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of garden Roses and theii' origin, who says he also 

 does not knoAv what it is ; and further, as I find 

 I can make very good Pot-pourri without being able 

 to identify it, I conclude that it does not matter. 

 There also seems to be a divergence of opinion as 

 to whether the Rose petals should be diied in the 

 sun or in the shade. This also I think is of far 

 less moment (though I rather incline to drying in 

 the shade, as a process slower and more under con- 

 trol) than that the petals should be dried evenly and 

 to the right degree. 



