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three or four inches in diameter, and five to twelve feet in height, 

 according to the usual length of the shoots of the variety of rose 

 to be planted. Upon the top of this post can be placed a circular 

 or square piece of board, the diameter of the bottom of the pot. 

 The post should then be planted firmly in the ground and painted 

 green. Fill the pot with rich soil, as directed in a preceding 

 chapter ; plant in it one or two roses of pillar varieties, and place 

 it on the top of the post. The surface of the soil should then be 

 covered with moss, and if the sides can also be covered, the good 

 effect will be enhanced. The plants, if strong, will soon throw 

 out long, graceful shoots, which, drooping to the grovmd, will 

 hide the pot and post, and present the appearance of an ever- 

 blooming weeping tree of great beauty. If a pyramid is desired, 

 wires can be carried from the top of the post to the ground, some 

 two or three feet from its base, and the shoots trained down these. 

 We can imao^ine few thinfjs more beautiful than Chromatella and 

 Solfaterre, or Bourbon Madame Lacharme growing and blooming 

 in this way. 



MUSK ROSES. 



The Musk Rose grows naturally in Persia and other eastern 

 countries, where it attains the height of a small tree, and ia 

 doubtless the rose which has been celebrated by eastern poets. 

 It is also found in India, where it is probably the species used 

 for making attar. In this latitude it is quite hardy, and we have 

 a plant of the old White Musk in our grounds, that has braved 

 the severity of more than twenty winters. It has already, this 

 season, made shoots of more than six feet, and in our Southern 

 States more than double the growth would probably be obtained. 

 The blossoms appear in clusters, and commencing later than any 

 other rose, continue abundant throughout the season. The Old 

 White Cluster has been widely distributed throughout the coun- 

 try, and is deservedly a favorite. The two best varieties, how- 

 ever, are the following : 



Eponine is a cupped and very double variety, with the pe- 

 culiar musk fragrance. It is pure white, and a very pretty rose. 



Princess of Nassau is a luxuriant-growing and very fra- 



