CHAPTER X. 



HOSES FOE THE WILD GARDEN, AND FOR HEDGEROWS, 

 FENCES, AND GROUPS. 



The wild Eoses of tlie world, had we no other plants, wonld 

 alone make l)eautiful wild warden?. The unequalled ^raee of 

 the "Wild Eose is as remarkable as the beauty of bloom for 

 which the Eose is gro^vn in gardens. The culture is mostly 

 of a kind which tends to conceal or suppress the grace of 

 shoot and foliage of the Eose. Therefore the wild garden 

 may do good work in bringing before the many who love 

 gardens, but have fewer chances of seeing the Eoses in their 

 native haunts, the native grace of the well-loved Eose, which 

 even in its obesity, and trained into the form of a mop, still 

 charms us. The Eev. H. jST. Ellacombe writes : — 



I lifive liere a very large and thick Box bush, in tlie centre of 

 which there lias been for many years an Ayrshire Rose. The long 

 branches covered with flowers, and resting on the deep green cusliion, 

 have a very beautiful effect. Other Eoses may be used in the same 

 way. The Musk Rose of Shakesjieare and Bacon would be particularly 

 well suited for this, and would climb up to a great height. Rosa 

 scandens or sempervirens, Rosa multiflora, and perhaps some others, 

 might be grown in the same way ; and it would be worth while to 

 experiment ^\'it]l other garden forms, such as Aimee Vibert, purple 

 ]^)0ursault, etc. If grown against a tree of thin foliage, such as a 



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