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all the flowers of the same colour in all its different shades, — care being taken 

 so to dispose the beds in the several compartments as to produce the greatest 

 possible amount of cheerfulness and variety over the whole. In order to 

 re-embellish the bulb beds after the decay of the foliage of the bulbous roots, 

 as the tulip, hyacinth, ranunculus, &c, a reserve bed, or, what is preferable, 

 a considerable stock of annuals in pots, should always be provided, so as to 

 be introduced the moment the bulbs are lifted for their summer's rest. In 

 this way the Florist Garden might be kept a scene of gaiety throughout the 

 season. 



Rosarium. 

 This forms a very interesting compartment when the roses are in bloom. 

 It is intended, of course, to exhibit a large collection at once, which is very 

 necessary, both for the sake of a general display, and a ready comparison of 

 the different varieties, now that they are so numerous, and in many the shades 

 of different colour so faint as scarcely to be distinguished. I have an objection 

 to masses of roses on lawns of small extent, for, although we allow the rose 

 to be the queen of flowers, yet, when the plants have shed their blossoms, 

 there are few shrubs which exhibit less beauty in their habit; and conse- 

 quently, when the blooming season is over, such parts of the garden lose 

 their interest. I have, therefore, generally preferred the formation of small 

 groups of three, five, six, or more, in front of the shrubbery, to beds on the 

 lawn. Where, however, a general collection is required, it will be necessary 

 to provide a compartment for them, called, very properly, a Rosarium. This, 

 as the roses lose their beauty, may be kept tolerably gay by the introduction 

 of annuals between the plants, provision having been previously made for 

 them at the time of planting. In arranging the Rosarium, it will be 

 necessary to refer to some good catalogue for their classification. In all cases 

 where we wish to preserve the natural style, I particularly recommend 

 standards to be placed, so that their stems may be partially broken or 

 concealed by either dwarf standards, and such as are on their own roots, or 

 low-growing shrubs of various kinds. I think a stiff clustered head upon a 

 small naked stem looks remarkably ill when exhibited on a lawn, or otherwise 

 glaringly exposed; but when placed in small groups in a border fronted with 

 shrubs of nearly their own height, their elevated blossoms appear very 



