Lib. 3- 



Of the Hiflorie of Plants, 



1161 



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2 Refawi/.L 



The red Rofe. 





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5 R&fA fine Joints m 



The Role without prickles. 





Re fa ProvincUliS) five Ddmaf\.„ w 



The Province or Damaske Rofe 





white Rofe • the cfpeciall difference confifts in 

 the colour and fmell of the flours: for thelcare 

 of a pale fed colour,of a more pleafant fmel,and 



fitter for meat and medicine. 



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VinceRofe differetb not from the former, but is 

 altogether lefler : the floures and fruit arc like : 

 the vfe in phyficke alfo agree th with the prece- 

 dent. 



5 The Rofe without prickles hath many 

 young (hoots comming from the root^diuiding 

 themfeluesintodiuers branches^tough^and of a 

 wooddy fubftancc as arc all the reft of the Ro- 

 fes,of rhe height of two or three cubits, fmooth 

 and plain without any toughneffe or prickles at 

 all : whereon grow leaues like thofe of the Hol- 

 land Rofe 3 of a (tuning deep green colour on the 

 vpper fidejvnderneath fomewhat hoary and hai- 

 ry. The flours grow at the tops of the branches, 

 confiding of an infinite number of leaues 3 grca- 

 ter than thofe of the Damaske Rofe, more dou- 

 ble 3 andof a colour between the red and damask 

 Rofes,of a moftfweet fmell. The fruit h round, 

 red when it is ripe, and fluffed with the like 

 flocks and feeds of thofe of the damaske Rofe. 

 The root, is great,wooddy,and far fpreading. . 



6 The Holland or Province Rofe hath dip 

 uers (hoots proceeding from a wooddy root ta 

 of fharpe prickles, diuidingicfelfeiprodiacrs. 

 br«ichcs a wheron grow leaues ccnfiftmgof nuc 







