pierced the living support, giving a charm with its graceful Ayrshire 

 growth, and superadding a beauty by its blossoms entwined Roses 

 amongst the Holly leaves. All the Ayrshire Roses are suitable 

 for this purpose, as they have a slender growth which, in 

 contrast with the sturdy branches of an evergreen, is pleasing at 

 all times of the year. 



It is impossible to mention all the Roses which in their 

 turn are pronounced " My favourite," for each as it appears in 

 full beauty seems more lovely than the last. The true gardener, 

 fickle lover that he is, should grow as many as he can find 

 space for, that he may wander as the mood will take him, 

 here and there from Rose to Rose, and in happy moments of 

 imagination feast on a very Nectar and Ambrosia of scent and 

 vision, and take his fill of happiness. 



FRANK GALSWORTHY. 



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