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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Irises grown in convenient spots. A Japanese garden must be 
unconventional in design, in its planting and in the contour of 
the trees. Oddity and quaintness of shape must be the pre- 
vailing feature in all the phases of an artistic Japanese garden. 
Those who wish to fashion a garden on the lines just men- 
tioned should communicate with the author of this work, who 
will then give them the name of a specialist experienced in 
designing and planting a Japanese garden. See Figs. 13 
and 14. 
Fig. 13. PLAN OF A JAPANESE GARDEN. 
Explanation.— This gives a rough idea of the way in which a Japanese garden 
should be fashioned on the lines indicated in letterpress. 
Rosery or Rosarium. — Although it is the fashion 
nowadays to distribute roses generally about the garden, 
or to grow them in isolated beds, where space permits they 
may be cultivated together in a special garden, termed the 
Rosery or Rosarium. This consists of a number of beds 
of simple design grouped together as shown in the exam- 
ple (Fig. 15). The paths or spaces between the beds can 
be composed of grass, which always forms a pleasing 
