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hedge the three former may be used. Strong and im- 

 penetrable hedges can easily be made by tying down 

 shoots, from which will spring good, sturdy lateral 

 growths, and little pruning will be required beyond the 

 cutting out of dead wood and the keeping of all trees 

 tidy. 



In the early spring there is to the Rose grower no 

 scent like that of the "Sweet Briar, after a gentle rain 

 when the sun is warming the earth ; and T venture to 

 think that no Rose garden should be without it, 

 whether grown as a pillar or as a hedge. 



It is not my intention here to discuss or weigh up 

 the merits of countless varieties ; I would but give a 

 few general outlines as to the formation of a Hose 

 garden. 



Thus climbing Roses on walls should Be early^ 

 like the yellow Banksia, Devoniensis, Gloire de Dijon, 

 and Mar6chal Niel. 



The outside hedge should be high — say seven feet 

 — in order to shelter as well as to give a good effect 

 to the garden. 



Nearly every bed I would edge with dwarf Poly- 

 anthas, and set off all dwarf trees with either half- 

 standards or standards. Where arches and pergolas 

 are introduced, a colour scheme should be in pro- 

 minence, and care should be taken to blend not only 

 colours, but arrange varieties according to their time 

 of flowering. 



