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factory results ; Diagram 75 shows a plan on the 

 plainest possible lines which looks well, although 

 only just redeemed from monotony by the beds 

 being faced different ways. It is easy to plant, 

 being mainly rectangular. Bush roses being more 

 often the same height, 

 the resulting flatness 

 can be relieved by stan- 

 dards, and still more 

 by pillar roses. The 

 latter can be used very 

 effectively standing at 

 definite points in the 

 plan. Where curves 

 have been used pillar 

 roses, or weeping stan- 

 dards, at the centres 

 from which the curves 

 have been struck give 

 coherence to the design. 



Climbing roses are so beautiful that the rose garden 

 must contain some, and the obvious arch is a diffi- 

 cult feature to use wisely. There might be arches 

 at the entrance, or at a centre where several 

 paths join, but it is a fatal mistake to scatter them 

 about merely because climbers are liked, and 

 supports must be furnished in some form. Poles 

 can be used in many ways. With connecting 

 chains they may make an inner ring to the more 

 solid hedge, and the best way of all is to combine 



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DIAGRAM 75. 



