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made. In another corner, to which a grass walk leads, 

 is an Oak seat. Roses are grown on the fencing and 

 summer-house. The main path is paved with irregular, 

 open-jointed paving stones, in which dwarf plants grow. 

 A small pool for Water Lilies has been made in the 

 middle of the garden, and a Rose arbour constructed 

 round it. The body of the garden is occupied with 

 small beds of selected Roses, which include autumn as 

 well as summer bloomers. Could not some such plan 

 be adopted in many gardens which now know Roses 

 only in a spasmodic way ? A Rose garden ! The very 

 mention of it calls up memories of summer days, sun- 

 shine, beautiful flowers, and sweet smells. 



FRAGRANT ROSES. 



Wherever and however we grow Roses, we must 

 include many varieties that are really sweet. I shall 

 presently give some selections of Roses, but so im- 

 portant do I think it is to have rich perfume that I 

 am tempted to anticipate these lists and give a special 

 table of fragrant Roses, putting the names in alpha- 

 betical order. H.P. = Hybrid Perpetual ; H.T. = Hybrid 

 Tea. 



