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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
tive from the decorative point of view throughout the 
summer and early autumn months. Such a design would 
also be appropriate for a geometrical garden, if not re- 
quired for roses, for the cultivation of summer-flowering 
annuals, tender bedding plants, or choice herbaceous sub- 
jects. In the average small garden a Rosarium is out of 
Fig. 15. A SMALL ROSE GARDEN. 
A design suitable for area of 40 x 40 feet. A, B, C, D, and E are beds ; F, grass 
or gravel paths ; G, arches for climbing roses. May be arranged on the open 
lawn, or bordered by a hedge of Roses, Lavender, Dutch Box, or Yew. 
the question unless the owner desires to make a speciality 
of roses. It would occupy too much space, and hence 
roses should, in such a case, be used as a feature of the 
general scheme of decoration. The various uses to which 
noses may be put in the latter case are fully set forth in 
the chapter on “ Beautifying the Garden,” further on in 
this volume. 
