather deeper than the former; 
the foliage is a little better and in addi¬ 
tion it flowers right at the end of the 
season when its beauty is doubly ap¬ 
preciated. 
Other names that will be expectantly 
but vainly sought in this list are purely 
synonyms, or are not distinctive enough 
to bear another name. The most con¬ 
spicuously in mind as I write are: 
Lady Gay, synonymous with Dorothy 
Perkins; Lady Godiva, synonymous 
with Dorothy Dennison; Farquhar, re¬ 
sembling Dorothy Perkins; Newport 
Fairy, resembling American Pillar. 
Varieties typified by Garisenda (a 
personal favorite of mine) have been 
omitted from the fifty selected because 
of their moderate to weak growth. This 
variety when used as a small climber 
only is beautiful indeed with its satiny 
malmaison pink flowers. It lacks free¬ 
ness in flowering, however, and so as a 
general garden climber cannot be recom¬ 
mended. Possibly — even probably — 
there are some other varieties which I 
have not had the opportunity of testing 
that should be included in this collection. 
From advices received from some au¬ 
thorities among whom I must name the 
late Admiral Aaron Ward, I have made 
notes to observe specially Alida Lovett, 
a double flesh similar in shape to Dr. 
Van Fleet but of deeper pink; Mermaid, 
single yellow; Roby, single red; as well 
as other varieties not quite so promising. 
Uses of Climbing Roses 
When the many varied uses of_ the 
climbing rose are borne in mind it is 
all the more remarkable that they ap¬ 
parently have not found favor to a 
larger extent. A good illustration of 
their economic value can be seen in the 
suburbs of Philadelphia, where in places 
the railroad banks are clothed with 
rambling roses. Not only are they de¬ 
sirable from an esthetic standpoint, but 
they hold up the bank with their fibrous 
roots, preventing washouts and generally 
keeping the banks in good condition 
with just the initial cost. 
There are several varieties especially 
adapted for this purpose, first among 
which I would place Elisa Robichon. 
This variety has been used with extraor- ' 
dinary effect at the home of Dr. Robert - 
Huey in Philadelphia, where a whole ' 
bank is densely clothed with its lustrous ' 
foliage. Again, large boulders, heaps of 
stones, old tree stumps and such objects 
offer an ideal setting for the display of 
the climbing rose. These features when 
clothed with garlands of flowers are i 
transformed to beauty spots of the gar¬ 
den. For such purposes, the wichurai- 
ana hybrids have been found unusually 
good. 
Rose arbors, pergolas and arches are 
common enough not to need comment, 
but divisional fences which generally are 
obnoxious would, if used as a support ' 
for roses, become a mutual tie between 
neighbors, as well as effecting their pri¬ 
mary object. 
The trellis also has been wisely used 
for training the rose over the porch, but 
how seldom is a wall of roses seen, such 
as are so wondrously beautiful in En¬ 
gland. True, it may not be possible for \ 
us with our almost tropical summers to ) 
gain such perfection, but a surprisingly j 
creditable result can be obtained with j 
care and forethought. A high wall facing ! 
south should be chosen and extra care ’ 
taken in the preparation of the soil. 
On such a wall even the less hardy kinds 
such as Aviateur Bleriot can be made 
to flourisb. The shoots may be affixed 
to the wall, either with cloth strips the 
ends of which are nailed, or tied to a 
trellis work erected close to the wall 
for that purpose. 
Another method of growing the multi¬ 
flora hybrids has been recently drawn 
to my attention—that of training, or 
rather allowing them to grow as large 
shrubs. This is done by simply afford¬ 
ing them a strong stake, preferably iron, 
for support. It must be noted that it is 
the multiflora class that are used for this 
purpose, as they have sturdy, vigorous 
shoots and develop into more bushy 
specimens than the more graceful wichu- 
raianas. 
A practice that is followed with great 
success in the balmy climate of England 
is training wichuraiana varieties into 
various shapes—topiary work. Various 
shapes of ships, animals, birds, etc., are ■' 
modelled in wire and the long shoots 
tied on to these. When in full bloom a 
very unusual display which strikes you 
rather by its oddity than its beauty is 
the result. This, however, I am afraid 
would entail too much labor in order to 
keep them through our winters, although 
in the south it could undoubtedly be 
performed. 
Such varieties as Zephirin Drouhin, 
{Continued on page 76) . 
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