The Small Rose Garden 
from pole to pole somewhat as shown in the illustration 
facing page 118. 
I have not mentioned one of the principal charms of 
the Rose, its perfume ; but it is well to point out that 
in making a selection due care should be taken to 
include a good proportion of those that are the best in 
this respect. Some of the loveliest of the Roses have 
little or no scent, and although they cannot be omitted 
from the garden altogether they should certainly be in 
the minority. 
The Rose garden and how to plant it has received so 
much literary attention that to give long lists of suit- 
able varieties here is superfluous, but a few words of 
advice on the various classes that should be used will 
not be out of place. I have already said that the most 
useful are the hybrid Teas, and for bedding purposes 
they undoubtedly are. Sometimes it is desired to 
plant a little Rose hedge; a simple formal design 
enclosed by one is an excellent idea. In the small 
garden the varieties chosen for this purpose should be 
those that will require the least pruning, and yet not 
overgrow the area that can be spared for it too quickly. 
The China or monthly Roses are very useful in this way, 
and flower for a very long time ; moreover, when there 
is very little flower on them the foliage and wood is 
quite attractive. Many of the dwarf Polyantha Roses 
are also useful for quite low hedges, and a Sweetbrier 
hedge, when the garden is large enough, is always a 
beautiful addition, not only on account of its delicate 
colouring in the single blooms, but also for its 
fragrance, and it can be kept cut to almost any desired 
height. 
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