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of a Rosetum and the arrangement of Roses generally. 

 The Rosetum usually consists of a series of clumps, or 

 groups of clumps, in which the varieties of each group are 

 arranged together. As Standard Roses form the main 

 feature in the Rosetum, we think the simpler the forms of 

 the clumps the better ; Standard Roses are decidedly 

 artificial objects, and squares, parallelograms, and other 

 geometrical figures admit of the best arrangement, and 

 are in perfect harmony with the character of the plants. 

 Circles, ovals, half circles, and the like filled with Roses on 

 stems of varying heights also look well. I have often been 

 struck with the effect produced by the Roses in the Jardin 

 du Luxembourg at Paris, where, perhaps, is the largest 

 collection of full-grown specimens in Europe. When in 

 full bloom the display is indeed gorgeous, the arrangement 

 perfect, and the effect beautiful. Yet the method of 

 arrangement is as simple as possible. In one garden the 

 plants are chiefly ranged in single rows running across a 

 square. In another there are many long narrow beds only 

 of sufficient width to admit two standards, and between 

 every two standards is planted a dwarf. This is an 

 excellent plan, as it does away with the unsightly appear- 

 ance of a surface of bare ground which must unavoidably 

 lie exposed to view when standards only are planted. 



Hertfordshire, famous for its Rose Gardens, can boast 

 of none to excel in beauty and variety that of G. J. Bosan- 

 quet, Esquire, at Broxborne-bury. The principle feature 

 in this garden is three long beds running parallel. The 

 centre one is of considerable width, containing perhaps 

 seven rows stretching the whole length of the bed. The 

 centre row is the tallest, and the other rows planted on 

 each side of it gradually diminish in height as they recede 

 from this centre. Thus the bed shows two fronts. The 

 other beds, one on each side, are much narrower, and show 

 but one front. At one end of these beds is a raised temple 

 covered with Roses and other plants, from the interior of 

 which the sight during the blooming season is most im- 



