The Small Rose Garden 
of about the same habit of growth. Then there are 
the more intense and deeper colours that really demand 
a bed to themselves, and the glory of their crimson glow 
is enhanced by planting the deepest purple Viola in 
association with them. Viola gracilis, Purple Robe, 
is very suitable as it flowers long before the first Rose 
appears, and goes on flowering throughout the sum- 
mer. There are, however, some excellent bedding 
Violas that can be used. Amongst these more brilliant 
varieties of Roses may be mentioned General Mac- 
Arthur, Hugh Dickson, Captain Hayward, Leslie Hol- 
land, Avoca, G. C. Waud, Edward Mawley, and 
Richmond. 
Then one could have a sunset bed—that is to say, 
one that shall include all those indescribable but never- 
theless beautiful combinations of colour that we asso- 
ciate in our minds with sunset skies ; such are Sunburst, 
Betty, Madame Edward Herriot, Rayond’or, Madame 
Ravery, andMrs.A.Ward. This bed would look equally 
well edged with either the lavender Violas, such as 
Bridal Morn, or with a cream-tinted variety like V. 
gracilis Gondolier, or Eburnea. The advantage of 
using violas of the gracilis type is that they can be 
planted back somewhat into the beds, as their habit of 
growth is compact and neat, and they will not climb up 
amongst the roses to the detriment of the latter. 
These and many other beautiful combinations can be 
used, and the garden effects will gain much of pleasing 
character thereby. 
I have already in Chapter VIII. referred to the fact 
that the paths in such a garden should not be all stone 
or gravel, but that a certain amount of grass should be 
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