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2; Noisette, Tea-Scented, and China, 2 ; Bourbon, 1. In the South or 
West of England, and anywhere where the soil is dry, and the climate mild, a 
larger proportion of the Noisette and Tea-scented should be used. The Sem- 
pervirens, Ayrshire, Multiflora, and Hybrid China, may be trained chiefly as climb¬ 
ing, pillar, and weeping roses, where summer roses are sufficient; where autumnals 
are required, the strong-growing varieties of the Hybrid Perpetual, Noisette, and 
Tea-scented, are suitable for the same purposes. 
But how shall these Roses be grown ? The strong growers are best as 
standards, climbers, or pillars ; the moderate growers as half-standards, and the 
small growers as dwarf standards or dwarfs. And how shall they be disposed 
of ? The centres of some of the beds should be occupied with standards, gradu¬ 
ally decreasing in height and merging into dwarfs at the circumference. Other 
beds should be filled with dwarfs onl} r , so that the surface of the ground may 
appear uneven and varied. Again, in some beds the colours may be judiciously 
mixed, bringing together hinds of similar habit , and which bloom at the same time; 
other beds may be planted entirely with one sort. Too much pains can hardly 
be bestowed on the choice of sorts, for on this depends mainly the effect of the 
whole. Nothing definite can be said under this head, unless the plan about to- 
be executed were taken into account. It has been too much the custom in the 
past to gather together into square or long beds large quantities of plants,, 
resting satisfied with the effect of large masses of flower. For this purpose the- 
summer roses are admirable, perhaps unequalled. But this is only one of the 
many features of beauty that may be realized in the Rose-garden, and those who 
are satisfied with this are satisfied with very little. So rich and varied are the 
materials which nature and art together have placed at our command here, 
that w r e may go on successfully piling up feature upon feature of surpassing 
beauty. Rose-beds, rose groups, rose banks, rose arcades, rose temples, rose 
avenues, rose hedges, rose dingles, &c., may be made complete in themselves, 
and so wrought into one harmonious whole as to form a beautiful Rose-garden. 
With regard to the shapes and sizes of the beds, these must be adapted to the size 
and character of the space of ground about to be occupied. Exact instructions 
on this point that would be even generally available can hardly be given. It 
may, however, be said that beds with narrow points should be avoided; 
straight lines are not often objectionable, but circles and variations of the circle 
should be most freely used. 
Every Rose-garden should have an elevated spot in the vicinity from which 
one may look down on and command a complete view of the plants. In looking 
up at a Rose one sees the least finished part, the back of the flower and the 
back of the leaves ; but in looking down both are met in face. 
As Roses suffer from both wind and frost, it is well if the Rose-garden can be 
surrounded at some little distance with a belt of evergreens, The tone of green 
in the common laurel is pleasing in contrast with most roses, and where this ever¬ 
green grows well and fast, nothing can be better for the purpose.—W m. Paul, 
Paul's Nurseries , Waltham Cross , N. 
