CLIMBERS, continued. 
48 
Standard. Standard. Climber. 
Name. 
Description. 
2/- 
2/6 
1 /-. Violet Blue. Rambler ( Schmidt , 1908), a seedling from 
Crimson Rambler, small flowers, variable from lilac rose 
to bluish purple, produced in clusters, by some described 
as the blue rose ; late flowering. 
1/6 White Banksia (Kerr, 1807), pure white, small and very 
double ; flowers in large clusters. 
1 /— White Thousand Beauties. Polyantha (W. Paul <§• Son, 
1913), a white sport from Thousand Beauties, of same 
habit and good qualities ; late flowering. 
1 /— William Allen Richardson. Noisette (Ditcher, 1878), 
very deep orange yellow, small but showy and distinct 
flowers ; a grand button-hole variety of most attractive 
colour ; early and late flowering. 
1/6 Yellow Banksia (Royal Horticultural Society, 1824), beauti" 
ful yellow, smali and very double ; flowers in large 
clusters. 
9d. Zephyrine Drouhin, Bourbon (Bizot, 1873), bright 
silvery pink, large semi-double flowers, frequently known 
as the thornless rose. 
Rose Hedges are principally of two classes- 
I. The moderately high hedge for encircling the beds of rose gardens, or for terrace 
banks, etc. The most suitable varieties are the strongest growers amongst the 
Chinas, Rugosas, Scots and Sweet Briars. 
They should be planted in a double row, thus * * * * * 2J ft. from plant to plant, on well 
manured and deeply trenched land to give a good start, after which they will take care 
of themselves, if kept clean and free from all undergrowth. The classes should not be 
mixed, the fence will be more satisfactory if composed of one class only. 
II . For larger hedges or screens, the preparation of the ground would be the same, 
but stout poles or galvanised iron uprights with feet must be placed at intervals, and 
standing 6ft or 7 ft. out of the ground ; to these should be attached four rows of strong 
galvanised wire. Only one row of plants is necessary, and these can be planted 4 ft. 
apart ; as they grow the shoots should be tied to the lines of wires and poles ; in two or 
three years they will have filled up the spaces, covered the wires and poles, and produce 
a perfect mass of flowers. No pruning is necessary, except to thin out all bad and useless 
wood and keep the hedge from overhanging walks too much ; this can easily and effectu¬ 
ally be done by clipping with a pair of shears early in March. The most suitable varieties 
are the strongest growers amongst the 
Wichuraianas (see pages 50 and 51). 
The Penzance Sweet Briars (see page 54). 
American Pillar, Reine Olga de Wurtemberg, Longworth Rambler, 
Blush Rambler, Electra, Goldfinch. 
Mrs. Flight, Thousand Beauties, etc. (see pages 39 to 48). 
For Alphabetical List of Varieties, see page 2, 
