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naturally in some parts of England, and in 
Switzerland. It claims culture in every gar¬ 
den for the odoriferous property of its leaves ; 
and should be planted in the borders, and 
other compartments contiguous to walks, or 
near the habitation, where the plants will im¬ 
part their refreshing fragrance very profusely 
around. 
“ The Evergreen-rose is a native of the 
South of Europe : it is white, small, and single, 
but very sweet: in appearance it much re¬ 
sembles our Eglantine. It is this rose that 
yields the fine scented oil called attar of roses, 
which is imported from Barbary, Egypt, and 
the East Indies; a few drops of this oil, dis¬ 
solved in spirit of wine, form the esprit de rose 
of the perfumers; and the same, dissolved in 
fine sweet oil, their huile antique de rose. 
“ Poetry is lavish of roses; it heaps them 
into beds, weaves them into crowns, twines 
them into arbours, forges them into chains, 
and plants them in the bosom of beauty. It not 
only delights to bring in the rose itself upon 
every occasion, but seizes each particular 
beauty it possesses as an object of compari¬ 
son with the loveliest works of nature;—as 
soft as a Rose leaf; as sweet as a Rose; 
Rosy-clouds, &c. &c. 
“ The Eastern poets have united the Rose 
with the nightingale ; the Venus of Flowers 
with the Apollo of birds.—The Rose is sup¬ 
posed to burst forth from its bud at the song 
of the nightingale. 
“ Persia is the very land of Roses. ‘ On 
