70 The Rose Garden. 



Roses, the soil was removed from the beds to the depth of two feet, and replaced with 

 leaf-mould and loam. This was taking a great deal of pains with a soil not irremedi- 

 ably bad with a soil which might have been rendered suitable for Rose-culture with 

 less labour and cost than that bestowed on it. But the additional painstaking was 

 more than repaid by the complete success attendant on the transplantation of the 

 trees. Of 319 specimens transferred from the Nurseries here, not one died! The 

 greater part, too, flowered beautifully the first season after transplantation. They 

 were planted with great care, and no doubt received the strictest attention during the 

 spring and summer. 



When Roses are planted in the manner of which we are now speaking, if the pro- 

 prietor of the garden be a lover of flowers in general, without caring to enter into the 

 detail of the matter, planting in masses of colour will probably suit his taste better 

 than making-up each clump with mixed varieties. In this case the beds should be of 

 smaller dimensions than when filled with various kinds, or there is an appearance of 

 too much sameness. We here plant for effect ; and if the plants are Dwarfs, full scope 

 may be allowed for the exercise of taste and ingenuity in the construction of the beds ; 

 the simple forms recommended to the amateur for Roses on stems may be cast aside. 

 The effect of planting masses of colour is truly splendid, and such as cannot be 

 accomplished simply by a mixture of varieties. 



Let us suppose a group of beds formed on a lawn within sight of the drawing- 

 room, and filled with the freest flowering Roses. Let Chinese Fabvier (scarlet) fill 

 one bed ; Bourbon Queen (salmon) another ; General Jacqueminot (crimson) a third ; 

 Madame Falcot (yellow) a fourth ; and, in continuation, selecting kinds to introduce 

 as agreeable a contrast or association of colour as possible, and of as nearly equal 

 growth, as the form of the series of beds may require. If we prefer Summer Roses, 

 there are kinds among them quite as suitable for the purpose, and although with these 

 the flowering season is not so prolonged, the effect of the greater quantity of flowers 

 produced at one time, in June and July, presents a more dazzling display. Can we 

 doubt the effect of this mode of planting? Could we introduce a more agreeable 

 feature to the Flower Garden? If formed of the Autumnals, we have flowers spring- 

 ing forth in the earliest of summer, and continuing to blossom till November ; bidding 

 defiance to the slight frosts of autumn, which check or destroy the less hardy races of 

 plants that contribute so much to the adornment of the garden. 



In small gardens, where variety is desirable, a bed of moderate, or large size, pro- 

 duces probably a more agreeable effect than numerous small beds ; the latter are, 

 however, better, if masses of colour are desired. 



The Pergola so frequently met with in Italy has become popular in England and 

 affords a shady and cool retreat in the garden. It should, however, be introduced 

 only where it will be in harmony with the surrounding objects. The most elaborate 

 and substantial example of this we have met with is at Shipley Hall, Derby, the seat 



