6 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



division between a flower garden and a lawn consist of a series 

 of arches, connected by side pieces, thus forming a pergola. And 

 there are no more beautiful plants for covering pergolas than 

 climbing Roses. The principal poles should be at least nine feet 

 long, so as to allow two and a half feet below ground and six 

 and a half feet above it. They may consist of larch or oak. 

 The former is not so durable as the latter, but if the part that 



is to go below ground is charred, 

 soaked in petroleum, or barked and 

 tarred, the poles will last several 

 years. Larch has two great advan- 

 tages straightness and cheapness. 

 These main uprights should be set 

 eight feet apart, and have the earth 

 well rammed round the base in 

 order that the framework of the 

 pergola may be rigid. The top and 

 side pieces may be much lighter. 



Ready-made arches, both of rustic 

 timber and metal, can be purchased 

 at moderate prices, and these will 

 be admirable in suitable places, such 

 as over divisions of garden walks. 

 The suburban gardener who has not room for a pergola will not 

 despise these charming features. 



Rose pillars are very beautiful, and they are quite inex- 

 pensive. Let the reader first imagine a stiff ribbon border, with 

 the plants all on a level ; and then imagine a border of various 

 kinds of plants, informal and irregular, with Rose pillars rising 

 here and there. How much more graceful and pleasing is the 

 latter than the former! 



Near the arches or pillars, as the case may be, groups of 

 beautiful plants like Lilies, Campanulas, blue perennial Larkspurs, 



RUSTIC ARCH FOR ROSES 



A, A, posts charred and firmly fixed in the ground 

 B, B, prepared borders for the roots. 



