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don, are certainly one of the cleverest builders we have, 

 some of their terraces, summer-houses, and garden 

 walls are exquisite gems of architecture, and their build- 

 ing is perfect. To select varieties of Roses to fill beds, 

 clothe walls, cover loggias, arches and pillars is no 

 mean task, especially when working to a colour scheme 

 and an equal distribution of bloom to extend through- 

 out the season. It is made easier when the architect 

 or builder considers as far as he can the position of 

 every arch, pillar, stone vase or bed. I remember once 

 seeing a very clever wall built not unlike the Norman 

 dog-tooth decoration round an arch. Instead of run- 

 ning dead straight from north to south or east to 

 west it zig-zagged, and after going off to the right for 

 a certain number of feet it went off to tlie left for an 

 equal distance and at the same angle, and so it con- 

 tinued left to right and right to left to the end of the 

 wall. The idea was this, if you planted your fruit-tree 

 at the apex of the outside angle of each sector of the 

 wall you could train the branches left and right, and 

 in the case of cold cutting winds, only one-half of the 

 tree would suffer, while the inside angle, being more 

 sheltered, became when facing south a veritable sun- 

 trap suited for delicate trees. The wall was built in 

 old brick with white stone coping and ornaments, and 

 planted it looked most effective. There is no end to 

 ideas, and the most hopeless garden in the hands of 

 a firm like Messrs. F. M. Thompson & Sons can be 

 made beautiful. A well-built summer-house is after 

 all not so very costly, and on wet days it is a most 

 welcome retreat. In planting to all stone-work I 

 should select Roses with large blooms and big foliage 

 — for instance, Gloire de Dijon would look better and 

 do better than Dorothy Perkins. Old stone vases form 

 an exception, for these when deep enough and raised 

 high enough from the ground give a most wonderful 

 effect when planted with a weeping Rose. For stone 

 well-heads with iron work I should select a Rose like 

 William Allan Richardson, and over stone seats large 

 Roses like Climbing La France and Climbing K.A. 

 Victoria. The same rule applies to the loggia, it is 



