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WINDOW GARDENING. 
" Surround the roof with an iron frame 6 feet high, made of iron rods, set up 
at intervals of 6 feet, and connected with smaller rods running entirely around 
the roof. Train on this fence Wistaria, Woodbine, Honeysuckle, or Running 
Roses. 
On the fence on the north side, where the Roses would get full sun, plant 
Baltimore Belle, Mrs. Ilovey, or Rosa Ruga, if content with single blooming 
Roses; or select from the Noisettes La Marque or Aimee Vibert or Madame 
Henrietta, and from the Teas, Safrano. 
On the east fence plant the Lonicera Halliana, Hall's Honeysuckle, and the 
Golden Berried Honeysuckle — all hardy; on the south, Golden and common 
Ivy; on the west, Dutch Monthly Honeysuckle and one running Rose 
During the summer grow Tropjeolum, Maurandia, Nierembergia, and Ipomcea 
among the hardy vines. In the northwest corner (J.) set six Hybrid Perpetual 
Roses, then a bed of Heliotropes ; in the 
northeast corner six more Hybrid or 
other Perpetuals ; D and H, occupied 
by roots of vines ; cover the surface with 
Periwinkle, Nummularia, or Lycopo- 
dium; E, June Roses: F, Tricolor 
Pelargoniums, which do best out of the 
direct rays of the sun ; Cr, Moss Roses, 
single, blooming, and perpetual. In the 
centre bed J is a group of Coleus sur- 
unded by Centauria candidissima ; J, 
K, L, M, are filled with China, Bengal, 
and Tea Roses, the surface unoccupied 
to be covered with Blue Lobelia; X. is 
the trap door which leads out of the 
roof. 
A roof garden for Roses could be 
planted every autumn with Bulb«, Snow 
drops, Crocuses, Hyacinths, and Tulips, 
all of which would blossom and die be- 
fore the foliage of the Roses would be 
large enough to do any harm. 
Fig. 23.-pian of a Rose Garden on the Roof of a ^et, there be planted for instance, fouf 
Houae. colors of Hyacinths in the beds J, 
K, L, M ; Crown Imperials and Tulips in I ; border all the beds with Snow- 
drops ; set Crocus in four colors inside of the Snowdrops ; fill B, F, D, H with 
mixed Tulips, and put Daffodils, Jonquils, and Polyanthus in ^, C, C, G. 
" The bed for roof gardens should be raised a few inches above the surface of 
the roof, the wood forming the bottom of the garden-box or crib, being perfo- 
rated ; the sides of the box should be two feet high. First lay over the floor a 
few inches of leaves, broken bones, or coarse manure." 
