. Garden and forest; a journal of horticulture, landscape art and forestry. eral decorative effect the claims of the Prairie Rosesshould not be forgotten, for when such varieties as BaltimoreBelle and Queen of the Prairies are allowed to ramble care-lessly over an otherwise unsightly fence they make it a thingof beauty. The two well-known varieties mentioned aboveare among the best of this section, though Gem of the Prairiesis also a good one, and the single R. setigera is for many pur-poses the best of all. In the treatment of these Roses it will; of course, be remem-bered that, in common wit
. Garden and forest; a journal of horticulture, landscape art and forestry. eral decorative effect the claims of the Prairie Rosesshould not be forgotten, for when such varieties as BaltimoreBelle and Queen of the Prairies are allowed to ramble care-lessly over an otherwise unsightly fence they make it a thingof beauty. The two well-known varieties mentioned aboveare among the best of this section, though Gem of the Prairiesis also a good one, and the single R. setigera is for many pur-poses the best of all. In the treatment of these Roses it will; of course, be remem-bered that, in common with other climbing Roses, they do notlike hard pruning. Many persons enjoy a dark Rose, and to such CharlesLefebvre is suggested as a good old variety; it is a betterRose for out-door work than for forcing. It is dark crimsonin color, rich and velvety in appearance and of good form andsubstance. Another good one is Fisher Holmes, of some-what similar character. Its color is much like that of GeneralJacqueminot, but the flower is more full. May 13, 1891.] Garden and Fig. 40.—Crinum giganteum.—See page 221. 224 Garden and Forest. [Number 168. Among the many pink Roses John Hopper retains a placein the foremost rank for outside use; its firm, large flowersbeing of excellent color, while for free-blooming it has fewequals. It has been suggested that the white La France, so-called,Augustine Guinnoiseau, one of the much-praised novelties ofthe present season, may prove a valuable white variety forsummer cut flowers, but this, of course, has not yet beentested. If it should prove as free in blooming as La France,and have the same charming form, it would certainly be aparticularly beautiful white Rose. For bedding purposes thePolyantha Roses are gaining in favor each season. ClothildeSoupert, especially, has the good opinion of many last year,while the sales of the older sorts of this class do not fall offmuch, if at all. One of the very best Teas for out-door planting is Ma
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