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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



flowers fairest of all in form, colour, and odour, from the more beau- 

 tiful tea-scented Roses raised in our own days to the oldest Roses — 

 the Moss and Provence Roses — these, too, bein^ often seen in a 



Rose La Marque on south wall, July, 1399. 



miserable state in the rosery, though by nature vigorous and quite 

 hardy, there is surely some reason for looking into ways of Rose 

 growing that have led to this end. 



Even where the Rose thrives as a Standard, on deep, good loamy 



