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sure success, and their neglect will invariably lead to 

 failure. Althoug-h one of the easiest flowers in the 

 world to grow, yet the Rose thrives best when, accord- 

 ing to the variety, it is planted in the most suitable 

 aspect, and is cultivated in the most fertile of soils. 

 Let, then, the enthusiast study carefully all those points 

 that make for success before he decides definitely as to 

 the varieties he shall plant or the actual design his 

 Rose garden shall assume. 



In planning a garden, the first consideration is not 

 so much the Roses you wish to grow as it is what 

 style of planting will best suit your house or its sur- 

 roundings. Not every garden will admit of pergolas, 

 or arches, or even pillars, although weeping standards, 

 standards, and dwarfs need seldom be absent. As a 

 rule, a corner can be found for almost every kind of 

 Rose, and most gardens are improved by a well-made 

 pergola or arch. But even when the grower has 

 planned his garden and decided as to the position of 

 beds, arches, pillars, and the like, there yet remains 

 the all-important point of suitable selection. 



One variety will flourish where another will hardly 

 exist, and, unless great thought and judgment are 

 used, years will be wasted before the mistakes are 

 fully realised. For instance, the yellow or the white 

 Banksian Rose seldom does well anywhere except on a 

 south wall, while W. A. Richardson, to retain its 

 colour, should not be exposed to too much sun. Again, 

 some sites are very hard to provide for. and there is 

 but small choice for the grower to select what he would 

 fancy. Having, then, your plan made out, and 

 having in making it given every care to the position of 

 arches, pillars, and the like, also in the making of beds 

 having exercised due care as to the simplicity in de- 

 sign to save labour in edging and mowing start to dig 

 and plant your garden. 



In planting great attention should be paid to the 

 habit of the various varieties, the time of flowering, 

 height attained, etc. The tallest trees should ever be 



