GARDENS OF ROSES 



The rose prefers a garden of its own. It does not 

 like to fraternize with flowers of other classes. When 

 made to do so, it is always at the expense of the beauty 

 and health of the rose. Unlike some individuals, how- 

 ever, it is worthy to be humored. 



Naturally, the rose will not thrive directly in face 

 of the sea. It must find its abiding place at a sufficient 

 distance from it to protect it against rough, wild moods 

 and also saline spray. It is no kin of the sea heath 

 or sea lavender. While the rose does not object to 

 the sea, it preserves its friendship for it with much 

 discretion. Under no circumstances is the rose a 

 lover of high winds, although it is necessary for its 

 welfare that it should enjoy a free circulation of air. 

 It likes repose, deep, rich, and sultry. 



The garden that is set aside for roses should, if 

 possible, have an exposure from north to south rather 

 than from east to west. Even then, in order to pro- 

 tect it from the wind, it is often necessary to set around 

 it low shrubbery, rhododendrons, clipped spruces, or 

 more enchanting still, such hedge roses as the rugosa 

 varieties or hybrids. When very near the sea, it is 

 frequently necessary to shelter it even on the southern 

 side. Still, a rose garden must not be a place of too 

 much shade. Sunshine must dwell there for at least 

 part of the day. It must, in fact, have an entrance 

 for the sun and an exit for the wind. Large trees are 

 not desirable near a rose garden. Their shade is too 

 abundant and their extending roots absorb too much 

 nourishment from the soil. 



In many seaside places, I have seen successful rose 

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