34 THE ROSE. 
shoots that are decayed or need thinning and 
merely pinch the tops of shoots that are left. 
It is a small but interesting family, and gives 
us the only hardy yellow roses that are of 
value. There are three varieties worth 
growing, the Copper, Harrisonii, and Persian 
Yellow. The foliage of this class has a slight 
odor like the Sweet Brier. 
The Damask Rose (Rosa Damascena) is 
found native about Damascus and various 
portions of Syria, from whence it was brought 
to Europe about 1573. It is in a large degree 
the founder of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 
From this class, and also from the Provence, 
most of the rose-water is distilled. The 
Damask have pale green leaves (5 to 7 leaf- 
lets), green shoots, with numerous spines, 
are of vigorous growth, and very hardy; the 
flowers are mostly flat, of light colors, and 
very fragrant. They need but little pruning. 
Mme. Hardy and Mme. Zoutman are the 
only ones worth cultivating; they are both 
very valuable white roses, albeit the first- 
named is “green-eyed, like jealousy, en- 
vious, it may be, of the latter, who, though 
not of such a clear complexion, is free from 
ocular infirmities.” 
The French Rose (Rosa Gallica), in spite of 
its name, has not been traced to any country, 
