GAKDENS OF ROSES. 



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If we cannot realise George Eliot's wish— and I am not sure that its 

 realisation would be good for us — we can enjoy showers of Koses, and 

 happily without the risk of the disaster that befell some of those who 



took part in the Roman festivities. Let us rear aloft tall standards, such 

 as those in the gardens of Hodsock Priory ; take them over walks on arches 

 and pergolas, as in so many gardens, notably at Downside and Kew ; carry 



