666 GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. 



patches of early flowering bulbs to pre- bulbs, after flowering, might be lifted, and 

 cede the general bloom of roses, which their places supplied with different kinds 



Fig. 912. 



of annuals, to succeed the general bloom 

 of roses, so that there would be, first a 

 show of early bulbous flowers, then the 

 grand display of roses, and lastly, the 

 show of annuals." This arrangement is 

 very much to our mind. The walks, in 

 this design, are of gravel, the body of 

 the garden of grass, with standard roses 

 planted in lines, and various beds cut out 

 on the turf, in which the dwarf varieties 

 are placed; beyond this turf, indicated 

 by the curved lines, the ground is dug, 

 and the roses planted in the dotting 

 manner. At each end of the cross walk, 

 at c c, are covered seats. Rosariums, 

 when made to form a part of an extensive 

 garden, should be shut out from the 

 other parts of the grounds, and this can 

 seldom be effectually done without em- 

 ploying evergreens ; but these should be 

 made so as to form the back-ground, 

 while that much neglected section, Scotch 

 roses, should form the front. 



On the formation of the rosarium, Mr 

 W. Paul, in his interesting work on this 

 charming tribe of plants, " The Rose 

 Garden," observes : " In the formation of 

 the rosarium, it appears to us that the 

 simpler the forms of the beds the better. 

 The plants of which it is composed are, 

 for the most part, budded on stems and 



decidedly artificial objects; and parallelo- 

 grams, squares, ovals, circles, and other 

 regular figures, are in perfect harmony 

 with the character of the plants, admit 

 of the most perfect arrangement, and 

 display the roses to greatest perfec- 

 tion." The rosarium is not planted for 

 effect, like most other flower-gardens ; it 

 may be said to be more for culture than 

 for effective display. No doubt, during 

 the season of bloom, the general effect is 

 pleasing when viewed as a whole, but, 

 like other departments in floriculture, 

 the true beauties are sought in indivi- 

 dual flowers, therefore the nearer these 

 can be brought to the eye the better. 

 The far-famed rose-garden of the Luxem- 

 bourg at Paris, under the direction of 

 Monsieur Hardy, is laid out in parallel 

 longitudinal beds, each 7 feet wide, and 

 the roses are planted in rows, two to each 

 bed — a standard and a dwarf of the same 

 variety — 3 feet apart from each other, so 

 that each standard has a dwarf behind it. 

 There are several rosariums in that esta- 

 blishment ; the one in which the above 

 order of planting is followed, appears to 

 have no regard paid to keeping the vari- 

 ous groups or sections of sorts distinct. 

 Another garden, however, is planted 

 wholly with autumnals, and a third with 



