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ation, its roots cramped by a stone pavement ; it 

 is weakly, and never shows a flower-bud. In the 

 entrance court is another plant, growing in front 

 of a low parapet wall, in a good loamy soil and 

 free airy exposure ; this is in a state of the great- 

 est luxuriance, and blooms in fine perfection nearly 

 every season. 



Mr. Mackintosh, the gardener, who kindly 

 pointed out these plants to me, thought the latter 

 a distinct and superior variety, as it was brought 

 from France by a French cook, a few years since ; 

 but it is certainly nothing but the genuine old 

 Double Yellow Rose. 



In unfavourable soils it will often flourish and 

 bloom freely, if budded on the Musk Rose, the 

 Common China Rose, or the Blush Boursault; 

 but the following pretty method of culture, I beg 

 to suggest, though I must confess I have not yet 

 tried it : Bud or graft it on some short stems of 

 the Dog Rose ; in the autumn, pot some of the 

 strongest plants, and, late in spring, force them 

 with a gentle heat, giving plenty of air. By this 

 method the dry and warm climate of Florence 

 and Genoa may, perhaps, be partially imitated ; 

 for there it blooms in such profusion, that large 

 quantities of its magnificent flowers are daily sold 

 in the markets during the rose season. 



