A Rose Garden Planting Scheme 



HENRY MERRYWEATHER & SONS. 



The firm of Henry Merryweather and Sons, Ltd., 

 was established by the present managing director, Mr. 

 Henry Merryweather, in the year 1856, and from the 

 first the Rose at once fascinated the founder. In addi- 

 tion to this, he became acquainted with Dean Hole, 

 who at that time was Vicar of a parish about ten miles 

 distant from Southwell. They became great friends, 

 and both exhibited at the same shows for many years. 



Mr. Henry Merryweather to-day relates many very 

 precious recollections of those days, including the first 

 Rose show at St. James' Hall, London, before the 

 National Rose Society was formed. His acquaintance 

 with Dean Hole, together with the fact that the soil 

 of Southwell and district was found to be ideal for the 

 cultivation of the Rose, developed in him his love for 

 the Queen of Flowers. The firm has always made a 

 special line of Rose cultivation, and to-day Southwell 

 Roses, like the British Empire, encircle the globe. 



The accompanying plan is that of a Rose garden, 

 in geometrical design, which promises, of course, an 

 ideal setting for a sun-dial in the centre. 



The border surrounding the dial should be of 

 dwarf Polyantha Roses, and we suggest either Ellen 

 Poulson, which is a cherry Rose in colour, or that 

 wonderful Rose, Rodhatte, which is rather brighter 

 and possesses larger flowers ; both are constantly in 

 bloom. There are four arches which should have four 

 plants of one variety to each, and we suggest Excelsa, 

 Emily Gray, Dorothy Perkins or American Pillar, and 

 Alberic Barbier. 



There are twenty-four standards ; the majority of 

 these should be made up of the best varieties for this 

 form, and we select twelve as follows : — Caroline Tes- 

 tout, General MacArthur, Frau Karl Druschki, George 

 Dickson, Gruss an Teplitz, Lyon, Madame Herriot, 

 Mrs. E. Powell, Richmond, Capt. Hayward, Hugh 

 Dickson, and Ulrich Brunner. Then we advise at 



