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logne with the same; if seed can be procured, 

 fine deep-coloured and nearly genuine Noisette 

 roses would be produced. It will be interesting 

 also to try Noisette Nankin fertilised with the 

 Yellow China; from this union yellow or buff- 

 coloured Noisettes might possibly be originated, 

 and these of course would be unique and of great 

 interest. Beurre Frais with Duchesse de Meck- 

 lenbourg would probably give straw-coloured 

 varieties, and these would be large and fragrant, 

 as in Lamarque and Jaune Desprez. In these 

 directions for procuring seed from roses by fer- 

 tilising, I have confined myself to such varieties 

 as are almost sure to produce it ; but much must 

 be left to the amateur, as many roses may be 

 made fertile by removing their central petals, 

 and, consequently, very many varieties that I 

 have not noticed may be made productive. 



THE MUSK ROSE. 



(EOSA MOSCHATA.) 



The White Musk Eose is one of the oldest 

 inhabitants of our gardens, and probably more 

 widely spread over the face of the earth than any 

 other rose. It is generally supposed that the attar 

 of roses is prepared in India from this species, and 



