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Bnbus roscefolius. 
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Natural Order: Rosacece — Rose Family. 
RECT and branching, the Rubus, sometimes called the Flower¬ 
ing Bramble, and sometimes the Brier Rose, is a bush well 
fortified with straight prickles, and with foliage resembling 
that of the raspberry bush, being smooth on the under, and 
^velvety on the upper, surface. It is a very delicate plant, 
requiring the shelter of the greenhouse or conservatory in 
^ order to cultivate it successfully; but as it blooms at the season when 
nature has withdrawn her genial smiles, it has proved a very desirable 
acquisition to those who can give it such shelter, or a sunny window 
in the house. The blossoms are double, and a pure, snow white. 
The Island of Mauritius claims its nativity, as does China, also. It is 
an especial favorite in England, being familiarly called the Bridal or 
Christmas Rose. The root is bulbous, and should be repotted in a 
large pot as early as October, in order that it may bloom well the following 
season, which commences about Christmas, and continues till May. It is propa¬ 
gated by a division of the stems after the flowering season has ceased. 
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H! wert thou young again, I would put oft' 
My majesty to be more terrible. —Lee. 
T’LL note you in my book of memory, 
To scourge you for this reprehension; 
T’LL make my heaven in a lady’s lap, 
1 And deck my body in gay ornaments, 
Look to it well, and say *you are well warn’d. And witch sweet ladies with my words and looks. 
—Shakespeare. — Shakespeare. 
T HAVE learned thy arts, and now 
Can disdain as much as thou. 
— Thomas Carew. 
DACK to thy punishment, 
False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings, 
Lest with a whip of scorpions I pursue 
Thy lingering. —Milton. 
'THOUGH I’m young, I scorn to flit 
A On the wings of borrowed wit; 
I’ll make my own feathers rear me, 
Whither others cannot bear me. 
— George Wither. 
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