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the ground and put awaj, as directed for Tea and 

 Bengal Koses ; but Avliere a greenhouse, or even 

 dry cellarage, is accessible, they will grow magnifi- 

 cently in large pots and tubs, making a superb 

 ornamental plant for placing in summer in any 

 conspicuous situation. 



ROSA MOSCHATA. 



THE MUSK-SCENTED ROSE. 



The Mush Cluster rose is an old inhabitant of 

 our gardens. Botanists consider it a distinct 

 S]3ecies, and have named it from the peculiar and 

 agreeable odor it exhales in the evening, and in 

 the cool autumnal months, which is the season 

 that it flowers most abundantly, in large clusters, 

 of a yellowish- white color. There are single, 

 semi-double, and fully double varieties of it ; the 

 latter is the variety generally cultivated. It is a 

 native of India, from whence it was introduced. 

 From the seed of this plant the grand family of 

 the Noisettes originated. Though it is more de- 

 licate than the generality of those plants, yet the 

 same system of treatment recommended for them 

 may be adopted with the Musk Clusters. We 

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