46 THE ROSE GARDEN. 



avenue, at either end of which is an arbour. The tallest plants are now about 

 fourteen feet high ; and when the whole are in bloom, they attract more attention 

 than any other feature in the garden. The kinds are, the Ayrshire, Sempervirens, 

 Boursault, Hybrid Chinese, Noisette, and Bourbon, planted indiscriminately, 

 some of which shew themselves better suited for the purpose than others, and 

 which we shall point out when we come to speak of Pillar Roses. 



Climbing Roses may be introduced to the Flower Garden to advantage, as a 

 cover for fences, or to hide any object disagreeable to the eye. When it is wished 

 to cover a high fence or building quickly, some of the strongest growers should 

 be chosen, budded on tall stems : the space left beneath may then be covered with 

 kinds of less rampant growth. Climbing Roses may be planted to cover arbours, 

 rustic seats, or to form arcades or arches over walks. I have seen them trained 

 on arches by the sides of walks, a line of arches on either side running their entire 

 length, not stretching over them. Such may be admitted, in certain positions in the 

 Flower Garden, with charming effect, although they are not always in harmony 

 with surrounding objects, or in good taste. When this arrangement may seem 

 suitable, the arches should not be placed at too great a distance from each other ; 

 and the effect may sometimes be heightened by running chains, in curved lines, 

 from arch to arch, covering them with the spare branches of the Roses. For this 

 purpose the Evergreen Roses are perhaps the best, as they are very hardy, and 

 hold their leaves longer in winter than any other Climbers. 



The Evergreen and the Ayrshire may also be planted in rough places in 

 parks, to trail over waste ground, hillocks, or the like : they may also be made to 

 climb old trees ; in which way they present a very rustic appearance, and produce 

 a pleasing effect. It appears to us better taste to plant them in such situations 

 than budded plants, as the latter are only in character in dressed grounds. 



A bank of Roses produces a very agreeable effect, especially when seen from 

 the windows of the house. The Evergreen, owing to their vigour and density 

 of growth, and the immense trusses of flowers they produce, are of the best kind 

 for this purpose. They may be planted two or three yards apart, according to 

 the quality of the soil. They will need only just so much training as to induce 

 them to cover regularly and thickly the whole surface of ground. As to pruning, 

 the less the better; but we must of course keep the form of the bank elegant, and 

 the plants in health and vigour. 



If these same kinds were planted at the base of trees in the most open spots, 

 near the confines, or within sight of the walks in shrubberies, we think they would 

 introduce a pleasing feature there. In such places, how often does the gloomy 

 and desolate triumph over the cheerful and beautiful ! The trees are often bare, 

 or dead branches only seen, for some distance from the ground ; and the beauty 

 of their tops is not appreciable as we walk beneath. Who has not sometimes 

 rambled in such walks, where the wild Honeysuckles have presented the most 

 pleasing feature, if not the only one, to tempt him to pursue his walk? And 



