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Rose garden is depicted cut out of the turf and divided 

 up by gravel paths. The beds, of which there are 

 12, unless a colour scheme is desired, should all be 

 planted to mixed varieties of Roses. At the corner of 

 each Rose bed in the two squares a standard Rose 

 tree is shown ; these should all be of one height, but 

 any strong-growing variety can be selected. In the 

 centre of each square should be planted a fruit tree, 

 either a pear, cherry or an apple, but care should be 

 taken to match two trees, and in any case they should 

 be of the same kind of fruit. The outside trees should 

 be fruit, these should be matched in height and habit 

 of growth. The four trees facing the middle of the 

 jg^arden could be cherries, those at the ends of tbe 

 garden, pears, and the remaining eight at the sides 

 could be apples. If plum trees are desired, four more 

 trees could be added to the garden w^ith advantage, 

 and in this case let them be plum trees planted one at 

 each outside corner of the garden. In making selec- 

 tion so much will depend upon height and the match- 

 ing of suitable trees that names of varieties are 

 omitted. The Roses should all be varieties that bloom 

 well in the autumn, for at that season of the year the 

 garden will have a great attraction and prove to be a 

 constant source of interest. 



The fruit trees should be either standards or 

 pyramids, and every care should be taken as to their 

 shape and general appearance, for if this is not at- 

 tended to, the garden which is of formal design would 

 soon appear out of proportion and even out of place. 



If the grower of the Queen of Flow^ers objects to 

 fruit trees, then weeping standards, or tall standards 

 should take the place of the outside trees, and half- 

 standards or standards should be planted at the cor- 

 ners of the beds. The centre of each square could 

 display a garden ornament, and the gravel paths could 

 be paved or treated in some other suitable way. Our 

 idea, however, is to combine fruit trees and Roses, 

 and for such the plan is admirably adapted without 

 much alteration. 



