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now; early in March the lovely white single 

 blossoms will begin to open all over it, 

 their fragrance exquisite and unlike to any 

 other rose, and the perfume seems to live 

 within the centre of its yellow stamens. 

 Then we move out the great pot with its 

 load of loveliness, and it is placed in the 

 shade well sheltered from the wind, to be 

 a joy and delight for full three weeks. 

 This spring, she stood out side by side with 

 a fine pot-plant of Fortune's yellow. The 

 sister roses were both so beautiful one 

 scarce knew which to admire most. I do 

 not think the Camellia Rose (Japan) is 

 often seen in English gardens, but on the 

 Riviera it has long been familiar. At 

 Cannes, the Villa Grand Bois is half 

 covered with it. And in the gardens of La 

 Mortola between Menton and Ventimiglia, 

 memory recalls with delight long lovely 

 garlands of it enwreathing the low thickets 

 of rose and aloe. In the frames we have 

 nearly half a score of charming little 

 shrubby roses grown from Indian seed. 

 The flowers as yet are very small, but 

 highly scented and deep in colour, keeping 



