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of some well-known authority, or ask the nurserymen to make a selection. 

 There are sufficient Hybrid Perpetuals of vigorous habit to furnish any 

 one garden. But I would not limit the selection to these, or to the Teas, 

 or the Hybrid Teas. They should have full representation, and the 

 representatives should consist exclusively of those endowed with a robust 

 constitution. But there should also be standards of certain of the 

 Ayrshires, the evergreen Roses, and the Ramblers, and cultivators would 

 do well to remember that we have our rambling Roses other than Crimson 

 Rambler, some of which are specially adapted for cultivation as standards. 

 We know that the single Polyantha makes a magnificent standard, and it 

 is not unreasonable to assume that several other varieties belonging to the 

 same section are equally suitable. Finely developed standards of some of 

 the best of these, planted in suitable positions, would assist in no small 

 degree in making gardens beautiful. 



Geoups of Roses. 



The more general use of groups of Roses on the lawn would largely 

 contribute to the same end. This form of Rose culture is as yet in its in- 

 fancy, and it is difficult to convey an adequate idea of the beautiful effects 

 that are produced during the season of flowering by bold masses, each 

 mass consisting of one variety. These groups should not be limited to 

 any one class, nor should they be planted to the exclusion of mixed beds 

 of Teas, Hybrid Teas, and Hybrid Perpetuals ; but they should, where the 

 space will permit, be sufficient in number to produce a distinct feature. 

 Of wondrous beauty in June are bold well-furnished groups of the single 

 Polyantha and its large-flowered form, polyantha grandiflora, of 1 The 

 Dawson,' of 1 Electra,' of 'Una,' of ' Leuchstern,' of 1 Purity,' and ' Long- 

 worth Rambler.' Very effective also are great masses of 1 Paul's Carmine 

 Pillar,' which rising to a height of ten or twelve feet, and as much through, 

 is in the flowering season bespangled with its brilliant scarlet flowers. 

 Unhappily, the variety is somewhat ephemeral, but the flowers afford an 

 ample recompense for the space occupied by the plants, which, by the way, 

 are extremely elegant in appearance when the branches are allowed to ex- 

 tend as Nature would have them. Not less remarkable in their way are 

 groups of that magnificent Rose, ' Conrad F. Meyer,' which is robust in 

 growth and very free in blooming, and large groups of them should have a 

 place in every garden in the United Kingdom. The Penzance Briers are 

 also of much value for the formation of bold groups of tall Roses. 



Climbing and Rambling Roses. 



So many beautiful varieties have been added to the list of climbing or 

 rambling Roses that a most delightful feature may be formed with them. 

 Much might be accomplished by erecting a few uprights of wood or iron 

 along one or both sides of a broad walk, and then connecting them to- 

 gether with chains or slender iron rods. The latter may be quite straight, 

 or be bent with the bow upwards, and the ends resting on the uprights, as 

 in the case of the festoons alongside one of the principal walks in the 

 pleasure grounds of Milton Court. It is purely a matter of taste, but it 



