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first season, or until the bushes phinted at the four figures meet, 

 small half-hardy monthly roses from Class IV may be planted in 

 the bays of the bed, such as the Aimee Vibcrt, Jane Hardy, 

 Fleur tic Cvpnss, and General Tartas. Or the bed may be com- 

 pletely filled between the larger plants first named with the old 

 China roses from the last list of Class IV. 



IjEIi, Fic. 2, is an odd form, occasionally suitable for the inter- 

 section of two walks. This one is intended to be on a walk circling 

 near the inner or longest side of the bed, and to be planted with 

 bush roses from Division II, as follows: at i. Baron Prevost ; at 

 4, General jfacqueminot, with Caroline de Sansal on one side at 3, 

 and Madame Bouton on the other at 5 ; the Louise Darzcns at 6, 

 and the Due de Cazes at 2. The bushes at i and 4 should be of 

 stronger growth than the others, so that the outline of foliage will 

 rise from the ends to the centre of the bed. 



Bed, Fig. 3. — This is a very large bed, designed for a post, 

 pillar, or trellis in the centre. At i and 2, plant Queen of the 

 Prairies and Baltimore Belle, which bloom in June only, and at the 

 opposite sides of the post (no figures on the plan) the Baron J'rc- 

 7'^^-/ and Caroline de Sansal. At 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 

 we would have a circle of strong-stemmed tree roses, grafted and 

 budded with hardy varieties of perpetual and hardy Bourbon roses 

 from Classes II and III of Division II. Between these, in the 

 same circle, tea or China roses should be sunk in pots, so that all 

 the ground may be covered with a mass of rose foliage. At 7, 8, 

 9, and 10, plant from the classes last mentioned the most robust 

 sorts, to be grown as bushes ; and at the ends 3, 4, 5, 6, plant 

 Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7, from the select list of Bourbon roses. When 

 these roses are full-grown, they should cover the bed completely ; 

 but until they do, the spaces may be filled with choice spreading 

 cluster-flowered roses of the Noisette, tea, and China classes. 



Bed, Fig. 4. — The circle is ordinarily the best form for a rose' 

 bed. This one is represented eight feet in diameter, which is 

 perhaps too large for the number of plants in it, unless they be 

 sorts of pretty bushy growth. The centre should have either a very 

 strong rose tree, or a bush of sufficient vigor to rise above the 

 roses that are planted around it. The tree, if well headed out, will 



