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flowers, and gives the town a very beautiful ap- 

 pearance. The earth also preserves the houses 

 from being chilled by the quantity of snow that 

 lies on them in winter ; and in summer it gives 

 them a refreshing coolness. Every creature he 

 met had roses in their hands \ and you may 

 recollect, mamma, that the same thing is said 

 of the city of Bisnagar in the Arabian Night's 

 tales. The province of Kashmire, Foster says, 

 has been always famous for roses, particularly 

 for one extremely fragrant species, of which the 

 best attar of rose is made ; but it will not grow 

 in a more southerly climate. 



He mentions a lake, near the city, in which 

 there were several islands covered with rose- 

 trees ; they were all in brilliant blossom when 

 he was there, and looked like large baskets of 

 roses. How pretty the floating Chinampas of 

 Mexico would be if they were planted with 

 the Kashmire rose ; or, what would suit them 

 better, with the little rose of Jericho. Miss P. 

 says this is one of the most singular plants in 

 the world, and is found no where but in the 

 deserts of Arabia. It is only six inches high, 

 root and all ; and its tiny branches curve in- 

 ward, so as to enclose its numerous flowers in a 

 sort of hollow globe. I think this may be truly 

 called a Lilliputian tree. 



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