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profusion; the trees, in some instances, of such size, that a single specimen presents 

 the eye with a gorgeous mass of colour. In the extreme distance this indeed is 

 all we can distinguish ; but the trees and flowers immediately beneath the eye are 

 individually seen to advantage. As we continue to gaze on the prospect before 

 us, the whole melts into one broad sheet of colours, variously and inextricably 

 commingled, the effect heightened by the tufts of rich green foliage rising here 

 and there among the flowers. As the eye seeks relief by resting upon the walks, 

 we see, at the further end, arches covered with Climbing Roses, under which we 

 pass on our return to the terrace. 



The walks in this Rosarium are of gravel ; and a double row of flints, with their 

 white coats, are placed at the edges of the beds, a space of about six inches being 

 left between the rows, in which Sedums and various rock plants are planted. 



Where the walks intersect, a Climbing Rose is planted at each corner of the 

 beds, and trained over iron supports to form a floral archway. 



We shall now present our readers with two original plans, designed expressly 

 for this work by Messrs. Major and Son, the eminent landscape gardeners of 

 Knosthorpe, near Leeds, and on which they make the following remarks : — 



" We have arranged them in the formal style, which we decidedly prefer to any 

 other. In grounds sufficiently extensive for the introduction of various scenes, the 

 Rosarium is one calculated to produce considerable interest ; and being formal, and 

 a separate scene, it is necessary that it should be masked out from the general 

 pleasure-ground by shrubs and low ornamental trees, blending with the adjoining 

 ground in the natural or English style. In situations where the ground is too 

 limited for the introduction of a Rosarium, we prefer assembling the Dwarf Roses 

 in groups or small masses in front of the shrubberies; and arranging the Standards 

 irregularly here and there just behind some of the lower shrubs, so that the stems 

 for the most part may be covered. The heads appearing above the shrubs has a 

 highly interesting effect. 



" In the designs for the Rosariums, we have arranged the whole of the beds 

 and Standard Roses as near each other as they should be placed, even in the 

 most limited grounds ; but in situations where a little more space of lawn can be 

 allowed, it will be better to keep them more apart, the same character being kept. 



" If an extensive Rosarium is required, it is only necessary to increase the 

 number of beds and Standards, and to preserve the same proportions in the beds 

 and lawn as shewn in the plan No. 4 and in No. 5 : it Avould only be required to 

 throw the shrubbery farther back, and form another range of round beds between 

 it and the Standards ; and, if necessary, the shrubberies enclosing the Rosariums 

 may be fronted both with Standards and Dwarf Roses. We adopted this plan, 

 a few years ago, in arranging a Gentleman's Rosarium, the area of which was 

 nearly half an acre in extent ; but his collection being very extensive, we found it 

 necessary to front the whole of the shrubbery enclosing the compartment both with 

 Standards and Dwarfs ; and during the blooming season it presented a scene 



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