You select
the choice that says “English Rose”.  The
magical barrier disappears and you see an assortment of English Roses shrubs,
from one to five feet high. Tough they can grow up to twenty feet high if you
remember well. They also vary in width from two to four feet. Just as for the
lilies, rose flowers come in different colours and grow in partial to full
sunlight. You recall that roses like their soil within a pH range of 5.5 to
7.0, lots of water but not drowning and that dragon dung can be used as
fertilizer and so the rose become accustomed to magic.

You remember
an article talking about the fact that only pure rose oil should be used for
medicinal purposes and only after consulting a healer to get proper usage and
dosage details. It had also cautioned about some vendors corrupting the oil by
diluting it, allowing them to sell it at lower cost. The same piece had
enumerated the 40 medicinal uses of rose oil. You try to recall some of them
and you come with: rose tea helps relieve stress, it is used in love potions,
to treat stomach problems, sore throats and depression. You also remember that
roses can be used to add flavour to other medicines.

After
another minute looking at all your beautiful roses and taking in your entire
greenhouse, you head back to the front, put away the protective equipment and
make your way outside.

Go to
Chapter 148.