CHAPTER VI 



BRIER ROSES 



I AM always dreaming of having delightful gardens 

 for special seasons where one good flower should 

 predominate; but for June with its wealth of flowers 

 there Avould have to be several special gardens. And, 

 though I have not the means wherewith to do it as 

 fully as I should wish, however strong may be my 

 desire, I can at least show an attempt on a small 

 scale, and also put down what ideas I may have, 

 so that others, more bountifully endowed, may read 

 and profit if they will. For June demands an Iris 

 garden, and a Pseony garden, and an early Rose 

 garden, and a garden for Poppies, besides half wood- 

 like gardens for Azaleas and for Rhododendrons. 

 But in early June the garden-wish that lies nearest 

 to my heart is to have a beautiful planting of Brier 

 Roses. 



I have already a sunny bank of Briers some twenty- 

 five yards long and six feet wide, and many will no 

 doubt ask, " Is not that enough ? " I can only answer, 

 " No, it is not enough." If one has a picture to paint, 

 whose subject and method of treatment demand a 

 large canvas, one cannot be contented with a small 



