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ROSA DAMASCENA. 63 
printed in Clus. exot. p. 48. He says they were called 
damascene because they are believed to have been 
brought “ ex Damasco nobilissima Syrize urbe ;” and 
he adds, they have only been known about thirty 
years; thus bringing the date of their introduction to 
1575. His description of his plant is excellent, and 
leaves no room for doubting that he meant the present 
R. damascena. ‘Sunt rosaria hee velut nostra, sed 
magis arbusta, etc.—aculeos plurimos emittunt quin 
et acutiores. Folia velut nostra sed ampliora. Florum 
numerosiorem quantitatem effundunt, qui 5 aut 6 ha- 
bent folia. Inter album et rubrum medium colorem 
sortiuntur.” 
