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on its boundary, will afford an excellent opportunity for the successful 

 cultivation of some of the finest of the Tea-scented and Noisette varieties. 

 In many instances walls with a south and west aspect are devoted to the 

 hardy and free-growing ramblers, and, although these produce a delightful 

 effect in their season of flowering, they can be grown satisfactorily in the 

 open, whereas the varieties belonging to the Tea and Noisette sections 

 will be benefited by the shelter and warmth they derive from the wall. 

 They, moreover, are more continuous in flowering, and are therefore at- 

 tractive for a longer period. For high walls, Aimee Vibert, Bouquet d'Or, 

 Climbing Devoniensis, Fortune's Yellow, Gloire de Dijon, Lamarque, 

 Madame Alfred Carriere, Madame Berard, and William Allen Richardson. 

 For low walls, and for clothing the lower part of high ones, Belle Lyon- 

 naise, Billiard et Barre, Celine Forestier, Climbing Perle des Jardins, Dr. 

 Rouges, E. V. Hermanos, Le Soleil, Madame Pierre Cochet, and Reve 

 d'Or can be recommended. 



Beds and Borders of Roses. 



The cultivation of Roses in beds and borders is the most important 

 of all the methods by which gardens may be made beautiful, from the 

 rosarian's point of view. One or more of the features to which I have 

 already referred should be included in gardens where the space is suf- 

 ficient ; but beds or borders of Roses, or both, must have a place in all 

 gardens. The number and area of these will, of course, be determined by 

 the size of the garden, and the space available, but, as far as practicable, 

 a sufficient area should be assigned them to allow for an adequate 

 representation of the Teas, the Hybrid Teas, the Hybrid Perpetuals, the 

 Bourbons, and the Dwarf Polyanthas. It will be better to have one good 

 bed or border filled with the choicest varieties than to have the garden 

 roseless, under the impression that it is too small for the successful 

 cultivation of Roses. 



The design of the garden and the arrangement of the borders may, 

 with a general statement of the case, be left pretty much to the individual 

 taste and judgment of the owners of the gardens, or those in charge of 

 them. So far as the growth of the Roses is concerned, it matters not 

 whether the beds are on gravel or grass ; and in the case of borders, 

 whether they are intersected by a breadth of turf or a broad gravel walk. 

 To those who have a strong objection to walking on short grass when 

 damp, gravel will appeal, but in all other cases grass is decidedly preferable, 

 as turf is in summer the most pleasant to walk upon, and Roses appear 

 to great advantage on a green carpet. The beds should be of medium 

 size, so that the plants can receive the necessary attention, and the blooms 

 be closely inspected without overmuch treading upon the surface of the 

 beds. They should be regular in outline, circular, square, or oblong, 

 because when of fanciful shape, not only is there more trouble in arranging 

 the Roses satisfactorily, but there will be difficulty in keeping the grass 

 in proper order without an undue amount of handwork. The spaces 

 between the beds ought, as a matter of course, to be of sufficient width 

 to enable a wheelbarrow readily to pass along them. 



So much for the beds. How are they to be furnished ? Opinions 



