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full. On the top, place a fresh wooden cover, 

 pressed down with a weight. By degrees, the 

 rose-leaves produce a highly-coloured, highly- 

 scented syrup; and the leaves form a colour- 

 ing-matter for liqueurs. 



The Pastilles du Serail, sold in France as 

 Turkish,- in rosaries and other ornaments, are 

 made of the petals of the Belgian or Puteaux 

 rose, ground to powder and formed into a paste 

 by means of liquid gum. Ivory-black is mixed 

 with the gum to produce a black colour ; and 

 cinnabar or vermilion, to render the paste either 

 red or brown. It may be modelled by hand, 

 or in a mould ; and when dried in the sun, or 

 a moderate oven, attains sufficient hardness to 

 be mounted in gold or silver. 



