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The Cherokee Rose. 



THE CHEROKEE ROSE. 



No engraving can do justice to this rose. Its great beauty consists in 

 the pure white of its broad petals, contrasted with the rich, shining green 



of its foliage. Among single roses, it certainly has no peer. Unfortunately, 

 it is too tender to bear a Northern winter ; but in the South it makes a most 

 luxuriant growth, and is often used for hedges. These, when in full bloom, 



