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held dear ; whether rearing her dainty blooms above the cabbages 

 in the humble garden of the labouring man, or flourishing in 

 profusion in the old-world pleasance of the "lady of the manor," 

 who takes as great an interest and pride in tending her rose garden 

 as did her ancestress of long ago, with powdered hair and flowered 

 gown, when she passed those mossy terraces and walks, carefully 

 collecting and storing the fallen petals, that their sweet savour 

 should not be lost. 



As the fragrance of the dried rose-leaves brings back the 

 remembrance of their sweetness, so may our humble efforts in ■ 

 colour recall happy memories of the glories of rose-time, perhaps 

 when hearts are sad and all around is drear. If we have made our 

 studies as true to Nature as earnest observation and a desire to 



e.\press Truth can help 

 us to do (avoiding any 

 conventional " pretti- 

 ness," " trick," or 

 " effect "), we shall 

 have accomplished 

 much. 



That great Master 

 of Medijeval Art, 

 Albrecht Durer, tells 

 us. '• Depart not from 

 Nature, neither imagine 

 of thyself aught better, 

 for Art standeth firmly 

 fixed in Nature, and 

 whoso can thence rend 

 her forth, he alone 

 possesscth her." 





