CHAPTEE IV 



PLANTING : WITH LAYING OUT OF THE BEDS AND 

 PROTECTION 



Situation and soil being settled, we have next to 

 lay out and prepare the beds, to plant the Boses, 

 and to protect the delicate and tender kinds from 

 being injured by frost. 



Let it be first understood that for proper cultiva- 

 tion the Eose must have a place to itself. Although 

 I sympathise with that large number of cultivators 

 who plant Eoses in mixed borders among strong 

 herbaceous plants and even shrubs, it must be said 

 that it is next to impossible to bring the Eose to 

 perfection in such surroundings. When wondering 

 much at the number of extra tall standards to be 

 seen in nurserymen's grounds, and as to who could 

 be found to buy them, I have been told that there 

 is a large demand for them in some gardens for 

 certain situations, "where a tall standard Eose 

 would just come in "■ — between two huge clumps of 

 delphinium, perhaps, or "so that it would just 

 show nicely from behind over that bushy shrub." 

 It must be laid down that to make the queen of 

 flowers take a back seat is an impracticable task; 



