124 The Wild Garden 



loveliness of the leaf, bud, blossom, and fruit of the 

 Wild Rose is visible. And these roses want no budding, 

 pruning, or learned cultivation of any kind ; but let no 

 one suppose I wish them to take the place of our 

 lovely Tea Roses in the flower-garden. There are, at 

 least in my own garden, places for both. 



The Rev. H. N. EUacombe writes as to old 

 garden Roses among bushes : 



' I have here a large Box bush, in the centre of whkh 

 there has been for many years an Ayrshire Rose. The loiig 

 branches covered with flowers, and resting on the deep green 

 cushion, have a very beautiful effect. Other Roses may be 

 used in the same way. The Mysk^Rose of Shakespeare and 

 Bacon would be particularly well suited for this, and would 

 climb up to a great height. Rosa scandens or sempervirens, 

 _Rosa_multiflora, and perhaps some others, might be grown 

 in the same way ; and it would be worth while to experiment 

 with other garden forms, such as Aim6e Vibert, purple 

 Boursault, &c. If grown against a tree of thin foliage, such 

 as a Robinia, they would grow quicker and flower sooner ; 

 but this is not necessary, for even if grown near a thick- 

 foliaged tree they will soon bring their branches to the 

 outside for the light. But besides climbing Roses, there is 

 another way in which Roses may be combined with trees to 

 great advantage, viz. by planting some of the taller-growing 

 bushes in rough grassy places. These would grow from 

 6 feet to lo feet high, and would flower well in such a position. 

 For such a purpose the old Dutch Apple^ Rose (Rosa villo sa 

 var. pomifera) would be very suitable, and so would R. 

 cinnamomea, R. fraxinifolia, R. gallica, R. rubifolia, and the 

 common monthly China.' 



