ROSES THAT BLOOM IX JUXE. 41 



parent in size, beauty, perfection, and fragrance. 



In the humid air of Britain, it blooms, for tvro 

 months -in the summer, around almost every cot- 

 tage ; but with us, two or three Aveeks in June 

 display eyery flower, and if the weather is yery 

 hot, they flower and fade in a day. I confers that 

 there is great difficulty in deciding on the varie- 

 ties that do belong to tliis species, but as we intend 

 to describe only the finest, the specific character 

 will not affect the quality. The Provins or Cahhage 

 Rose takes its name from a town about twenty 

 leagues from Paris, where it is extensively grown 

 for distilling; Cahhage^ from the form of the rose, 

 being of a large, round, cupped form, never ex- 

 panding flat. Some suppose that its name is Pro- 

 vence^ from a province in the south of France, of 

 which it is said to be a native ; the authority is 

 rather vague, and not adopted by the scientific. 

 The color is a clear delicate pink^ the wood strong, 

 distantly studded with thorns. The Unique or 

 White Provins^ is a sported branch from the old 

 variety, differing in color, and also in the shape 

 of flower, being weaker, having the petals more 

 crumpled, and not so cupped ; the color is pure 

 white, though it is liable to sport, for I have seen 

 it a pretty blush, and in some instances striped 

 and margined. Belgic^ or Dutch Provins^ is even 

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