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made by the addition of otto to spirit.' It is difficult to account 

 for this difference, but it is sufficiently characteristic to form a 

 distinct odor. It is never sold by the perfumer ; he reserves this to 

 form part of his recherche bouquets. Some wholesale druggists 

 have, however, been selling it to country practitioners for them 

 to form extemporaneous water, which it does to great perfec- 

 tion. Roses are cultivated to a large extent in England, near 

 Mitcham, in Surrey, for perfumers' use, to make rose-water; 

 the odor of the English flower is not strong enough to use for 

 any other purpose. Though the dried rose-leaves are used for 

 scent-bags, they retain but little of their native fragrance. In 

 the season when successive crops can be got, they are gathered 

 as soon as the dew is off, and sent up to town in sacks. When 

 they arrive they are immediately spread out on a cool floor ; 

 otherwise, if left in a heap, they will heat to such an extent in 

 two or three hours, as to be quite spoiled ; to preserve them for 

 use they are immediately pickled ; for this purpose the leaves are 

 separated from the stalk, and to every bushel of flowers, equal 

 to six pounds, one pound of common salt is thoroughly rubbed 

 in ; the whole becomes a pasty mass, and is finally stowed away 

 in casks. In this way they will keep almost any length of 

 time without seriously injuring their fragrance. For rose- 

 water, which is best prepared from time to time, take 12 Ibs. of 

 pickled Roses, and 2J gallons of water, place them in a still, 

 and draw off 2 gallons ; this product will be the ' double dis- 

 tilled rose-water' of the shops." English paper. 



RUBUS. 



Bramble. 



This genus embraces a class of rambling rough plants, well 

 known and highly prized for their grateful, delicious, and whole- 

 some fruits ; the Raspberries, Blackberries, and Thimble-berries, 

 with their varieties. The High Blackberry produces clusters 

 of handsome white flowers, succeeded by delicious fruit, and 

 when cultivated in the garden is much improved. 



