$6 THE ROSE GARDENS OF HERTFORDSHIRE. 



YOUNGSBURY. Proprietor, LADY PULLER. Gar- 

 dener, Mr TERRY. About two miles from the place last 

 described is Youngsbury, close to the little villiage of 

 Wadesmill. Entering by the lodge adjoining the high 

 road we pass through a fine park with a prettily undulated 

 surface, containing some handsome elm, ash, beech, and 

 chestnut trees, disposed in very elegant groups. The 

 principal of the Roses here are planted round the borders 

 of the kitchen garden, which, indeed, they may be said to 

 have converted into a Rose garden, which derives addi- 

 tional interest from the free interspersion of herbaceous 

 plants. One thing struck us as remarkably pretty, it was 

 the twining of honeysuckles around the stems of the free- 

 growing Roses. The honeysuckles are not allowed to 

 luxuriate in their natural wildness, but are well pruned at 

 the same time as the Roses, and are thus kept neat and 

 close. They were all one mass of bloom from the ground 

 to the heads of the Roses. An arched Rose walk (Tudor 

 arches), covered with the usual climbing Roses is also 

 worthy of notice. Next we encountered an arbour, the 

 roof of which was skilfully and tastefully decorated with 

 fir cones. This is near to the principal Rose beds, which 

 are in a small garden entirely surrounded by a wall. The 

 Roses are planted in the borders in straight rows, three feet 

 from plant to plant, and 2 feet from row to row. The 

 plants are large and well formed, principally dwarf 

 standards, and there are three or four of each of the finest 

 sorts, an excellent plan when cultivating for exhibition is 

 one end in view. Amongst others we noticed as first rate 

 Moss: Bath white, Reine de Provence. Hybrid Chinese, 

 &c.: Brennus, Belle de Rosny, Charles Duval, Triomphe de 

 Laqueue, Marie de Champlouis, Coupe d'Hebe", Che"nedole, 

 and Comtesse de Lacepede. French : Boula de Nanteuil, 

 D'Aguesseau, Oracle du Siecle, La Volupte". Hybrid Per- 

 petual: Earl Talbot. Alba: Sophie de Marsilly. There is 

 also a border of Bourbon Roses which has been recently 

 planted in continuation of a group of the gay semi-double 



