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g^rass with Heathers. It should be noted that the 

 centre of the grass glade is to be kept mown, whilst 

 between this mown grass and the shrubbery is a band 

 of grass, to be scythed at intervals througihout the 

 summer, and in which bulbs of different sorts could 

 be naturalised. 



The Rose garden itself is laid down in grass with 

 bands of self-faced paving to facilitate walking and 

 to pick out the design; whilst paved walks are quaint 

 and convenient, they can be overdone, and in a Rose 

 garden there is no more beautiful setting for the 

 flowers than well-kept grass. 



The question of what Roses to plant is a vexed 

 one. The Rose is pre-eminently a flower of sentiment, 

 and amongst a dozen different people will be found a 

 great variety of favourites. Again, a Rose that is 

 admirable in one district and associates excellently 

 with one type of house and architecture, may not 

 flourish or be so much in keeping in another district. 

 For this reason, beyond suggesting the colours for the 

 different beds and the advisability of adhering to one 

 variety in each border, we would leave the actual 

 selection of the Roses to the owner. 



In this case we have concentrated the strong 

 colour around the centre of the garden, that is, near 

 the steps, gradually grading to paler shades in the 

 distance. Beds i and 2, red; 3 and 4, 5 and 6, pjnk ; 

 7 and 8, salmon ; g and 10, gold and yellow, shading 

 to cream and white. 



On the pergola and Rose arches a variety of 

 climbing Roses should be introduced, taking care to 

 select varieties that will afford a long flowering period. 



Down each side of the glade are standards for 

 weeping Roses of the Wichuraiana type, trained over 

 umbrellas on stout stakes. 



Standards, if well grown, are advisable at inter- 

 vals down long borders, but do not look well dotted 

 about indiscriminately or across the line of vision. 



For bedding, massing of colour, China Roses and 

 the dwarf Polyantha must not be overlooked, as these 

 are of easy culture and offer a long period of bloom. 



