Gather your rose on the 27th of June; let it be full blown, and as bright
a red as you can get; pluck it between the hours of three and four in the
morning, taking care to have no witness of the transaction; convey it to
your chamber, and hold it over a chafing dish or any convenient utensil
for the purpose, in which there is charcoal and sulphur of brimstone; hold
your rose over the smoke for about five minutes, and you will see it have
a wonderful effect on the flower. Before the rose gets the least cool,
clap it in a sheet of writing paper, on which is written your own name and
that of the man you love best; also the date of the morning star that has
the ascendancy at that time; fold it up and seal it neatly with three
separate seals, then run and bury the parcel at the foot of the tree from
which you gathered the flower. Here let it remain untouched till the 6th
of July; take it up at midnight, go to bed and place it under your pillow,
and you will have a singular and eventful dream before morning, or, at
least, before your usual time of rising. You may keep the rose under your
head three nights without spoiling the charm. When you have done with the
rose and paper be sure to burn them.