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grown in the centre of a bed, or, in the case of a 

 border, under a hedge or wall — at the back. Thus an 

 outside border would be much as follows : — Working 

 towards the back from the front would come (i) dwarf 

 Polyantha; (2) Teas; (3) half-standards; (4) H.P.s 

 and H.T.s; (5) standards; (6) weeping standards and 

 pillars ; (7) hedge of climbers. Let the grower re- 

 member that the charm of a Rose garden is to be able 

 to gather Roses almost all the year round. As I write 

 this I remember in the middle of December, 1912, 

 seeing at Messrs. James Carter and Co.'s large 

 establishment at Raynes Park, a Rose garden still in 

 full leaf, and carrying hundreds of Roses. This is 

 what the grower should aim at — namely, Roses from 

 May till December — and if the season is mild they 

 can be had. Varieties can be selected that flower both 

 early and late, and that even bear more than two 

 crops. 



If varieties are desired that only bloom once, then 

 care should be taken to plant such alternately with 

 those that flower twice, so that the Rose garden always 

 appears to be in full and equal bloom. Bare gaps 

 must be avoided, if possible ; we do not want to find 

 only here and there a bed of Roses; we would rather 

 they were equally distributed. 



Try and acquire, therefore, some knowledge as 

 to the exact time of flowering and height attained by 

 each tree. 



Equal flowering propenstiy, arrangement of 

 colour, and equal habit of growth are very important 

 considerations that should never be overlooked. 



In planting dwarf trees, keep the same from one- 

 and-a-half to two feet apart, and in Rose hedges made 

 of Chinas, Rugosas, and Austrians two-and-a-half feet 

 apart ; but in the case of Ayrshires, Sweet Briar 

 hybrids, and evergreens, plant four feet apart. 



In the case of an outside edge, the three latter 

 kinds are undoubtedly the best, while for an inside 



