Roses for English gardens . OLD GARDEN ROSES 13 pretty things, they are of less value in the gardenthan the striped Damask Rosa Mundi. But there isan old garden Rose, the Blush gallica, much moredouble, and that grows into very strong bushes, thatis a good Rose for all gardens. It will put upwith any treatment. I have it on the top of a drywall where it tumbles over in the prettiest way andblooms even more freely than the bushes on thelevel. These two names, Provence and Provins, for twoclasses of garden Roses of the same kind of growthand use, are so much alike that they are one of thepuzzles
Roses for English gardens . OLD GARDEN ROSES 13 pretty things, they are of less value in the gardenthan the striped Damask Rosa Mundi. But there isan old garden Rose, the Blush gallica, much moredouble, and that grows into very strong bushes, thatis a good Rose for all gardens. It will put upwith any treatment. I have it on the top of a drywall where it tumbles over in the prettiest way andblooms even more freely than the bushes on thelevel. These two names, Provence and Provins, for twoclasses of garden Roses of the same kind of growthand use, are so much alike that they are one of thepuzzles that the Rose amateur has to get clear inhis mind in the earlier stages of his is the Cabbage Rose {R. centifolia) \ Provinsis Rosa gallica, the garden kinds being mostly striped ;pretty, but not of the first importance ; the best asfar as my own knowledge and judgment go beingReine Blanche (if it be a true gallica^ and the fulldouble Blush gallica. Near the Provence Rose, in sentiment as well as ina sor
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