ROSE ARCHES AND ARBOURS 47 



better be seen and enjoyed separately. But in the 

 case of a simple arch in a brick garden wall and a 

 wrought-iron gate of very simple design, such as the 

 one in the illustration, the Rose is a welcome and 

 rightly placed addition to the garden picture. The 

 simple old Rose arbour, by no means so often seen 

 as it might well be, should be in every modest garden. 

 A Dundee Rambler on one side to cover the top, 

 and an Aimee Vibert, or an alba kept to pillar height, 

 to clothe the other side, will be an ample furnishing, 

 though there is a sense of additional comfort if the 

 back wall, unless the arbour is actually against a wall 

 of brick or stone, were of some solid greenery, such 

 as yew or box. An arbour may be anything between 

 this and a more important structure, but in any case 

 some free Roses at its opening offer a charming invita- 

 tion to enter and rest in grateful shade in the June 

 and July days of their blooming season. 



