134 THE FLORIST AND 



Giant of Battles, both indispensable kinds, planted under the shade 

 of some large maple, oak, or pine tree ; every flower they produce 

 is smaller than the one that preceded it, till you hear "Well ! I am 

 quite discouraged with my roses, they won't grow.!' It is not sur- 

 prising ; the soil exhausted with other roots, and the sun (so es- 

 sential) rarely smiles upon the plants. Avoid, therefore, all those 

 crowded, shaded localities, and give them a full, free exposure, 

 where the sun will have its full influence at least 4 to 6 hours every 

 day from February to November. 



Disposition. Whether it be five feet or five acres, let it be a rose 

 garden ; the very name itself carries with it an irresistable charm. 

 Do away with all those incongruous mixtures of plants; not a 

 " wilderness of sweets," a wilderness of confusion ; cast your eye 

 where you will, all is alike, a confused mixture — nothing striking, 

 nothing to visit the eye ; nothing for it to rest upon ; nothing to 

 brighten ; nothing to dazzle — all is one monotonous view. I go in 

 fully for variety, but a decided variety, and a decided place for it, 

 whether in the garden, on the lawn, or in the rosery ; by the drive 

 or in the park ; and may I while on this subject ask for the benefit 

 ofvyour citizens, and the strangers who visit here every season and 

 leave therein their thousands, why Lemon Hill, the property of the 

 city, now lying waste, is not converted into a Rose Park ? It could 

 not be appropriated to a more pure and beautiful purpose ; we say 

 then, give roses their place and they will in all their splendor shine 

 from May till the chilly blasts of winter. There is no situation 

 which they are not adapted to, or can be made to suit ; amongst 

 rocks ; over tree roots ; by old quarries ; on uneven surfaces ; gang- 

 ways to barns; espaliers to back buildings and out-houses; in the 

 vicinity of water; by the lake or rivulet. Oh, strange! I have 

 just said they must have a dry subsoil, and now recommend them 

 for margins of lakes, &c. How can their roots be dry in such 

 locality ? Pray roll together a few logs, tree roots, or large stones; 

 cover them entirety, or partially with rich earth, and plant thereon. 

 You will have in a few } r ears very romantic masses of roses, ramb- 

 ling in every form, and waving their crimsons, purples, blushes, 

 pinks and whites, in separate clumps. This arrangement is much 

 more pleasing to the eye, and creates a greater variety. Climbers 



