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CHAPTER V. 



Remarks on the Formation of the Rosarium^ and on the 

 Introduction of Roses to the Flower Garden. 



I" N the formation of a Rosarium it appears to me that the simpler the forms of 



the beds the better. The plants of which it is composed are in part budded on 



stems, and decidedly artificial objects ; and parallelograms, squares, circles, ovals, and 



other regular figures are in perfect harmony with the character of the plants ; admit 



of the most complete arrangement ; and display the Roses to greatest advantage. 



There is, however, no reason why a Rose garden should not be fashioned accord- 

 ing to the principles of the generally approved style of modern gardening. A series 

 of beds of various forms and sizes, their outlines distinguished by curved or sweeping 

 rather than straight lines, in which angles and points are almost absent produce a 

 charming effect. In the latter case the walks should be of grass, a'nd sufficient space 

 may be left between the beds to admit of single specimens of dwarf evergreens 

 Rhododendrons, Laurustinus, and the like. Such a garden may also be supported 

 with belts or masses of evergreens, and be so constructed as to associate pleasantly 

 with the surrounding objects ; or if the proprietor should wish to enter the exhibition 

 lists the one compartment may be set apart for show Roses and the other for garden 

 or decorative Roses. 



When the Rosarium is intended to be of large or even moderate size, there may 

 be two compartments ; the one for the summer kinds exclusively, the other to contain 

 the autumnals. The boundary of each may be defined by planting a single row of 

 Pillar-Roses at intervals of a yard apart. When they reach the height of five feet, 

 each alternate plant may be removed, and small chains fixed from pillar to pillar, 

 hanging in graceful curves the entire length of the line. Over these chains some 

 of the branches may be trained to form elegant festoons, two or three shoots being 

 allowed to ascend the pillar until they reach such height as circumstances or taste 

 may point out as desirable. 



If Pillar-Roses are not approved of to form the line of demarcation, the same end 

 may be accomplished by a rustic fence, which should be covered with some particular 

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