. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. 1 The American Florist. 367 The Rose Garden. y BT J. F. HUSS, HAETFORD, CONN. It may be a very unusual moment to write, when nature is in winter garb, about the rose garden; still the very name is enough for the lover, to stimulate his thoughts which bring back every- thing so highly interesting in the rose garden. Everyone may not care to have a garden of roses exclusively, but who among lovers of flowers would not like to have in his own garden the scene of three years ago that the rose committee witnessed
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. 1 The American Florist. 367 The Rose Garden. y BT J. F. HUSS, HAETFORD, CONN. It may be a very unusual moment to write, when nature is in winter garb, about the rose garden; still the very name is enough for the lover, to stimulate his thoughts which bring back every- thing so highly interesting in the rose garden. Everyone may not care to have a garden of roses exclusively, but who among lovers of flowers would not like to have in his own garden the scene of three years ago that the rose committee witnessed here, on our place, which for private uses may be taken as a model. But we cannot leave the rose with this notice. Grand as are the masses of roses we have occasionally met with, we have never yet seen anything even approach- ing our conception of the scenes of grandeur and beauty that might be worked out by the massing of the modern varieties of roses. A rose garden is now almost indispensable, either as a part, or as an adjunct, to every large and comprehensive garden. If in the orig- inal plan of a garden it cannot be con- veniently worked in with the general ar- rangement of floral gardens, then a separate piece of ground is set aside for the purpose. This I have often seen, and always found it a most interesting spot. But apart from the immediate question, whether there is a separate rose garden or not, roses should be found plentifully in every general garden, on account of the varied forms they are ca- pable of assuming, either naturally or by training. They are seldom out of place anywhere. What with dwarf standards and climbers, there exists ample material to adorn the most select position, or to obliterate the most awkward spots, bring- ing them into harmony with the general design. But what should the form of a rose garden be? I will give my ideas as briefly as possible. FORM OP THE ROSE GARDEN. It should be formed, if possible, on level ground, with as many beds as
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