170 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



it cannot have been given because the Rose was 

 indigenous to Provence in France, or our French 

 brethren would have proudly claimed it, instead of 

 knowing it only by its specific name, Rose a cent 

 feuilles ; but we may have received it, neverthe- 

 less, from Provence, just as Provence, when 

 Provincia, received it — Rosa centifolia — from her 

 Roman masters, and may have named it accord- 

 ingly ; or we may have had it direct from Italy, 

 as stated in Haydn's Dictionary of Dates. Be this 

 as it may, we have all the rhyme, and enough of 

 the reason, to justify our preference for the more 

 euphonious term, and I vote " Old Cabbage" to 

 the pigs. 



The Rosarian should devote a small bed of 

 rich soil, well manured, to the cultivation of this 

 charming flower, growing it on its own roots, and 

 pruning closely. 



The Double Yellow Provence Rose, of a rich, 

 glowing^ buttercup yellow as to complexion, and 

 prettily cupped as to form, full of petal, but of 

 medium size, has almost disappeared from our 

 gardens, and I have only seen it at the Stamford 

 shows, sent there from beautiful Burleigh. Al- 

 though common at one time in this country, it 

 seems never to have been happy or acclimatized. 

 " How am I to burst the yellow Rose ?" was a 



