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with care, not to crumble the ball of earth or dis- 

 turb the fresh roots. By this means the plants 

 will look more handsome than if they had been 

 grown in pots. 



ROSA LAWEEXCIANA. 



THE MINIATURE ROSE. 



These diminutive roses were first introduced 

 from China, where the greatest efforts of horticul- 

 ture are directed towards dwarfing every tree, 

 shrub, or plant. In this instance, however, it is 

 no peculiar mode of treatment that has stunted 

 the growth of the plant, or diminished the size of 

 the flowers ; but these roses have been the produce 

 of seeds saved from the smallest flowers of the 

 kind, year after year, till they now have become 

 the fairies of the tribe. In France, they cultivate 

 about a dozen varieties of these Lilliputians, vary- 

 ing in color from nearly white to dark crimson. 

 In this country, where almost every flower must 

 be a Goliath, before it is admired, this family has 

 been nearly lost sight of. Indeed, they are en- 

 tirely buried, when planted among those gorgeous 

 flowers we have already attempted faintly to de- 

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