the Paradife of Plants. | = 39 | 
4. The efler Damask Rote, 5. The Rote without prickles, 6. The Province- © 
Role. 7. The fingle Musk-Rofe, 8, Theaouble Musk-Rofe. 9. The Velver- 
Rofe. 10, The yellow Rofe. 11. The double Cinamon Role. 12. The Eglan- 
cine or {weet Bryer. 13. The Bryer Role, or Hep-Tree, 14, The BurnerR oe 
All which I thall as near as Icam, wrap up into one generall Defcription, by 
which the whole Family may be diftinguithed. 
The Forme, 
The Rofe hathrlong ftalks, of'a wooddy fubftance, fer, or armed for the molt 
part with divers fharp prickles: the branches whereof, are likewife full of 
prickles, whereon docommonly grow leaves, confifting of five parts, fet upon 2 
middle Rib by couples: the odd one ftanding at the point of the fame, every - 
one of them fomewhat {nipr about the edges, ‘omewhat rough, and of an overe 
worn ereencolour: from the bofom whereof, fhoot our pretty big foor-ftalks, 
whereon do grow very fair flowers, {ome fingle, fome double,'ome whire,fome 
red, {ome damask, fome yellow, &c. for the moft part of a very fweer {mel!, ha- 
ving in the middle, a few yellow threds, or chives, which being patt, there {uc- 
- ceedeth a tong fruit, green at the firft;red whem itis ripe, and ttuffed with a 
downy choaking matter, wherein is contained Seed as hard as ftones, The Root 
is long, cough, and of a wooddy fubltance, — is 8 Fa aa 
{ Sa as ———eeeeeore 
1) thefefores of Ro fes, or molt of them, and perhaps fome befides, are in 
he Phyiick Garden at one andin otic peor sn begs London.The double 
white Rote doth grow wildin man ges of Lancafhire, in great abundances 
They flower one or ot! er of chica, Spline eid May, vill the end of Auguft, 
Ifthe inperfiaous branches and tops be cut away at the end of their flowring, 
they will sometimes, if che Winter be calm, flower again in Ofteber,and after. 
The Temperature. : 
| Both the white and red Rofes are cooling and dryif weniey 
coexceed the red in both thoie properties, bat i vane 
fedicine, ‘The Red as Galen faith, hach a wacety 
a watt 
ow Chives: the middle: asalfothe na 
felf, and are more 
pis te 
| The Vertaes, 
Head-ach, and pains in the Eyes, Ears, Throat and Gums, the 
