6 THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
JuLy 1, 1902. 
Climbing Tea and Noisette Roses. 
[FROM THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE.] 
HILE it is highly desirable the 
beds and borders of the gardens 
of those who appreciate the 
varied charms of the rose should be 
liberally furnished with dwarf and stan- 
dards of the more vigorous and free- 
flowering varieties, it is not less import- 
ant to clothe walls, fences, and trellises 
with varieties of scandent habit. The 
proposition thus briefly stated will be 
readily admitted by the majority of 
rosarians, and I therefore need not 
dwell upon the wondrous beauty of the 
re y G more robust-growing roses when sprcad- 
SNe MZ : a , ing their long flexile branches over wall 
ery) N and fence and clothing them with ver- 
dure and flowers of the most attractive 
colouring. My object in penning these 
notes is not to sing the praises of 
climbing roses, for that has been done 
on many occasions, and, it may be, by 
more facile pens than mine, but to refer 
to them from the practical side, and 
give a few hints on cultivation and 
selection that cannot fail to be useful. 
is necessary to very strongly press the 
claims of the more robust of the teas 
and noisettes, not alone for their beauty, 
‘but for their continuity of flowering, a 
perpetual habit, being in my opinion, 
one of the most important of the 
characteristics of roses grown for the 
embellishment of the garden and the 
supply of cut flowers. When the 
amateur rosarian fully recognises this 
fact he will derive a greater amount of 
satisfaction from his roses, and a great 
impetus will be given to rose culture. 
Hitherto, in the selection of roses for 
covering wall spaces, clothing fences, 
and trailing over bowers and arches, 
too much preference has been shown 
the Ayrshire and the Evergreen roses, 
( and this has perhaps been in some 
HYBRID TEA ROSE, measure due to the remarkable manner 
Dark Crimson. in which some of the best of them 
. In any reference to climbing roses it — 
lend themselves to illustration. 
To obtain a good photograph 
of Dundee Rambler or Felicité 
Perpetué is well within the 
capacity of the average amateur 
photographer, and when this 
has been obtained, what fol- 
lows is, I should assume, com- 
paratively easy. .I can fully 
appreciate the charming pic- 
tures produced during the 
season of flowering by these 
varieties or their kindred, no 
one more so. 
The multifloras must be 
selected sparingly and relegated to a 
position not too prominent. There is, 
for instance, Crimson Rambler, which 
has, perhaps, been planted more largely 
than any other variety, climbing or 
otherwise, during the second’ half of 
the present century. It has been 
planted by its tens of thousands, and 
with the risk of giving rise to some 
opposition, I venture to suggest that 
the number of plants in gardens far 
exceeds its merits. I am quite willing 
to admit that Crimson Rambler has a 
vigorous habit, blooms profusely, and 
has brilliantly coloured flowers. I will 
admit also that it produces an effect 
when in bloom that is of surpassing 
beauty. But unfortunately its season 
is of so short a duration that it only 
extends over a few weeks. In thus 
stating the case I have no wish to dis- 
parage the variety, but I am desirous 
of placing the whole of the facts before 
the amateur, that he may be in a 
position to make a judicious selection. 
I have a goodly number of plants of 
Crimson Rambler in my garden, and I 
would advise the amateur to plant it 
freely, the numbers to be determined 
by the space at disposal, but not so 
largely as to leave but little space for 
the perpetual-flowering kinds. I would, 
indeed, suggest that the Ayrshire, ever- 
green, multiflora, and other groups of 
scandent habit that have but a short 
season of flowering should be planted - 
in positions where they will not be con- 
stantly under the eye, and be trailed 
over roots and trunks of trees, or other 
supports of a rustic character. 
In advocating the claims of the 
noisettes and the tea scented: varieties 
for clothing walls, fences, and pillars, I 
would sound a note of warning and 
advise the planter to limit his selection 
to a few only of the best varieties. 
Both sections abound in beautiful 
varieties, but in making an estimate of 
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