120 THE PARLOR GARDENER. 



CHAPTER XI. 

 THE GARDEN UPON THE TERRACE. 



The Terrace Garden. How it takes the Place of a Garden. Ter- 

 race exposed to the North. Its Trellised Roof. Irish Ivy to 

 cover it. Shrubs to fill the Boxej. Variegated Holly, Alater- 

 nus (Buckthorn), Rhododendrons, Great Periwinkle. Terraces 

 of a good Exposure. Running Plants: Honeysuckle, Clem- 

 atis, Boursault Rose, Bougainville, Chinese Glycine, Virginia 

 Creeper, Buddleya, Clianthus, Delphinium, Hibiscus. Summer 

 Pruning of the Persian Lilac. Watering. 



The Terrace Garden. 



fin ERR ACES on the roofs of houses are not 

 JL common with us. I shall, however, not 

 omit what our author says about gardening on 

 terraces ; for, besides that it is very interesting, 

 the flat roofs of extensions and" back buildings 

 answer every purpose so far as gardening is con- 

 cerned. 



Terraces, like the windows of your house, may 

 be exposed to the north, the east, the west, or 

 the south. You already know that, for garden- 



