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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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of floures, 



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The Rofe in the care and loue of the Spring : 

 The Rofe is the pleafure of th' heavenly Pow'rs. 

 The Boy of faire Venus 3 Cytherds Darling, 

 Doth wrap his head round with garlands of Rofe 

 When to the dances of the Graces he goes. 



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Auger ius Eusbeqmus fpeaking of the eftimation and honor of the Rofe,t eporteth Thar ik. t , 

 can by no means endure to fee the Ieaues of Rofes fall to the ground becaufe S« 2!? T L luk$ 

 dreamed that the fir ft or moll antient Rofe did fpring out «&%2^^£X» 

 Mahumetans fay that it fprang of the fweatof Mahumet. r$o1 the 



Butthere are many kindcs of Rofes,differing either in thebigneiTe of the floures,orthe plant it 

 felfe roughnene or fmoothnciTc,or in the multitude or fewnefTe of the flours, or elfe in colour j 

 fmell • for diucrsof them arc high and tall,others ftort and low,fome haue fiue leaues.other verv 



many 



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the Inhabitants brought forth of Pangaur^and planted in Campania, as Pliny faith. Which vvee 

 hold to be the Holland Rofe, that diuers call the Prouince Rofe,but not properly. 

 Moreoucr.fome be red,others white, and moil of theraor all fweetly fmelling, efpecially thof. 





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I JRofaatfa. 



The white Rofe. 



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5J The Defiripion, 







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F the Curious could fo be con- 

 tent, one genetall defcription 

 might feme to diftinguifti 

 the whole ftock or kindred of 

 the Rofes, being things fo wel 

 knownc : notwithftanding I 

 thinke it notamiffe to fay fomthing of them feuc- 

 rally, in hope to fatisfie all. The white Rofe hath 

 very long ftalkes of a wooddy fubftance , fet or ar- 

 med with diuets fliarpe prickles : the branches 

 wherof are likewife full of prickles,whereon grow 

 Ieaues confirming of fiue Ieaues for the moll part, 

 fetvpon a middle rib by couples, the old leaf (lan- 

 ding at the point of the fame , and euery one ot 

 thofe fmali Ieaues fomwhat fnipt about the edges , 

 fomewhac rough,and of an ouerworne gtcene co- 

 lour : from the bofome whereof fhoot forth long 

 foot ftalkSj whereon grow very faire double Hours 



of a white colour, and very fweet fmell, hailing m 



the middle a few yellow threds or cbiues ; 



there 



at 

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fed* red Colour : the fruit is hkewile 

 _ ripe : the root is wooddy. 



The coraflQon]Damaske Eofe in ftature, prickely branches, and in other reipe 



the firft, but red when it is ripe, and ftufted jrtfo » 

 downy choking matter,wherein is contains » 

 as hard as ftones. The root is long,tough } and 01 



wooddy fubftance. . r c # 



* The red Rofe groweth very low in re If c 

 of the former: the ftalks are rtiorter frnootl iff, ^ 

 brownerof colour : The Ieaues are like, yc 

 worfe dufty colour : The floures grow or the P 

 -r.i. . L_-i£j~i Mnn n Atnor of many Ieaues 01 a r 



•ed when iC ' s 



Is is likethe 



white 



