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being made upon it with us, or even witli the 

 French, who are the leading spirits in everything 

 connected with the rose. It is a free seed-bearer, 

 and has been the parent of many varieties, many 

 of which excel it in size, but few in fragrance. 

 Few growers are very successful in its culture ; 

 its growth at times is very luxuriant, occasion- 

 ally making a shoot three feet long ; but such 

 instances rarely occur. The varieties from it, 

 however, are magnificent ; many of them of the 

 most luxuriant character, with flowers of all 

 shades from white to red. The family are nearly 

 all too tender for culture in this latitude without 

 winter protection. To grow them perfectly (and 

 they are all well worth extra care) the ground should 

 be prepared expressly for them. They delight in 

 a rich light soil with a dry bottom, and in an ele- 

 vated position. If tlie soil is naturally sandy, it 

 will only require to be enriched by manure, or 

 plenty of black decomposed leaves from the woods, 

 in which they will grow in wild luxuriance ; but 

 if the soil is heavy and clayey, it should be thrown 

 out to the depth of twenty inches. Six inches of 

 the bottom should be filled up with rough rub- 

 bish, such as stones, brickbats, or branches of 

 trees ; over these place sixteen inches of prepared 

 soil, which will allow for settling. Two or three 

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