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in this climate; the procession led off by the old- 
fashioned cinnamon rose which is naturalized in the 
rock-brake north-east of the house to which we give 
the name of the Rose Tangle. Here, too, are many 
hundred-leaved roses, fineformaking pot-pourri and 
rose water. They were planted many years ago, by 
a former occupant of the place. Here, also, is a 
flourishing Hermosa which the writer remembers in 
earliest child-hood, and single damask roses and 
immense cabbage or Provence roses, still furnishing 
quantities of flowers, date farther back than the mem- 
ory can trace. Every year we add a few more to our 
TULIP TREE AT ROSE BRAKE. 
Rosery, so that we now have nearly one hundred 
varieties of this charming family, which often give 
us flowers as late as the first of December, so that 
we have roses in bloom, out-of-doors, seven months 
of the year. 
Next to the roses the paeony is our favorite plant 
for ornamental effect. Large beds of these grand 
flowers are planted on the lawn at the side of the 
house, and in the borders we have many groups of 
the improved kinds. Tree-Paeonies from Japan are 
being tested here, and indeed there is no group of 
these plants which has not some representative in 
our gardens. 
We are unfortunately unable to succeed with 
rhododendrons, azaleas or any of their kindred, as 
they will not live in our soil or resist the drouth 
of our summer season. We have discovered by 
much sad experience, that this beautiful family can 
not be colonized at Rose Brake. But, to make 
amends, almost all other hardy plants do very well 
with us. We have a great number of flowering 
peaches, apples, plums, and lilacs, spirjeas in 
twenty varieties, many weigelas, wistarias and 
magnolias, and very many rare varieties of decid- 
uous trees, evergreens and shrubs, seldom seen in 
private collections. 
The object of these little talks on our work ait 
Rose Brake wdll be to show the amount of whole- 
some pleasure to be derived from ornamental horti- 
culture and land-scape gardening by people of very 
moderate means, without green houses or gardeners. 
Indeed, we can boast of but one man and about 
half a boy of all work to assist us in our gardening 
operations. So that all the trees and other plants 
have been set out with loving personal care of the 
mistress of the place, and after much thoughtful 
planning. The writer must admit, however, that 
she has been obliged to curb and restrain her hobby 
lest it should run away with her. iVnd, for the 
benefit of those who may be tempted to become as 
great enthusiasts as herself in this direction, she 
wishes to state in the begining that they need not 
be deterred by the fear of the expense, as she thinks 
she can prove satisfactorily that very beautiful re- 
sults can be made to follow very small outlay o,f 
time and capital. She has nevei laid out more than 
thirty dollars in any one year on the purchase of 
material for planting, and many years not half that 
sum has been expended. The amount of pure pleas- 
ure and interest in life, and enjoyment of the beau- 
tiful picture the place has gradually come to present 
at all times of the year, is incalculable. Indeed, 
there are few delights so pure and lasting as the 
satisfaction that results from the creation of a charm- 
ing home. I shall be glad if I can inspire many of the 
readers of Park and Cemetery to imitate our ex- 
ample and thus get the best out of their country life. 
In future articles some of our many experiments 
will be described more in detail, with accounts of 
the rarest trees and other plants th,at we possess as 
well as our mistakes, failures and successes. 
Danske Dandridge. 
PINUS PALUSTRIS. 
Pinus palustris of Miller is synonymous with 
Pinus australis of the younger Michaux. It is com- 
monly known in the south by many popular names 
but best. perhaps as the Southern Pine, the yellow 
pine, or the long-leaved pine. In the north it is 
frequently seen as small specimens at Christmas 
time when its long leaves upon five to six years old 
plants, enables it to be effectively employed by the 
florists in church and hall decoration. It is one of 
the characteristic pines of the southern pine barrens 
