Another grass walk might now be allowed, and outside Plan for 

 this a series of eight or more in beds, any shape suitable, either Rose 

 segmental or otherwise, and these should be planted with two Garden 

 kinds of Roses only, and two climbers alternately. Thus the 

 whole arrangement would consist of only eight colours : 



(1) Belle Siebrecht, in centre bed. 



(2) La Rosiere, and (3) Madame Abel Ghatenay, with 



(4) Madame Alfred Car Here to climb. 

 (5) Viscountess Folkestone, and (6) Caroline Testout for outer 



beds. 

 (7) Blush Rambler, and (8) Hiawatha as outer climbers. 



All the poles for climbers could, if desired, be connected by 

 chains from the tops, both all round the circles and across to the 

 centre, to which chains in due course the Rose shoots would be 

 trained. This design could be equally well carried out in square 

 or oval beds, or, indeed, in any shape according to taste and 

 surroundings, but in any case it were well to have the grass 

 paths as broad as can be allowed for. 



All the beds could be thickly planted with one or two 

 kinds of Violas or Mignonette, and with Scilla and Crocus 

 bulbs, which would give an excellent mass of colour in the 

 spring without harming the Rose bushes. 



The climbing Roses for the posts and chains will not show 

 their full effect until their third season, though if doing well the 

 Rose garden will look quite satisfactory before this, as the 

 bushes will give plenty of colour their first year. It is unwise 

 to be in a hurry, for patience is one of the chief essential attri- 

 butes of the good gardener, and if we are too anxious to get an 

 effect at once we will run the danger of crowding and bad 

 planting. 



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