THE ROSE GARDEN. 43 



back a wire fence, separating the lawn from the park. The chimps are planted 

 with the following groups, in the order in which we place them, commencing with 

 that nearest the dwelling-house : 1. Bourbon ; 2. French ; 3. Provence ; 4. Da- 

 mask Perpetual; 5. French; 6. Moss; 7. Noisette; 8. Bourbon Perpetual; 

 9. Hybrid Provence; 10. Hybrid Perpetual; 11. Hybrid Chinese; 12. Damask 

 and Alba mixed ; 13. Bourbon ; 14. Sweet Brier, and its hybrids ; 15. Hybrid 

 Perpetual. This series of clumps is situate on the right-hand side of the gravel- 

 walk when proceeding from the house. To the left are walks leading to the 

 Flower Garden, some fine Horse-chesnut trees, and a few clumps to contain 

 Geraniums, Verbenas, and various other plants. Behind these is a wall, on 

 which fruit-trees are planted. At the further end of the Rose-clumps is a group 

 of ornamental trees, opposite to which is a Summer-house. "With regard to the 

 arrangement, the plants intended for the centre, or centre rows, were selected on 

 stems about three feet and a half high : the others gradually decrease in height as 

 they approach the edges of the beds. The greatest distance from plant to plant is 

 three feet ; and the smaller growers, which have place towards the circumference 

 of the beds, are planted nearer to each other. 



The natural soil here is clay upon gravel. In preparing the ground to receive 

 the Roses, the soil was removed from the beds to the depth of two feet, and 

 replaced with good loam — the washings of the park and fields, which had been 

 collected from the gutters there. 



The earth from the walk was removed to a greater depth than that of the beds ; 

 and various substances were placed in the bottom to form a drain, in order that 

 the latter might be laid quite dry. This was taking a great deal of pains with a 

 soil not irremediably bad — with a soil which might have been rendered suitable for 

 Rose-cidture with less labour than that bestowed on it. But the additional pains- 

 taking was more than repaid by the complete success attendant on the transplan- 

 tation of the trees. Of 319 specimens transferred from the Nurseries here, not one 

 died ! The greater part, too, flowered beautifully the first season after trans- 

 plantation, which is not generally the case. They were planted with great care, 

 and no doubt received the strictest attention during the spring and summer. But 

 although the success here must be chiefly ascribed to the above-mentioned cir- 

 cumstances, this case must not be considered as one of common occurrence. We 

 record it here because remarkable ; for, with the most skilful management and 

 utmost care, some instances of failure will almost invariably ensue. 



When Roses are planted in the manner of which we are now speaking, if the 

 proprietor of the garden be a lover of flowers in general, without caring to enter 

 into the detail of the matter, planting in masses of colour will probably suit his 

 taste better than making up each clump with mixed varieties. In this case the 

 beds should be of smaller dimensions than when filled with various kinds, or there 

 is an appearance of too much sameness. We here plant for effect ; and if the plants 

 are Dwarfs, full scope may be allowed for the exercise of taste and ingenuity in 



